[Music] here's today's in-touch devotion today's scripture reading begins in verse 7 of Philippians chapter 3. but whatever things were gained to me these things I have counted as loss because of Christ more than that I count all things to be lost in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord for whom I have suffered the loss of all things and count them mere rubbish so that I may gain Christ and may be found in him not having a righteousness of my own derived from the law but that which is through faith in
Christ the righteousness which comes from God on the basis of faith that I may know him and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of his sufferings being conformed to his death if somehow I may attain to the resurrection from the dead not that I have already grasped it all or have already become perfect but I press on if I may also take hold of that for which I was even taken hold of by Christ Jesus brothers and sisters I do not regard myself as having taken hold of it yet but one thing I
do forgetting what lies behind and Reaching Forward to what lies ahead I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus therefore all who are mature let's have this attitude and if in anything you have a different attitude God will reveal that to you as well however let's keep living by that same standard to which we have attained its priority was to know Christ the Apostle spoke of counting all things as loss in comparison to his relationship with the Lord and he was given spiritual blessings that surpassed
anything the world had to offer when any one of us who is a Believer seeks Christ through his word we too can expect the following spiritual blessings a quiet spirit as we read and meditate on God's word he restores our souls then instead of having stress and worry we'll experience peace of mind a stronger Faith studying scripture enlarges Our view of God and gives us insight into his desires ways and will the bigger the Lord becomes to us the more we will trust him in every circumstance a purified heart God's word reveals our sins so
we can repent and receive forgiveness and cleansing and A Renewed mind when we read scripture and apply its principles our mind will be renewed to think biblically about God ourselves and the world because Christ was the pursuit of Paul's life he knew Joy amidst trials and received the strength to face turmoil and difficulty these blessings are ours as well when knowing Jesus is our highest goal [Music]
