I count it all loss.
"But whatever was to my profit I now consider loss for the sake of knowing Christ. What is more, I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish that I may gain Christ..." Phillipians 3:7,8
"I count it all loss for the sake of knowing Him."
Knowing Him! That's what it means to really be a Christian. You can't be a Christian if you don't know Him.
To be a Christian is to be like Christ. You can't be like Christ if you don't know him. It's no different if I want to be like the President. If I want to be like him, I have to get to know him. I might think that I know him because he is such a public man, but I don't really know him, do I? I've never been introduced to him. I've never talked with him, not even on the phone or even e-mail. I don't really know the President. But I do know Christ. I have been introduced to Him, and I have talked with Him. When you talk with Christ, you get to know him better, and you get to know that there is nobody, and nothing better than knowing Him. I've learned over the years that God loves me, regardless of my sin, my past, my family, my interest or disintersts, or what I'm really like on the inside. I've learned that God is for me, not against me. I've learned that He is my protector, and my provider. I've learned that He is always with me, and He is always working things for my good. Also, I've learned that He is the most loving and forgiving being there is. There is not one like Him that I could compare. Above all, He loves me, and I love Him.
"I count it all loss for the sake of knowing Him."
"I count it all loss for the sake of knowing Him."
Knowing Him! That's what it means to really be a Christian. You can't be a Christian if you don't know Him.
To be a Christian is to be like Christ. You can't be like Christ if you don't know him. It's no different if I want to be like the President. If I want to be like him, I have to get to know him. I might think that I know him because he is such a public man, but I don't really know him, do I? I've never been introduced to him. I've never talked with him, not even on the phone or even e-mail. I don't really know the President. But I do know Christ. I have been introduced to Him, and I have talked with Him. When you talk with Christ, you get to know him better, and you get to know that there is nobody, and nothing better than knowing Him. I've learned over the years that God loves me, regardless of my sin, my past, my family, my interest or disintersts, or what I'm really like on the inside. I've learned that God is for me, not against me. I've learned that He is my protector, and my provider. I've learned that He is always with me, and He is always working things for my good. Also, I've learned that He is the most loving and forgiving being there is. There is not one like Him that I could compare. Above all, He loves me, and I love Him.
"I count it all loss for the sake of knowing Him."
posted by Cliff at
7:25 PM
1 Comments:
Great word, Cliff. I've realized in my own life that I thought I had really gotten to where God wanted me to be when I really, truly wanted to be like Christ in everything I did. That's not the final step, though. As you said, to *be* like Christ we have to *know* Christ, and that often doesn't look anything like we thought it would -- at least it didn't to me.
You ought to pick up a copy of The Fine Line by Kary Oberbrunner. Great book, and it all centers around this.
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