Are We There Yet?

Therefore let us, as many as are mature, have this mind; and if in anything you think otherwise, God will reveal even this to you.
(Philippians 3:15, NLT)

Good Morning!

I rode in the car with my friend and her children. I forgot how often children say, “Are we there yet?”
My friend repeatedly told them, “It will take more time to get there.”
I mean . . . repeatedly. The "are we there yet" question was followed with three more questions:
“How much time is more time?”
“What time will it be when it is time?”
“Why does it take so much time?”

Life is a process marked by time. The Apostle Paul explained his own process in life. He used the word, “therefore,” which causes the reader to pose the question—“What is there for?” The Apostle Paul wanted Christ-followers to keep his transforming-life-changing-never-to-be-the-same-experience within their minds. Paul’s life accomplishments and attainment could not compare with the abiding divine presence of Christ (Phil 3:7–8). Life no longer had to be defined by “trying” but through the work of Christ on the cross (Phil 3:9-10). The past remained in the grave as he became new through the resurrected power of Christ (Phil 3:11). Subsequently, Paul focused on the upward call to live for Jesus (Phil 3:12–14). His life was a process . . . he admitted that he had not arrived but continued to move towards the goal of being like Christ.

Life is a process . . . we are not there yet!

Take your time and invest it for the sake of Christ.

Take the route of the upward call.

Move towards the goal of being like Christ.

Celebrate the journey of life!


Learning with you to enjoy the time it takes to make the journey,
Kerrie
(All devotions written by Kerrie Palmer ©2007 All Rights Reserved)