Only Forward

   I would like to tell the story of someone who received a well designed, grandly operated watch. It used the same kind of technology as the thousand dollar watches even though it was not one itself. Therefore when this person received this as a gift from a friend of their family, they were very grateful for they knew that they had been blessed.
   Yet, because of the grand design, the recipient gladly used the next few days simply learning how to operate the timepiece. They had to look online a number of times as well as a mixture of pure experimentation to find the correct configurations to accomplish what they wanted.
   However, no matter what they wanted to do, one thing always remained the same, when something was to be changed or set, the only direction that the watch would go was forward. To change the time: the hands must go forward. To set the alarm: The hands must go forward.
   This is the way our Christian race should be, no such thing as backwards. Always moving forward in progression towards Christ Jesus. In every area of our lives, we should be pressing forward towards the Image of Christ, that we may share His Image with all of those around us.