24 However, I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only aim is to finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me—the task of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.
WOW! Paul was definitely somebody that was living for the eternal, and not the immediate. That is such an admirable position. I'm also struck reading this chapter how Paul travels around from region to region; city to city. How does he support himself. Is he given shelter and food when he arrives? Probably.
Sometimes I say think to myself that I really can't live like that, cause I have a family to support, and a job to keep, and bills to pay, and my hobbies to fund, and a yard to keep up.......but then none of that stuff really matters in the end. Why do we put SSSOOO much stock in the temporary?
sorry, don't mean to be a debbie-downer....after all, its friday!
good luck this weekend! I'm assuming your at a track somewhere.
tp
no racing last week, start up again 2nd week in August--I've only raced two times since September 2012!!!
ReplyDeleteI am surprised at all the ground Paul covered too, its not like he could jump in a car and be to the next location in 30min. His willingness to take a beating and be locked up repeatedly shows how convicted he was to share what he knew about the truth of our origins and where we are going if we believe or alternatively do not believe. He'd did everything he could, he had know idea how many people his ministry would help over the next couple thousand years. I probably won't impact thousands, but at minimum teaching and leading our kids can result in a path for those in our family line for years to come---if He doesn't come back first.
knut