{"id":55669,"date":"2025-12-26T21:36:25","date_gmt":"2025-12-27T02:36:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/daybread.org\/ciw\/y2026-en\/m171\/"},"modified":"2025-12-26T21:36:25","modified_gmt":"2025-12-27T02:36:25","slug":"m171","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/daybread.org\/ciw\/y2026-en\/m171\/","title":{"rendered":"Pursue to gain Christ"},"content":{"rendered":"<strong>Verses\uff1a<\/strong><a href='..\/b171'>Philippians 3:1 ~ 3:21<\/a><br\/>\r\n<strong>Key Verse\uff1a<\/strong>13-14. Brothers, I do not account of myself to have laid hold; but one thing I do: Forgetting the things which are behind and stretching forward to the things which are before,\r\nI pursue toward the goal for the prize to which God in Christ Jesus has called me upward.<br\/>\r\n<strong>Topic\uff1a<\/strong>Pursue to gain Christ<br\/>\r\n<strong>Emphasis\uff1a<\/strong>Here Paul wrote about his desire as a result of his knowing Christ. Although he had something to proud about according to his birth and his experience, but he cared just one thing: \u201cforgetting the things which are behind and stretching forward to the things which are before.\u201d <br\/>\r\n<strong>Meditate\uff1a<\/strong>Do you and I appreciate the excellency of God\u2019s salvation? Not only God saves us from the bondage of sin and death, He wants us to pursue to gain Christ Jesus who is the most excellent One in the whole universe.<br\/>\r\n<strong>Prayer\uff1a<\/strong>Lord, open my eyes and gain my heart to know You and treasure You. Cause me to pursue to gain You just like Paul.<br\/>\r\n<strong>Hymn\uff1a<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hymnal.net\/en\/hymn\/lb\/41\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pursue Him and know Him<\/a><br\/>\r\n<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-55669-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/daybread.org\/ciw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/07-Pursue-Him.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/daybread.org\/ciw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/07-Pursue-Him.mp3\">http:\/\/daybread.org\/ciw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/07-Pursue-Him.mp3<\/a><\/audio><div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div><p id=\"pvc_stats_55669\" class=\"pvc_stats all  \" data-element-id=\"55669\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"chart-bar\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chart-bar fa-w-16 fa-2x\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M396.8 352h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V108.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v230.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm-192 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V140.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v198.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm96 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V204.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v134.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zM496 400H48V80c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H16C7.16 64 0 71.16 0 80v336c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h464c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-16c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16zm-387.2-48h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8v-70.4c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v70.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8z\" class=\"\"><\/path><\/svg><\/i> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"http:\/\/daybread.org\/ciw\/wp-content\/plugins\/page-views-count\/ajax-loader-2x.gif\" border=0 \/><\/p><div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Verses\uff1aPhilippians 3:1 ~ 3:21 Key Verse\uff1a13-14. Brothers, I do not account of myself to have laid hold; but one thing I do: Forgetting the things which are behind and stretching forward to the things which are before, I pursue toward the goal for the prize to which God in Christ Jesus has called me upward. Topic\uff1aPursue to gain Christ Emphasis\uff1aHere Paul wrote about his desire as a result of his knowing Christ. Although he had something to proud about according to his birth and his experience, but he cared just one thing: \u201cforgetting the things which are behind and stretching forward to the things which are before.\u201d Meditate\uff1aDo you and I appreciate the excellency of God\u2019s salvation? Not only God saves us from the bondage of sin and death, He wants us to pursue to gain Christ Jesus who is the most excellent One in the whole universe. Prayer\uff1aLord, open my eyes and gain my heart to know You and treasure You. Cause me to pursue to gain You just like Paul. 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