The Bible has a lot to say about the knowledge of God and its benefits and this knowledge of God is what we intend to explore in this devotion titled "That I May Know Him".
Paul, speaking about how important the knowledge of God is to himself said the following in the book of Philippians 3: 7 - 11, "But what things were gained to me, those I counted loss for Christ, yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss,"
But why did he say he counted all things but loss? "For the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my lord, that I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death, if by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead."
So Paul was willing to count all things but loss. All things could include his life, but other temporal things too. He was willing to count all things but loss for one thing alone, the knowledge of Jesus Christ.
How important is the knowledge of God that Paul was willing to sacrifice everything and count all but loss if only he could attain a knowledge of God Jesus Christ His Son.
To Paul, it was so important that he was willing to sacrifice all houses, lands, a prospective successful career as a lawyer, his comforts, his rights and even his own life in order to have this thing called a knowledge of God...
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The Bible has a lot to say about the knowledge of God and its benefits and this knowledge of God is what we intend to explore in this devotion titled "That I May Know Him".
Paul, speaking about how important the knowledge of God is to himself said the following in the book of Philippians 3: 7 - 11, "But what things were gained to me, those I counted loss for Christ, yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss,"
But why did he say he counted all things but loss? "For the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my lord, that I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death, if by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead."
So Paul was willing to count all things but loss. All things could include his life, but other temporal things too. He was willing to count all things but loss for one thing alone, the knowledge of Jesus Christ.
How important is the knowledge of God that Paul was willing to sacrifice everything and count all but loss if only he could attain a knowledge of God Jesus Christ His Son.
To Paul, it was so important that he was willing to sacrifice all houses, lands, a prospective successful career as a lawyer, his comforts, his rights and even his own life in order to have this thing called a knowledge of God...
The Lord reigneth; let the earth rejoice; let the multitude of isles be glad thereof. Clouds and darkness are round about him: righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne. Psalm 97:1, 2. {TMK 366.1}
The law of love is the foundation of God's government, and the service of love the only service acceptable to Heaven. God has granted freedom of will to all, endowed men with capacity to appreciate His character, and therefore with ability to love Him and to choose His service. So long as created beings worshiped God they were in harmony throughout the universe. While love to God was supreme, love to others abounded. As there was no transgression of the law, which is the transcript of God's character, no note of discord jarred the celestial harmonies. {TMK 366.2}
But known unto God are all His works, and from eternal ages the covenant of grace (unmerited favor) existed in the mind of God. It is called the everlasting covenant, for the plan of salvation was not conceived after the fall of man, but it was that which was "kept in silence through times eternal, but now is manifested, and . . . made known unto all the nations . . ." (Romans 16:25, 26, R.V.). . . . {TMK 366.3}
Before Him who ruleth in the heavens the mysteries of the past and future are alike outspread, and God sees beyond the woe and darkness and ruin that sin has wrought, the outworking of His purpose of love and blessing. Though clouds and darkness are round about Him, yet righteousness and judgment are the foundation of His throne. . . . Through the plan of salvation a larger purpose is to be wrought out even than the salvation of man and the redemption of the earth. Through the revelation of the character of God in Christ, the beneficence of the divine government would be manifested before the universe, the charge of Satan refuted, the nature and result of sin made plain, and the perpetuity of the law fully demonstrated. {TMK 366.4}
Then the extermination of sin will vindicate God's love and establish His honor before a universe of beings who delight to do His will, and in whose heart is His law. {TMK 366.5}
That I May Know Him
The Bible has a lot to say about the knowledge of God and its benefits and this knowledge of God is what we intend to explore in this devotion titled "That I May Know Him".
Paul, speaking about how important the knowledge of God is to himself said the following in the book of Philippians 3: 7 - 11, "But what things were gained to me, those I counted loss for Christ, yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss,"
But why did he say he counted all things but loss? "For the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my lord, that I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death, if by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead."
So Paul was willing to count all things but loss. All things could include his life, but other temporal things too. He was willing to count all things but loss for one thing alone, the knowledge of Jesus Christ.
How important is the knowledge of God that Paul was willing to sacrifice everything and count all but loss if only he could attain a knowledge of God Jesus Christ His Son.
To Paul, it was so important that he was willing to sacrifice all houses, lands, a prospective successful career as a lawyer, his comforts, his rights and even his own life in order to have this thing called a knowledge of God...
