‘that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death, ‘

Philippians 3:10

Philippians 3:10 states, “That I may know Him… That is the joy of each and every believer, that we can know Christ.” He is not just a distant deity, but a personal and loving Savior who desires a relationship with us. When we fall in love with Christ, we cannot exhaust the Scriptures. As we grow in our relationship with Him, we discover new insights and truths that we had not seen before.

Moreover, when we enter into a relationship with Christ, we also share in His sufferings. Sharing in His sufferings is a joy because it gives us the strength to stand up to the pressures of this wicked world.

‘Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope,’

Romans 5:3-4

Just as Christ suffered for us, we too may suffer for His sake.

Therefore, let us seek to know Him more (by studying His word, praying, and fellowshipping with other believers) and fall in love with the Author of our faith (Hebrews 12:2). As we do, we will experience the joy, hope, and security that come from a personal relationship with Christ.

‘looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.’

Hebrews 12:2

If you need and want to pray but don’t know where to start, you can start here (use this as a guide):

Dear Lord I come to you in Jesus name and with thanksgiving, I come before you in prayer, seeking to know you more each day. I desire to fall more and more in love with you and have a personal relationship with you. Help me to spend time studying your Word, praying, and fellowshipping with other believers so that I “may be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, a height and to know the love of Christ which passeth all knowledge and be filled with the fullness of God”. I also ask for the strength to endure any sufferings that may come our way, just as you suffered for me. Help to rejoice in my sufferings, knowing that it produces endurance, character, and hope. Thank you, Lord, for being the author and finisher of my faith. Help me to fix my eyes on you, to follow you in all that I do. Help to always seek to know you more, to love you more, and to share your love with others. In Jesus’ name, I pray, Amen.

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