In realising my spiritual need and wondering what the “pursuit of God” entailed, I started to read a book by a A.W. There is no strong desire or passion to fuel our upward climb down the narrow way to “win Christ.” Have we lost our “first love” like the church of Ephesus (Rev 2:4)? That is when we must realise and admit our spiritual need, and continue on our course toward the high calling. How often this happens without us even realising that we have lapsed into complacency, and even apathy or indifference. This struck me because I have not even been a believer for 30 years and many a time I have left the pursuit of God and wandered by the wayside. Not that he will overtake Christ, but he is actively pursuing Christ and His righteousness and likeness. When Paul says in verse 12 that he “follows after,” he is saying he vigorously pursues to overtake. Looking at the words Paul uses in this passage, we can tell that he has a strong desire to “follow after” God. 8) and “press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus” (vs.
This was the apostle Paul, who had been a believer of Christ for 30 years, and he was writing as one who still had a heart full of passion for Christ. One passage that he touched on and which really struck me is found in Philippians 3:7-14. During the combined YAF/AFG Retreat recently, our guest speaker, Dr Yoh Shirato, expounded on the book of Philippians.
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