In his letter to the Philippians, Paul spoke of pressing on to ‘attain’ and lay hold of the goal of life. He knew that Christ had laid hold of him for a purpose. Like all men, there was an upward call from God upon his life. Paul understood this goal to be the ‘resurrection from the dead’. However, what does this mean for us? How do we attain it? What is the pathway of life that leads to this goal? These questions were the pursuit of Paul’s life and ministry. He finished describing his own pursuit of this pathway by saying, ‘If by any means I may attain to the resurrection from the dead’. Phil 3:11.
