I have to share today's "My Utmost For His Highest" by Oswald Chambers because he discusses my very favorite commitment verse!
That I may know Him. — Philippians 3:10
The initiative of the saint is not towards self-realisation, but towards knowing Jesus Christ. The spiritual saint never believes circumstances to be haphazard, or thinks of his life as secular and sacred; he sees everything he is dumped down in as the means of securing the knowledge of Jesus Christ. There is a reckless abandonment about him. The Holy Spirit is determined that we shall realize Jesus Christ in every domain of life, and He will bring us back to the same point again and again until we do. Self-realisation leads to the enthronement of work; whereas the saint enthrones Jesus Christ in his work. Whether it be eating or drinking or washing disciples’ feet, whatever it is, we have to take the initiative of realizing Jesus Christ in it. Every phase of our actual life has its counterpart in the life of Jesus. Our Lord realised His relationship to the Father even in the most menial work. “Jesus knowing…that He was come from God, and went to God;…took a towel,…and began to wash the disciples’ feet.”
The aim of the spiritual saint is “that I may know Him.” Do I know Him where I am to-day? If not, I am failing Him (AND myself). I am here not to realise myself, but to know Jesus. In Christian work the initiative is too often the realisation that something has to be done and I must do it. That is never the attitude of the spiritual saint, his aim is to secure the realisation of Jesus Christ in every set of circumstances he is in.
WHEN we KNOW Him, we will also know and understand who we are IN HIM! His will and His plans and His purposes for our lives ALWAYS revolve around the BLESSING of God in and upon our lives, making each one of us a wonderful living witness of His power, grace, glory and love! THIS is what will draw all men (male and female) unto HIM! AMEN! Here is Philippians 3:10 from the Amplified Bible!10 [For my determined purpose is] that I may know Him [that I may progressively become more deeply and intimately acquainted with Him, perceiving and recognizing and understanding the wonders of His Person more strongly and more clearly], and that I may in that same way come to know the power outflowing from His resurrection [which it exerts over believers],
Dare to get to REALLY know HIM, resulting in knowing your REAL self! You will be blessed beyond measure at how HE sees YOU! AMEN! Here is Hillsong United with another song of commitment called "Street Called Mercy":
Shalom in Him!
