“But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ” (Philippians 3:7).

Paul is writing to the church at Philippi and makes an interesting statement about counting things loss. To really understand this verse, you must go back and read much of the chapter to understand the context. Paul lays out to the church at Philippi all the things that used to matter to him. He speaks about all the things that were really special and those things that he actually was proud of. However, now that he has become a Christian, now that he has placed his faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, those things that once were important to him now he understands they are just not important anymore. That’s what happened to Sally! Sally thought that she was really happy. Some of the things that Sally thought she enjoyed doing on the weekend with some of her friends, after she asked Jesus to be her Savior, she just no longer enjoyed them anymore. It wasn’t that someone told her she couldn’t go to those places. It’s just that now that Sally knew Jesus, she gladly counted those former things but loss for Him.

For today: Isn’t the Lord Jesus wonderful? Aren’t you glad that you can follow Him with absolute devotion?