March 24

God doesn’t want us to have a mere nodding acquaintance with Him. He wants us to know Him intimately, in the fullness of who He is, in the fullness of His love for us, in the fullness of His power. One of the things Jesus spoke to His disciples was that they were to have the power that He had—in great, full measure. (John 14:12)

Paul reiterates this thought in Philippians 3:10 where he says it is his desire to “know Christ more and more, in a deeper, clearer way that I may also know the fullness of His resurrection power as it is promised to believers.” Paul knew his knowledge of Jesus was not to be merely cerebral. Paul was to know Jesus experientially as he only could as the Lord’s resurrection power flowed through him!

We are to know Jesus experientially, as His resurrection power flows through us! We are to speak the word and see blind eyes opened, deaf ears unstopped! We are to see demons flee when we cast them out in Jesus’ name! We are to see souls saved as we share with them the wonderful news of Jesus’ unspeakable Gift to them!

And as we gain this intimate fellowship with our Lord and Savior, as we see Him working in us the amazing things He has called us to do in the behalf of His Kingdom, our joy in Him will be full! His delight in us will be complete! And we shall see the implementation of the admonition that we are to, “Rejoice in the Lord always!” (Philippians 4:4)