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Know Him
“That I may know Him” (Philippians 3:10).
This was the Apostle Paul’s whole desire and purpose. Everything else he counted as worthless. Earlier in the chapter he said, “Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ” (verse 8). Someone has well stated that the believer is strong or weak depending on how closely they have cultivated the knowledge of God in a growing personal experience and relationship.
How true this is! Remember, our enemy Satan wants to keep us busy with every kind of activity and distraction so that we do not develop that kind of relationship. In the midst of Job’s trial, his friend Eliphaz the Temanite said, “Acquaint now thyself with Him” (Job 22:21).
How acquainted are you with the Lord? I’m not asking how much you know about Him, but how much you know Him. To really know a person you must walk in their company. To develop a meaningful relationship with the Lord takes daily prayer, meditation, and walking in the conscious enjoyment of His presence. He promised, “I am with you alway” (Matthew 28:20).
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