Press On To Heaven!
"I press toward the goal for the prize of
the upward call of God in Christ Jesus."
Philippians 3: 14
Infants are content to lie in a crib and focus on lights and
sounds coming from a mobile overhead. They care little
for matters that occupy heart and mind of adults, matters
like purpose, priorities, and provisions for meaningful life.
The transition happens so slowly that the changes seem
imperceptible. Yet infants become children, who become
adolescents, who become adults who are serious about
life and the consequences of their choices.
The more we grow as Christians, the more serious our own
purposes and priorities in life should become. The apostle
Paul chastised the Corinthian church for being full of “babes
in Christ” who could consume only milk and not solid food
(1 Corinthians 3:1-4).
They were chronological adults but spiritual infants, not
ready for the heartiest fare in the Christian life:
the truth
about heaven. There is no priority in life more
serious for
any adult than determining his or her eternal destiny.
The more mature we become as Christians, the more
our focus should narrow toward “the upward call of
God in Christ Jesus,” a call which leads to heaven.
"Spiritual maturity is not reached by the passing
of the years, but by obedience to the will of God."
Oswald Chambers
