That I May Know Him
by The Angel With A Strong Voice - TAWASV
Home at Last! December 31
About this podcast
The Bible has a lot to say about the knowledge of God and its benefits and this knowledge of God is what we intend to explore in this devotion titled "That I May Know Him".
Paul, speaking about how important the knowledge of God is to himself said the following in the book of Philippians 3: 7 - 11, "But what things were gained to me, those I counted loss for Christ, yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss,"
But why did he say he counted all things but loss? "For the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my lord, that I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death, if by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead."
So Paul was willing to count all things but loss. All things could include his life, but other temporal things too. He was willing to count all things but loss for one thing alone, the knowledge of Jesus Christ.
How important is the knowledge of God that Paul was willing to sacrifice everything and count all but loss if only he could attain a knowledge of God Jesus Christ His Son.
To Paul, it was so important that he was willing to sacrifice all houses, lands, a prospective successful career as a lawyer, his comforts, his rights and even his own life in order to have this thing called a knowledge of God...
Episodes
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- Home at Last! December 31 · 43 min · Episode 370Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am. John 17:24. {TMK 371.1} The love of God is without measure, without comparison. It is infinite…
- Eternity Before Us, December 30 · 34 min · Episode 369They go from strength to strength, every one of them in Zion appeareth before God. Psalm 84:7. {TMK 370.1} All heaven has been looking with intense interest upon those who claim…
- The Results of Christ's Travail, December 29 · 27 min · Episode 368He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities. Isaiah 53:11. {TMK…
- The Joy Set Before Him, December 28 · 34 min · Episode 366Who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. Hebrews 12:2. {TMK 368.1} The work of…
- The Fulfillment of God's Purpose, December 27 · 34 min · Episode 365To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God, according to the eternal purpose which he…
- Triumph of God's Love, December 26 · 34 min · Episode 364The Lord reigneth; let the earth rejoice; let the multitude of isles be glad thereof. Clouds and darkness are round about him: righteousness and judgment are the habitation of…
- Mysteries Yet to Be Unfolded, December 25 · 34 min · Episode 363And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ. Ephesians 3:9…
- We Shall See His Face, December 24 · 36 min · Episode 362And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads. Revelation 22:4. {TMK 364.1} We cannot now see the glory of God, but it is only by receiving Him here that…
- An Abiding Place for You, December 23 · 31 min · Episode 361Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place…
- On the Threshold of Eternity, December 22 · 35 min · Episode 360So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is…
- Robed in His Perfection, December 21 · 35 min · Episode 359And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming. 1 John 2:28. {TMK 361.1} Jesus came into…
- Fear Not, Child of God, December 20 · 34 min · Episode 358And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last: I am he that liveth, and was dead; and…
- The Day of Final Settlement, December 19 · 31 min · Episode 357And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those…
- A Constant Readiness, December 18 · 36 min · Episode 356Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh. Matthew 24:44. {TMK 358.1} We are incapable of looking into the future, which often causes…
- The Best Specification We Can Have, December 17 · 51 min · Episode 355Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ. Titus 2:13. {TMK 357.1} We are Adventists. We are looking for the…
- It Will Not Be Long, December 16 · 24 min · Episode 354Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast. Isaiah 26:20. {TMK…
- A Safe Hiding Place, December 15 · 39 min · Episode 353Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth…
- Crisis of the Ages, December 14 · 34 min · Episode 350Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob's trouble; but he shall be saved out of it. Jeremiah 30:7. TMK 354.1 The fulfilling of the…
- Qualifications of Heavenly Citizenship, December 13 · 30 min · Episode 349Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. Revelation 22:14. TMK 353.1…
- Standing Firm in Days of Peril, December 12 · 45 min · Episode 348But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer. 1 Peter 4:7. TMK 352.1 The signs of the times tell us that the end of all things is at hand…
