I may know Him
And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:
Philippians 3:9-10
We become new creatures, old things pass away and all things become new. We must be found in Christ alone to receive every benefit the Kingdom of God provides for us. Having your own righteousness is like our kitchen filthy rags as it is said in Isaiah 64:6 But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away. So to please God Man’s righteousness is not enough. Let’s look in Luke gospel what it says Luke 18:9 And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: 18:10 Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican…. And we know the story.
Dear brothers and sisters God’s righteousness comes through Christ. The Israelites were trusting in their own righteousnessness which is by law. See what apostle Paul says in Romans 10:1-2 Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved. For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption: 1 corth1:30 Abraham believed in the LORD and he counted it to him for righteousness.
Romans 3:22-26
Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference: For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.
Romans 9:30-32
What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, which followed not after righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith. But Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness. Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumbling stone;
Therefore Apostle Paul writes to us that,
That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;
Yes, festivals after festivals come and goes year after year still we are reluctant to study His Word. Apostle Paul did not miss out anything but that he says I MAY KNOW HIM(CHRIST)
Do We really know Christ?
What we know is very little about Him.
The desire within Apostle Paul was growing day by day, he was engrossed in Him, that’s why he was saying that I MAY KNOW HIM.
YES, it’s a great joy when we desire to know Christ and Christ alone. He is our JOY. The King of kings and the Lord of Lords. We must study to be approved, every bit of our life should reflect of Christ and manifest His glory in us and through us then only this world will know Him.
Dear friends let's desire to Know only Christ Jesus. For we will not regret. Yes we want to know all about others but Christ we set Him aside.The more we know Christ the more we will be delivered from unrighteousness. Christ Jesus is Lord. He deserves to be known by us and through us. Let's begin to know Him and share His experience.
Sol. Francis