That I May Know Him

Philippians 3:7-11 says, "But whatever things were gain to me, those things I have counted as loss for the sake of Christ. More than that, I count all things to be loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them but rubbish so that I may gain Christ, and may be found in Him, not having a righteousness of my own derived from the Law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which comes from God on the basis of faith, 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."

This is one of my most favorite passages in all of the Bible. As one who has been saved by God's great grace from that which I duly deserved (death and eternal torment apart from God), I cannot help but echo the words of Paul which he penned to the church in Philippi so many years ago as reminder of who we are striving after. It is not possessions on this earth which I desire; it is Christ. It is not success from a human perspective that I am after; it is Christ. It is not heaven which I await for; it is Christ! And in Him alone, my hope is found!

My desire is that this blog will serve as an avenue to encourage and challenge others to evaluate their own lives and seek hard after God because that is what we were created for! Let us worship the Lord together as we tackle issues of life, the Church, the Bible, books, and other things so that we may know Him!