Apostle Paul boldly and flangrantly declared himself as a bondservant of our lord Jesus Christ. With this mindset, he prayed that he will know Jesus more and more. To him knowing Jesus Christ was very important since all things emanates from him. For from him and through him and to him are all things .
For all things originate with him and come from him, all things live through him and all things center in and tend to consummate and to end in him. To him be glory forever! Amen (so be it). "(Romans 11:36- Amplified Version).
Apostle Paul prayed that he will have a Personal Encounter with Jesus(That i may know him), a Powerful Encounter with him (and the power of his Resurrection), a Painful Encounter (and the fellowship of his sufferings) and a Practical Encounter (being made comfortable unto his death). Even though Apostle Paul has had many encounters with Jesus such as his Damascus encounter in Acts 22:8-15, Jerusalem experience in Acts 22:17-21, the third Heaven's encounter in 2 Cor. 12:1-7 and many other encounters.
He still prayed that he would know his master Jesus. Why? Some of the reasons are that God (Jesus) is so vast- and infinite in his Being and incomprehensible that one can know him to the fullest. The closer you get to him the father He seems to be. The deeper you get to him in knowledge the little you feel you know.
If this great Apostle still yearned to know God after all these powerful encounters, then we have to crave for him as never before to enable us serve Him very well. In fact, our commitment, dedication and obedience to God's work are dependent on our knowledge of Him.
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