10 My goal is to know him and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of his sufferings, being conformed to his death, 11 assuming that I will somehow reach the resurrection from among the dead. (Philippians 3:10-11 CSB)

To know Christ is to know the power of His resurrection.

To fellowship with Christ, in this world, may mean suffering.

But to know both is to know that Christ overcame the world.

Through this knowledge we can reach the resurrection.

These are both wonderful and weighty topics given to us in scripture so that we might be reassured. Helping us to see clearly that we are not of this earth and are meant for something more.

And in this knowing our faith can grow.