To Be Found In Christ
(Php3:7-16)
God is omniscient.
He knows all things (1Ki8:39; Ps11:14), and
He sees all things (Job11:11).
Faith is acknowledging His eyes, and
The life of this faith is counting as loss what one once thought were gains in order to be found in Him.
Even though God always sees all things,
One ought to be found in Him for He:
1. Seeks the lost to save (Lk19:10);
2. Calls those whom He wants to use as glorious vessels (Mk3:13).
Since Adam felt that Eve's voice was louder than the God's eyes, he sinned.
Consequently, he was banished from the Garden and
His descendants became wanderers (Ge4:14).
To seek the lost souls and save them,
God saw Moses going up to the holy mount to tend sheep, and
Called him to make him the deliverer of Israel (Ex3:4; Ac7:34).
Furthermore, God saw the heart of David from his young age and
Anointed the shepherd boy to become a king of Israel (1Sa16:7, 1Sa16:12).
The name of the Lord God was in the Temple and
It was where His eyes were open night and day (1Ki8:29).
However, Jesus said, "Destroy this temple and I will raise it in three days (Jn2:19), because
Through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body,
He would seek and save the lost souls of men (Lk19:10), for
He came as the savior king according to the prophecies (Lk2:26-30) as
Testified by the Father in heaven as His beloved Son, in whom the Father is pleased (Mk3:15), and
By the disciple on earth as Christ, the Son of the living God (Mt16:16).
As He died, Jesus said, "It is finished (Jn19:30), declaring that He:
1. Died as the Son of God, the very holy nature God, and glorified the Father as the omniscient God (Php2:11);
2. Used His death as His authority as the King and condemned the prince of the world
who stole souls from God (Ge3:4; Jn10:18; 1Jn3:8); and
3. By His own blood obtained eternal redemption and made a way for lost souls to find their way to salvation (Rm1:4; He9:12).
The Father raised Him and testified that Jesus is Christ, the King of kings, as He sat on the heavenly throne.
The Holy Spirit comes in the name Yeshua
To those who believe and receive His name (Jn1:12; Ac16:31).
The Christian is he who was found by God and
Who puts effort to be found by Him again:
1. He is found as an unbeliever and is saved (Ac10:1-6);
2. He is found in Christ to be used (Jn1:48); and
3. He hopes to be found in faith when Christ returns (Php3:9-11).
Therefore, with passion
He worships, serves, preaches and prays,
Elevating his soul to the highest level, and
To be found in Christ
He loses all that he thought was gain, such as honor, material, knowledge and righteousness.
O Lord,
Thank You for finding me when I was lost in the world, in sin and death.
Now I want to be found in You.
Rather than being "normal in the world,
I want to be crazy, crazier for You
If I can be found in Your eyes!
Amen.