DAD'S RAMBLINGS -- RUBBISH

DAD'S RAMBLINGS – RUBBISH

"But what things were gain to me, these I have counted loss for Christ. Yet indeed I also count all thing loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ...That I may know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death." (Philippians 3: 7-11).

If you had to choose what is the most important thing in your life, what would it be? Would it be good health? Would it be financial security? Would it be the love of family? Would it be peace and freedom from turmoil? Would it be status in the community? Would it be happiness?

The Apostle Paul listed some things in the first part of this chapter which would be important to many people. He wrote about his position in the Jewish religion – circumcised according to Jewish law and having good family stock as a Hebrew of the tribe of Benjamin; a good religious background, and his morality. Along with these things came an elevated status in the social structure and financial security. Yet he says that all of these things which were gain to him were worth nothing compared to knowing Jesus. Everything else was rubbish.

What would be most important to me?

It would be to know Christ. The word, "know," is the Greek word that carries the weight of intimate, personal relationship. It is more than just knowing about Christ. Knowing about Jesus intellectually is important, but the knowledge Paul wrote about is heart relationship with Christ..

Knowing Christ is the most important thing in our lives because it has eternal value. Everything else pales in comparison. O, that I may know Christ.

Love, Dad