Whatever gains I had, these I have come to regard as loss because of Christ. More than that, I regard everything as loss because of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. Philippians 3:7- 8

“For His sake, I have suffered the loss of all things, and I regard them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ and be found in Him; not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but one that comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God based on faith. I want to know Christ and the power of His resurrection and the sharing of His sufferings by becoming like Him.” My brother and sisters in Christ, we have come this far by faith, let us therefore, press on towards the goal, forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead. Let us press on toward the goal for the prize of the heavenly calling of God, in Christ Jesus. Amen!