RUSH over me!

This morning I spent some time reading Philippians. I was struck by many things, but decided that I needed to focus on just one of those things, since my mind is too small to handle more than that! The thing that spoke the loudest was the following passage from Philippians 3:6b-14:

"...I obeyed the Jewish law so carefully that I was never accused of any fault.

I once thought all these things were so very important, but now I consider them worthless because of what Christ has done. Yes, everything else is worthless when compared with the priceless gain of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. I have discarded everything else, counting it all as garbage, so that I may have Christ and become one with him. I no longer count on my own goodness or my ability to obey God's law, but I TRUST Christ to save me. For God's way of making us right with himself depends on FAITH. As a result, I can really know Christ and experience the mighty power that raised him from the dead. I can learn what it means to suffer with him, sharing in his death, so that, somehow, I can experience the resurrection from the dead!

I don't mean to say that I have already achieved these things or that I have already reached perfection! But I keep working toward that day when I will finally be all that Christ Jesus saved me for and wants me to be. No, dear brothers and sisters, I am still not all I should be, but I am focusing all my energies on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, I strain to reach the end of the race and receive the prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us up to heaven."

..."As a RESULT, I can really KNOW CHRIST and EXPERIENCE the MIGHTY POWER THAT RAISED HIM FROM THE DEAD!!!! I can learn what it means to suffer with him, sharing in his death, so that, SOMEHOW, I can experience the resurrection from the dead!" WOW! WOW! WOW!!! This is really AWESOME! By not allowing my flesh to rule, and by allowing the Holy Spirit to control my life FULLY, I can experience the SAME mighty power that raised Jesus from the dead! So that is what this experience is that I am feeling? Sensing? I can't describe it, but boy did the apostle Paul hit the nail on the head! It's the power of God that raised Jesus Christ from the dead.

I am still trying to grapple with this. I just glanced down to see if my commentary could shed anymore light on this. Here's what it says:

"3:10 When we become one with Christ by trusting in him, we experience the power that raised him from the dead. That same mighty power will help us live morally renewed and regenerated lives. But BEFORE we can walk in newness of life, we must die to sin. Just as the Resurrection gives us Christ's power to live for him, his crucifixion marks the death of our sinful nature. We can't know the victory of the Resurrection without personally applying the crucifixion."

This topic is just incredible to discover and uncover. How deep, rich, and exhilarating! Beautiful Waterfall... RUSH over me! Wash me away till only YOU remains!

Beautiful Waterfall

A friend of mine, Richard Jordan, wrote a song titled, Beautiful Waterall. The lyrics throughout the song are so refreshing!

Chorus:
Beautiful Waterfall, pouring down your perfect love on me
Beautiful Waterfall, wash me away till only you remains

What an amazing "picture" of how God, The Beautiful Waterfall, pours out his love on all those who love him. Every good and perfect gift comes from God, and he LAVISHES them on those who surrender their hearts and lives to Him.

Reach out and take a drink!