To Be Found In Him

And be found in Him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God that depends on faith.

                                             Philippians 3:9

                As I read this verse over and over again the first part really sticks out to me, to be found in Him. Knowing the verse that came before it and realizing that Paul is counting all things as loss for the worth of knowing, gaining, and being found in Jesus Christ. Having an intimate and deep relationship with Him and gaining His presence and peace, and then to add onto all those amazing things, to be found in Him. My righteousness is not found in myself, it is completely and utterly dependent on the finished work of Jesus. My life is not even found in my own works or abilities, it is found in Christ. If I truly have that deep relationship with Him and count all things as loss compared to knowing Him, then my life will be found in nothing else other than in Him. Colossians 3 comes to mind again as it says “for you have died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.” My life, the entirety of my existence and being, is found in my creator. It is in the hands of the one who saved me from my sin. If that doesn’t comfort you I don’t know what will. For I count all things as loss, my ability to wake up in the morning, the air I breathe, my desire to one day get married, my friends, my family, compared to the surpassing worth of knowing Jesus my Savior. Just knowing Him goes beyond anything I will ever gain in this lifetime. As Solomon says in Ecclesiastes, “All is vanity”. The only thing that counts for anything in eternity is Jesus and how I live my life for Him. As I said before, my righteousness is not even my own. “For it is God who works in you!” Philippians 2:13.

Application- memorize Colossians 3:1-3