“I admit that I haven’t yet acquired the absolute fullness that I’m pursuing, but I run with passion into his abundance so that I may reach the purpose for which Christ Jesus laid hold of me to make me his own. I don’t depend on my own strength to accomplish this; however I do have one compelling focus: I forget all of the past as I fasten my heart to the future instead. I run straight for the divine invitation of reaching the heavenly goal and gaining the victory-prize through the anointing of Jesus. So let all who are fully mature have this same passion, and if anyone is not yet gripped by these desires, God will reveal it to them. And let us all advance together to reach this victory-prize, following one path with one passion.”
This scripture resonated with me so strongly this morning, because it feels like exactly what we are doing. We are running with passion in pursuit of the purpose that the Lord has called us to for this moment in history. We know we’ve not been perfect, but we know we are forgiven because we believe in the finished work of Jesus. So we let the past go, and run toward the future. And we are running toward the future together with each of you who is running your own race and has come alongside us in this righteous fight to return morality, truth and integrity to our great state.
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