Key Ideas
Faith Fact
Jesus wants me to be ready.
Faith Verse
1 Corinthians 2:9 (NLT)
“No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined what God has prepared for those who love him.”
Question of the Day: How important is it to you to know Jesus?
Read about It
Read: Philippians 3:10–14
Paul, the author of these verses, had a life with many adventures and did many things, good and bad. But here he wrote that everything in his life was worthless compared to knowing Christ Jesus, his Lord. Paul didn’t let his past hold him down. He knew his future with Jesus was so much better! God’s greatest gift is the gift of salvation. Not only will we get to know God in the future in heaven, but we can know Him now!
Paul said that knowing Jesus was the most important thing in his life. We can know Jesus today by talking to Him, reading His Word, and listening to what He says to us so we can share it with others. Even if we have a life of adventure like Paul, we know that no adventure is better than knowing God!
Talk about It
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Question 1. How can focusing on our past keep us from knowing God in the future? Answer 1. Answers will vary.
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| Question 2. What does it mean when Paul said he was “looking forward to what lies ahead”?
Answer 2. He knew where his future would take him—to be with Jesus eternally.
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| Question 3. What “race” are believers in?
Answer 3. Life
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| Question 4. What do you think “heavenly prize” is referring to?
Answer 4. Eternity with God
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| Question 5. In what ways does God want you to know Him more?
Answer 5. Answers will vary. |
Pray about It
Dear God, thank You that nothing and no one is better than You. Thank You that I can leave my past behind and follow You every day. I pray that I will know You more and more. Amen.