I Want to Know Him

1 Kings 13; 1 Kings 14; 2 Chronicles 12; Philippians 3
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I Want to Know Him

Scripture

Philippians 3

“...I become righteous through faith in Christ. For God’s way of making us right with himself depends on faith. 10 I want to know Christ and experience the mighty power that raised him from the dead. I want to suffer with him, sharing in his death, 11 so that one way or another I will experience the resurrection from the dead”!

Observation

Paul wanted to know Christ. He wanted to experience the mighty power that raised Christ from the dead. I do too. The rest of the verse is the difficult part to understand where he says, “I want to suffer with him, sharing in his death”. It is easy to say I want to experience the resurrection power of Christ, but to share in his death, that is difficult. I think it goes along with Galatians 2:20 where Paul says “I am crucified with Christ” never the less I live. It is living a life totally committed to God and to what God wants and not what we want. It is putting Him first in our lives. It is a daily commitment. We have to die to ourselves daily.

Application

I will put Christ first in my life today. I want to experience His resurrection power.

Prayer

Heavenly Father, I want You to be Lord of my life today. I want to live for You. I want to have the heart for You that Paul had. I want to please You today with my thoughts and with my actions. Help me to do just that. Don't let me sin. Keep me focused on Your priorities today.

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