"I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord". Phil 3:8

Spiritual knowledge of Christ will be a personal

knowledge. I cannot know Jesus through another

person's acquaintance with Him. No, I must know Him

myself; I must know Him on my own account. It will be

an intelligent knowledge—I must know Him, not as the

visionary dreams of Him, but as the Word reveals Him.

I must know His natures, divine and human. I must

know His offices—His attributes—His works—His

shame—His glory. I must meditate upon Him until I

"comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and

length, and depth, and height; and know the love of

Christ, which passes knowledge". It will be an

affectionate knowledge of Him; indeed, if I know Him

at all, I must love Him. An ounce of heart knowledge is

worth a ton of head learning. Our knowledge of Him

will be a satisfying knowledge. When I know my

Savior, my mind will be full to the brim—I shall feel

that I have that which my spirit panted after. "This is

that bread whereof if a man eat he shall never

hunger".; At the same time it will be an exciting

knowledge; the more I know of my Beloved, the more I

shall want to know. The higher I climb the loftier will

be the summits which invite my eager footsteps. I

shall want the more as I get the more. Like the miser's

treasure, my gold will make me covet more. To

conclude; this knowledge of Christ Jesus will be a

most happy one; in fact, so elevating, that sometimes

it will completely bear me up above all trials, and

doubts, and sorrows; and it will, while I enjoy it, make

me something more than "Man that is born of woman,

who is of few days, and full of trouble". for it will fling

about me the immortality of the ever living Savior,

and gird me with the golden girdle of His eternal joy.

Come, my soul, sit at Jesus's feet and learn of Him all

this day.