Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.  --Philippians 3:13-14

You are probably familiar with the story of Paul Revere.

On the evening of April 18, 1775, he jumped on a borrowed horse and began his famous midnight ride to Lexington, Massachusetts, where he would warn Samuel Adams and John Hancock that British troops were marching to arrest them.

But it’s what happened after midnight that makes the story interesting!

In Lexington, Revere met up with two men, William Dawes and Dr. Samuel Prescott. The men planned to ride to Concord where weapons and supplies lay hidden. But about an hour later, a British patrol arrested all three men.

Prescott and Dawes managed to slip away and several hours later the British troops freed Paul Revere…but without his borrowed horse. In reality, Paul Revere never actually completed his ultimate mission!

So often in life, our enemy, the devil, tries to keep us from doing great things for God by taking away our horse. Satan will do all he can to keep us from completing our “mission” because the last thing he wants is for us to serve God…to win the prize for which He has called us.

No matter what the devil may do to discourage you, press on! Don’t let the obstacles, whether distractions, hurt feelings, or illness, stop you from doing what the Lord has called you to do!

PRAYER CHALLENGE: Regardless of what you’re going through today, ask God for the strength to persevere…to win the prize He has called you to.