Intimacy with God

I want to know Christ, and to know the power of His resurrection strengthening me each hour. I want to fellowship daily with my King, gladly yield myself to share His suffering. I would be like Him, even though this means casting down self glory, sacrificing dreams. I died with Jesus there on Calvary, now I only live when Jesus lives in me. I will press on, until I fully see all God had planned when He took hold of me. Casting aside my self ability, I will press on till Jesus comes for me.

Strong words these are, based on Philippians 3:10, but what does it mean to know Christ? To know the Messiah intimately doesn't mean just that He is our Homeboy. To me it means that Jesus is all around me, every part of me and the air that I breathe. I want to have the desire for Him as much as the desire He has in me.

Larnelle Harris sings a song called "I want to know Christ"

I know that I know that my life is redeemed
I know I have found what some only have dreamed
I hold in my heart the pearl of great price
Dear God, hear my cry
I want to know Christ

I want to know Christ
I keep Him before me
I lift up my eyes
I drink in His glory
I press toward the goal
His goodness unfolds
March on, oh my soul
I want to know
I want to know Christ

I know that my path is the way of the cross
So I count what I gain and forget what I've lost
In pain there is joy
In death there is life
Dear God, hear my cry
I want to know Christ

I want to know Christ
I keep Him before me
I lift up my eyes
I drink in His glory
I press toward the goal
His goodness unfolds
March on, oh my soul
I want to know
I want to know Christ

And the things that entangle me
I lay them down
All the treasures and trophies of life
Let them be lost
Only let me be found in Christ
For I want to know
Yes I want to know

I want to know Christ
I keep Him before me
I lift up my eyes
I drink in His glory
I press toward the goal
His goodness unfolds
March on, oh my soul
I want to know
I want to know Christ