“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; NKJV).
Paul says that his goal in life is to know Christ
and the power of His resurrection. Think what power (Greek Dunamis) was needed
to raise Jesus from the dead (Eph 1:20)!
We get our English word dynamite
from the Greek word Dunamis! That same power dwells in us (Ro 8:11), brings
life to our mortal bodies, empowers us to be witnesses for Him (Acts 1:8) and in
fact, makes us like Jesus (2 Cor 3:17-18)! Wow and double Wow!
Eph 1:18 also
indicates that Gods power (Greek Kratos) in us is the power of dominion or
authority. As born again believers in Jesus we walk in the authority of Jesus
over the devil, authority which Jesus took back from satan through His (Jesus) death and
resurrection (Eph 1:21-22).
What a victory we have in Jesus! But Paul does go
on to say, in Phil 3:10, that we also must be willing to fellowship in Christ”s
sufferings and death. We have to die to self and live for Christ, no matter how
much persecution or difficulty this may bring; are we willing?