Want to know God?

Hillwood Baptist Church, Huntsville

In Philippians 3:10 the apostle Paul revealed the true desire of his heart. His heart was to know Christ. He stated it this way, “I want to know Christ and experience the mighty power that raised Him from the dead. I want to suffer with Him, sharing in His death.” You see, Paul already knew Christ; Paul had met Christ on the road to Damascus as he was on his way to stamp out the early Christian movement. However, he now wanted to experience Christ in a deeper way. He wanted to experience the power that raised Christ from the dead and also suffer with Christ in order to know Him at a different level. This was Paul’s desire because his encounter with Christ changed him totally and completely. Wouldn’t you want to know more about the person who did something like that for you?

People are looking for a difference maker in their lives. Jesus is the only true difference maker that I know. I had known about Jesus for many years before I was saved as a nine year old at Glenn Memorial Baptist Church, Bessemer. I have discovered through the years that it is one thing to know about Christ and another thing to truly know Him as our Lord and Savior. To truly know Jesus means to have a personal relationship with Him. To know Jesus is more than just walking an aisle and joining a church. To truly know Jesus results in a radically changed life.

Do you have that kind of relationship with Jesus at this very moment? Have you experienced the mighty power that raised Him from the dead? Have you suffered in any way because of your faith? The challenge that Paul leaves to us in our generation is that we should not only want to know Him, but we should really want to “know” Him, to know more about Him so that we can become more like Him every day. Why not make a commitment to Him today to not only know Him but to get to know Him better? I pray this will be the desire of your heart starting today.