Like Paul, we have the Aspiration to Gain Christ and be Found in Christ by All Men

...that I may gain Christ and be found in Him... Phil. 3:9

Paul's desire was to be found in Christ, not having his own righteousness but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is out of God and based on faith (Phil. 3:9). In the past, Paul was found by everyone in the law; he pursued … [Continue reading]

As we Suffer the Loss of all things on account of Christ, we Gain Christ and Enjoy Him

...I suffered the loss of all things...that I may gain Christ. Phil. 3:8

When we see the excellency of the knowledge of Christ, we drop all other things for Him; we gain Christ by suffering the loss of all things that were once a gain for us and by counting them as refuse. If we were to get into the depths of Paul's … [Continue reading]

A Higher Revelation of the Excellency of Christ leads to a Higher Experience of Him

Not that I have already obtained or am already perfected, but I pursue, if even I may lay hold of that for which I also have been laid hold of by Christ Jesus. Phil. 3:12

How can we know or have the excellency of the knowledge of Christ, even a higher revelation of Christ? This excellency comes only by revelation; without revelation from the Father concerning Christ, we cannot know Christ. Christ is all-inclusive and … [Continue reading]

The Excellency of the Knowledge of Christ is the Excellency of Christ Realized by us

...Behold, a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is My Son, the Beloved, in whom I have found My delight. Hear Him! Matt. 17:5

We need to have the excellency of the knowledge of Christ, which is derived from the excellency of His person; once we see a revelation concerning Christ, we will realise His supreme preciousness and worth, and we will drop everything else to just … [Continue reading]

Being Enlightened by God to Truly have no Trust in our Natural Ability or Heritage

In Him also you were circumcised with a circumcision not made with hands, in the putting off of the body of the flesh, in the circumcision of Christ. Col. 2:11

As believers in Christ, we should be those who have no confidence in the flesh, and have no trust in our natural ability or heritage; it is only when we are enlightened by the Lord that we can be able to do this. We may think that the flesh is the … [Continue reading]

We should have No Confidence in the Flesh but in the Lord whom we Serve in Spirit

For we are the circumcision, the ones who serve by the Spirit of God and boast in Christ Jesus and have no confidence in the flesh. Phil. 3:3

We who believe in the Lord Jesus should have no confidence in the flesh; rather, our confidence should be wholly in the Lord, whom we serve in spirit. Amen! This week in our morning revival we come to the matter of, Having No Confidence in the Flesh … [Continue reading]