NOVEMBER 28, 2012
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Read: Philippians
3:7-14
That I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the
fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death. —Philippians 3:10
Before
the electronic gadgets and distractions of today, the long
summer days of my
boyhood were brightened each week when the
bookmobile arrived. It was a bus
lined with book-filled shelves that
were transported from the regional library
to neighborhoods so that
those without transportation could access them.
Because of the
bookmobile, I spent many a happy summer day reading books that
would otherwise have been inaccessible. To this day, I am thankful
for the love
of books that the bookmobile fostered in me.
Some
Bible scholars say that the apostle Paul had a love of books
and studied them
till the end of his life. He wrote in his final letter,
“Bring the cloak that I
left with Carpus at Troas when you come
—and the books, especially the
parchments” (2 Tim. 4:13). The
books he was asking for could very well have
been the Old Testament
and/or some of his own writings.
I’m
sure that Paul’s pursuit of knowledge was more than intellectual
curiosity or
entertainment. It was the pursuit of Christ that drove Paul.
His goal: “That I
may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and
the fellowship of His
sufferings, being conformed to His death” (Phil 3:10).
I pray that this same
pursuit will drive us today.
Heavenly Father, give me a passionate desire
to know You and Your Son. Please stir my heart
for this, the greatest of all pursuits, so that
I might grow ever closer to You. Amen.
To know Christ is the greatest of all knowledge.
Source:
Our Daily Bread 2012
