(Acts 20:24 ESV) But I do not account my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only I may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.
As I read this the other morning I thought, “I know exactly what Paul was thinking.”
Paul had gotten to the point in his life where one thing really mattered and everything else needed to fit under that perspective. Above all else he wanted to finish the task that Jesus Christ had given him on this earth.
I’m sure other things mattered to him, but this was the one that he was determined not to miss.
And I guess that whatever I am doing I don’t want to miss that either. For all the things I enjoy, and all the responsibilities I have, and all the good things that I can do.
I want to finish my course well, honoring Jesus Christ, fulfilling the service he gave to me specifically.
That’s what I think about that.
