Living With No RegretsUzorak

Before his famous conversion in Acts 9, Saul (later called Paul the Apostle) passionately defended the orthodoxy of the Jewish faith from the “plague” of Christianity. No one was more averse to the Christian faith than Saul. He literally murdered people simply because they were Christians…until the day he met Jesus on the road to Damascus.

After one encounter with the Living Christ, a switch flipped in Saul's life. From that day forward, Saul, now Paul, became the most zealous promoter of the Christian faith ever recorded in history. He preached from house-to-house, town-to-town, and across the known world. Paul devoted his every waking moment to building the Church of Jesus Christ.

But because of Paul's misguided past, he knew the searing pain of regret. From this place of deep regret, Paul penned the words in Philippians 3:13-14, “Forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.”

Paul's words still encourage us today. Regardless of our past, we must choose to lay aside our regrets and focus intently on Christ. Through Him, our sins are forgiven and by the cross we are made new. Focus your attention on Christ today, for He is calling you upward and forward into the riches of His grace.

As you engage with God’s Word:

● What is God saying to me?

● What does it mean to me?

● How can I apply what God is teaching me?

● How can I be specific in prayer today?

After you reflect on these questions, bring everything to God in prayer.