🧐Do I Really Know❓

 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. 

The Apostle Paul was excited about his New Life.

Philippians 3:10 (KJV) That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;

Paul was excited because he knew what a penalty was and meant. Oh, I do too, you say, and we do except when it comes to us. You see I really didn’t mean to do that my emotions just got the best of me; that’s not who I am. Now when someone else does the same thing it is so easy for us to say “what were they thinking?” Paul understood the penalty but he also understood when the penalty was gone, lifted, forgiven. Paul wrote because I know what a penalty is. I want to know more about Jesus “That I may know him.” The pardon of a penalty has to have proof. 

Who can grant a pardon for a federal offense? Only the President of the United States can grant a pardon for federal offenses. The Lord our God doesn’t give forgiveness for just one sin oh no He forgives all our sin. In the book of Luke and Chapter 7 we read of a sinful woman oh let me just go ahead and tell it like it is. This woman was not someone you and I would invite to our home to have dinner. Oh for this woman was a woman who was of the night or the red light district. Oh no not in a million years would we have her over to our house for a get together. What would you talk about? Gail what kind of job do you have? Do you enjoy your work? Oh no that’s not what you would want your family to hear. In Luke we read of just the opposite there was a woman like that who came to  Simon’s home. To make things even worse Jesus himself was there at the table. This woman came uninvited, she entered in while everyone was at the table. Oh what is that in her hand? This woman knelt at Jesus' feet weeping and then she began to wash Jesus feet with her tears and then she wiped Jesus feet with her hair and then she began to kiss Jesus feet and then she anointed Jesus feet with the perfume she had brought. Oh my what a scene at this respected man’s home. Now why was this woman doing such a thing? 

Luke 7:47 (KJV) Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little.

She understood who she was, what she was and she understood that Jesus had forgiven her of ALL SINS. When you and I realize and understand what this woman understood we too will be excited because of the MUCH we have been forgiven for. That’s why Paul said

• I want to know more about Jesus.
• I want to know more about His Resurrection.
• I want to understand more about His fellowship, His sufferings.
• Paul says I want to be comfortable unto His death.

So I have to ask myself, do I want to know who Jesus really is? Do I want to know why Jesus died for me? 

Am I willing to suffer? 

Have I ever given any thought to the Resurrection of Jesus Christ? 

Oh it is so exciting to think on, without doubt. Jesus Christ got up from the grave. I don’t know of anyone that has done that. Oh there is coming a day in the not so far off future where there will be. 

1 Thessalonians 4:13 (KJV) But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.

1 Thessalonians 4:14 (KJV) For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.

1 Thessalonians 4:16 (KJV) For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:

There you go there are more resurrections coming. Now do you see why Paul wanted to know more?

Philippians 3:10 (KJV) That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;

Don’t you want to know Him?