Who I Am In Christ Devotionals

    But everything that was a gain to me, I have considered to be a loss because of Christ. More than that, I also consider everything to be a loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. Because of him I have suffered the loss of all things and consider them as dung, so that I may gain Christ. Philippians 3:7-8 Goodies of the World I am a follower of Christ. That’s who I am. Jesus sent apostles after He lived who were specially empowered by the Holy Spirit to carry His message and to get the New Testament church up and going.  Sometimes, these apostles, like Paul, tell us to do like him. In one case He tells us to follow him as he follows Christ (1 Corinthians 11:1). And here in the book of Philippians I think he is telling me (2000 years after he wrote it) to follow him as he follows Christ.  His message is this: consider the goodies of the world lost, but you will gain Christ.  And this idea needs to nourish my attitude. He says, “Everything that was a gain,