Singlemindedness

UV 455/10,000 Philippians 3 v 13 Singlemindedness Php 3:13 Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, St. Paul says in this uni-verse that he had not yet achieved what he had set out to do. But, the one thing he is focused on is to forget the past and reach forward to the goal he had now set before him. It is this singlemindedness that we should emulate. St Paul preached the gospel with singlemindedness of purpose. St Paul wrote, “ Imitate me even as I imitate Christ.” He imitated the singlemindedness of Christ who set his face like flint as He went to Jerusalem knowing that He would be apprehended, charged falsely and crucified. The spectre of such a horrifying death did not deter Him. He forgot the mighty miracles He had done of raising the dead to life, of walking on water, of multiplying bread and fish,of many healings and of transforming water into wine. He embraced His mission in life in accepting death on the cross. He could have evaded arrest as He had done in the past. He could have summoned the angels of heaven to His defence. Instead, focusing on the joy that was set before Him after the Resurrection, endured the shame and pain of the cross. We might have many failures or many successes in the past. These are like dead weights that drag us back from pursuing our present goals. Yesterday’s goals don’t win today’s matches. Instead, we must focus on the one goal the Lord has set before us, the one purpose we should fulfill with and in our lives. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMA0bALn2gY Prateep V PhiPl check this related song