“How Much Do You Want to Know Jesus?” October 8
How much do you really want to know Jesus?
Most Christians would probably answer, “Very much.”
But Philippians 3 makes that question much more searching than it first appears.
The Apostle Paul had an impressive résumé. He had the right ancestry, the right religious credentials, extensive training, and accomplishments he once valued greatly.
Then he met Christ.
And suddenly, everything he had once counted as gain looked like garbage by comparison.
Paul wanted one thing above everything else:
“That I may know Him.”
But then he said something that may make us hesitate.
He wanted to know Christ not only in “the power of His resurrection,” but also in “the fellowship of His sufferings.”
Resurrection power sounds wonderful.
Suffering is another matter.
So perhaps the real question is not merely, “Do I want to know Jesus?”
It is:
How much do I want to know Him—and am I willing for God to use even suffering to deepen that knowledge?
Today we’ll look at why Paul valued knowing Christ above everything else, what it means to know Him more deeply, and why some of the hardest seasons of life may become the places where we learn to cling to Him most.
