"...that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death; in order that I may attain to the resurrection from the dead." Phil 3:10-11
"That I may know him." Think about that phrase for a moment. Paul had just outlined his impressive resume and stated that he counted the loss of it all as rubbish that he might better and more intimately know the Savior.
What would we be willing to give up in order that we may know him? Be thoughtful about your answer. Much of our lives are spent focused on the blessings rather than the "blesser". Though working or going to school, spending time with our families and contributing to the community are all important and needful things, our relationship with the Lord often suffers because them. This is not to mention the many hours of leisure we spend on various pursuits. Most simply asked, would we be willing to count as loss even our time in order that we may know him?
Beloved, it is not enough to just know him intellectually, but we must know him experientially. Paul goes so far as to vicariously and perhaps personally desire to not just know him but to know his suffering and even his death. This may be difficult for us to reconcile in this day and time but something else is not: for what we give up, we gain the resurrection. Let us re-adjust our priorities, that we may know him.
In Revival,
Lee
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