What does it really mean to know Christ?

Knowing Him means knowing His power -- the same power that emptied the tomb available to you for every temptation, every trial, every act of service.

Knowing Him means knowing His pain -- not avoiding the cost but embracing the fellowship of His sufferings as the path to deeper communion. You will not be wasted by your suffering. You will be shaped by it, made more fit for glory, drawn closer to Christ than comfort could ever take you.

Knowing Him means knowing His purpose -- dying to your agenda every morning and taking up His.

And knowing Him means knowing His promise -- living every day of this pilgrimage with your eyes fixed on what is coming. Because this is what we are: pilgrims. We are passing through. This world is not our home. The sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing to the glory that will be revealed.