This is what the LORD says: “Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls” (Jeremiah 6:16; NIV).
The ancient road,
The final hill;
The painful birth,
The bitter pill…
The joy, the tears,
The shortest years;
The dread, the fears,
The shame, the jeers…
The memories,
The festivals;
The desert fast,
The miracles…
The misery,
The mystery;
The agony –
And all for me!
The journey home,
The morning sun;
Your kiss, at last –
Now we are one!
Yes, everything else is worthless when compared with the infinite value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have discarded everything else, counting it all as garbage, so that I could gain Christ and become one with him. I no longer count on my own righteousness through obeying the law; rather, I become righteous through faith in Christ. For God’s way of making us right with himself depends on faith. I want to know Christ and experience the mighty power that raised him from the dead. I want to suffer with him, sharing in his death, so that one way or another I will experience the resurrection from the dead! (Philippians 3:8-11; NLT).