I Want to Know

"I want to know Christ and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in his sufferings, becoming like Him in his death, and so, showhow, to attain to the resurrection from the dead."  Phil. 3:10-11
 
Wow, what a scripture.  When we are united with Christ by trusting in Him we experience the power that raised Him from the dead.  That same power helps us to live morally renewed lives.  Just as the resurrection gives us Christ's power to live for him, his crucifixion marks the death of our old sinful nature.  I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection.   I want to be all Christ has in mind for me to be.  Phillipians goes on to say in verse 12 "...press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me."  We must press on in the Holy Spirit's power, knowing that Christ will reveal and fill in any discrepancy between what we are and what we should be.  He loves us as we are...not as we should be.
 
I love verse Phil 3:16.. "Only let us live up to what we have ALREADY attained."  How many of us do that?
 
Don't you want to know....Christ and the power of his resurrection?