Shalom,

If you know me very well or have been following this blog for very long, you know that my very favorite verse is Philippians 3:10 from the Amplified Bible. Today I want to share this entire portion of Scripture because it all flows together to accomplish verse 10! Paul had been speaking of his previous natural position of honor, and then he said THIS! Verses 7-14:

7 But whatever former things I had that might have been gains to me, I have come to consider as [one combined] loss for Christ’s sake. 8 Yes, furthermore, I count everything as loss compared to the possession of the priceless privilege (the overwhelming preciousness, the surpassing worth, and supreme advantage) of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord and of progressively becoming more deeply and intimately acquainted with Him [of perceiving and recognizing and understanding Him more fully and clearly]. For His sake I have lost everything and consider it all to be mere rubbish (refuse, dregs), in order that I may win (gain) Christ (the Anointed One), 9 And that I may [actually] be found and known as in Him, not having any [self-achieved] righteousness that can be called my own, based on my obedience to the Law’s demands (ritualistic uprightness and supposed right standing with God thus acquired), but possessing that [genuine righteousness] which comes through faith in Christ (the Anointed One), the [truly] right standing with God, which comes from God by [saving] faith. 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], and that I may so share His sufferings as to be continually transformed [in spirit into His likeness even] to His death, [in the hope] 11 That if possible I may attain to the [spiritual and moral] resurrection [that lifts me] out from among the dead [even while in the body]. 12 Not that I have now attained [this ideal], or have already been made perfect, but I press on to lay hold of (grasp) and make my own, that for which Christ Jesus (the Messiah) has laid hold of me and made me His own. 13 I do not consider, brethren, that I have captured and made it my own [yet]; but one thing I do [it is my one aspiration]: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, 14 I press on toward the goal to win the [supreme and heavenly] prize to which God in Christ Jesus is calling us upward.

HALLELUJAH! Paul, who had previously severely persecuted the Church of Jesus Christ, His body, is now a humble, yet powerful MEMBER of that BODY! If Paul, who had been SO wrong in his thinking and acting, can change to become who GOD designed for him to be, SO CAN YOU! There are NO hopeless cases from God's viewpoint! If you have never received JESUS as your own Lord and Saviour, then I invite you to pray this prayer now, believing in your heart and declaring with your mouth, and becoming that new creation that only the Spirit of Almighty God can cause you to be! 

Almighty God, I am a sinner. I believe that Jesus Christ came to this earth, died on the cross for me, was raised from the dead, and is now seated at Your right hand. I accept and receive Jesus Christ as my personal Saviour and I invite Him to come into my heart and become Lord over my life. I thank You now Father, for welcoming me into Your family. You are my Father. I am Your child. Jesus is my Lord! Amen.

AMEN! You are NOW, and forevermore, a child of God! The Spirit of God lives IN you, never to leave you or forsake you! NOW you are able to receive the INFILLING of the Holy Spirit, giving Him the right to fill YOU to overflowing, and to endue YOU with power from on high to carry out what HE has called you to do! If this is your desire now, then prayer THIS prayer in faith and HE will answer!

Father, I am Your child. I desire to be filled with Holy Spirit and speak with other tongues as the Holy Spirit gives me the utterance. By faith, I receive the infilling of the Holy Spirit. As I lift my hands to praise You, I fully expect to speak in my heavenly prayer language. Amen.

NOW, spend time in prayer; praise, thanksgiving and worship; study and meditation of His Word; and in intimate fellowship with HIM every day! The anointing within and upon you will cause you to be able to run your race, fulfill your calling and be instrumental in bringing MANY into the Kingdom of God! Here is Hillsong with "Children of the Light":

Shalom in Him!