Lord, my desire is to know you more and more and have an experiential encounter with you.
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0.000 HBDLord, my desire is to know you more and more and have an experiential encounter with you.
It still makes me wonder why a Lawyer like Saul now Paul would SEEK to know nothing concerning Law as his Profession but rather to **KNOW** Him (Christ Jesus) and the power of His Resurrection and to felowship in His suffering. I don't know what your desires are, but this remains my prayers day and night. To know Him more and more.  ### Seek to know Him. ### John 20:11-17 >11.> Now Mary stood outside the tomb crying. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb 12 and saw two angels in white, seated where Jesus’ body had been, one at the head and the other at the foot. >13.They asked her, “Woman, why are you crying?” “They have taken my Lord away,” she said, “and I don’t know where they have put him.” 14 At this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not realize that it was Jesus. >15.He asked her, “Woman, why are you crying? Who is it you are looking for?” Thinking he was the gardener, she said, “Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will get him.” >16.Jesus said to her, “Mary.” She turned toward him and cried out in Aramaic, “Rabboni!” (which means “Teacher”). >17.Jesus said, “Do not hold on to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. Go instead to my brothers and tell them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’” NIV The disciples were Apostles and good Christians, yet they knew not the Scripture. If you are afraid of what is happening in the world, you won’t know Him, While the other disciples locked themselves up for fear of being accused that they were the followers of Jesus,. Mean while, a woman, a prostitute was waiting for the day to break so that she could go and see Jesus. Imagine Peter, the right hand man of Jesus while he was still alive. Peter could not remember what Jesus had been saying to Him and other Disciples about His death. Even the Bible records that >9.For as yet they knew not the scripture, that he must rise again from the dead. >10.Then the disciples went away again unto their own home. KJV Could this mean that Peter and the other disciples were just following Jesus but did not following Him with His words.? O what a Glory, she was passionately waiting for the morning to break so that she could visit the tomb. It still surprises me how she on her own could tarry all night long for this opportunity. For that night, her eyes knew no sleep. She was anticipating what the scene would be like when she gets to the tomb. While the other disciples were also awake but not because they wanted to visit the tomb but because they feared for their lives. Hence, they were actually staying awake to stay alive. But who can actually keep watch over his or her life other than God Almighty? Well that a question to be answered another day. When she actually left the house, she was contemplating along the way who was gonna roll the stone at the entrance of the tomb fir her. But she was shocked when she got close to notice that the tomb stone had been rolled away. I just imagine how she would dare to get inside the tomb all alone. Then the Spirit of God convinced me that it was because she needed to see Jesus. She SOUGHT to see Jesus once again. So inside the tomb, she saw the linen used to wrap Jesus at the tomb yet she was not satisfied and rushed to tell other disciples.  Peter came and saw the linen and left but left with the other disciples cause to me I think that the linen clothes was enough an evidence for Peter that Jesus had risen. But guess what? Mary did not go with them. She remained there because there was some more that she needed else from the linen cloths. And thank God for her, her passion quest was rewarded by the appearance of the two angles. Beloved brethren, If you wanna know Jesus, close your door, off your phone and deny yourself of food. While waiting, she saw two angels seating by the tomb but she was still not satisfied.  When Jesus saw the quest and zeal of this woman, He appeared to her and called on her, Mary and she responded Rabony meaning Master, she ran to touch Him but He said stay put, go and tell Peter that I have resurrected and is alive. Peter missed the message that Christ would have delivered to him because of fear. He was rather too wake to face the crowd after he had denied Jesus in the public right in front of Jesus. So beloved brothers and Sisters, I employ all of us to seek to know the DEEP things of the Kingdom. Imagine a woman being a vessel used by Jesus to deliver an order to His Disciples after his resurrection. **Imagine Mary being the first Human being and first female to see Jesus Christ after His RESURRECTION** **Imagine being the first person to talk to Jesus after he had resurrected ?** **Imagine being the first Human whom Jesus choosed to show Himself to and also called her by name to know what her problem was?** Well, if you asked me, I would tell you that this wasn't a mere coincidence. It was a product of **DILIGENT SEEKING** and a **PASSIONATE HEART** that needed nothing more than having the experience. She did and was rewarded for her effort and **DESIRE** So are you ready to SEEK to Know Him? 