September 17, 2023 . . . The verses in Philippians 3:7-11 begin with the words “That I may know Him”. Paul is in prison and has suffered much for his faith and preaching the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Paul has been ridiculed, punished, imprisoned, and suffered for his message of salvation. But through all the difficulties, he maintained his resolve to tell others about Jesus. He says that all his sufferings are merely dung compared to his knowing Christ. Three things to consider: 1) you have a call to knowing Christ, 2) there is a cost to knowing Christ, 3) there are consequences to knowing Christ. Can you be a faithful example to others as Paul is for us?