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DETERMINED

Joseph October 28, 2010 creation 2.0, New Birth, New Creation, praise, Spirituality Comments Off on DETERMINED

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For my determined purpose is that I may know Him,

that I may progressively become more deeply and

intimately acquainted with Him, perceiving, recognizing

and understanding the wonders of His Person more

strongly and clearly, and that I may in that same way

come to know the power of His resurrection 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

That if possible I may attain to the resurrection that lifts me

out from among the dead.

Not that I have now attained this ideal, or have already been

made perfect, but I press on to lay … Continue Reading

GREATEST WORTH AND ADVANTAGE

Joseph October 27, 2010 creation 2.0, New Creation, Spirit led, Spirituality Comments Off on GREATEST WORTH AND ADVANTAGE

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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.

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 progressively becoming more deeply and intimately

acquainted with Him ( of perceiving, recognizing and understanding Him

more fully and clearly). For His sake I have lost everything and consider

it all to be mere rubbish, in order that I may win Christ.

And that I may be found in Him, not having any … Continue Reading