“for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.”
Memory tip: Five days, one final phrase — then the whole passage is yours. Each day this week, say Philippians 3:12–14 in full, start to finish, from memory.
“for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.”
This is the final phrase, and it’s the reason for everything before it: God called you. Not generically — heavenward, in Christ Jesus, specifically and personally.
God, thank you for calling me. Remind me today that this whole journey has a purpose in you. Amen.
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“for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.”
Try saying the whole passage today, start to finish, even if you stumble. Notice how it moves — from honest incompleteness, to grace-fueled pursuit, to humble community, to forgetting and straining, to a clear goal, to a personal calling.
Lord, thank you for this whole passage now living in me. Let it shape how I live beyond these 40 days. Amen.
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“for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.”
Look back over five-plus weeks of prayer and fasting as a church family — whichever days were yours to fast. What has changed in you — not perfectly, but really? Write it down if you can.
Father, thank you for what you’ve done in me this season. Help me see it clearly. Amen.
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“for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.”
Tomorrow evening, our 40 days leads into a 24-Hour Prayer Vigil — October 2 at 6:00 PM through October 3 at 6:00 PM. There’s no sign-up. Just show up at church for an hour, any hour, and pray. Today, practice the whole passage once more, and let it become a prayer of anticipation for that night.
God, prepare my heart for tomorrow’s vigil. Show me what hour to come, and meet me there. Amen.
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“for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.”
Forty days ago, you began by admitting you hadn’t arrived. Tonight, our 24-Hour Prayer Vigil begins — six o’clock this evening through six o’clock tomorrow evening. No sign-up, no schedule to keep. Just come to church for an hour, whenever that hour is, and pray. You’ve pressed on for forty days — now press on for one more hour, together.
Lord, thank you for these 40 days. I haven’t arrived, but I know you better than when I started. Draw me to the vigil, and meet me there. Amen.