Philippians 3:9. “And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:”
FOUND IN HIM. The start of a new life was wonderful – it was truly a new creation At first all I really knew was I possessed God’s salvation He had given this gift freely when the Lord Jesus I received And I became aware of the Person on whom I had believed Relief was followed by joy; then really knowing I was by God accepted And given a new nature and eternal life I possess`ed.
There was a difference between me and others which I could not explain It had to do with identification and how each responded to Jesus’ name Being found in Him made me separate from many I knew before Who only knew about Him, not thankful that their sins He bore So, it made me walk alone on many different occasions And I became aware of the meaning of sanctification.
Life in its course has taken me to many different places I know a lot of people but am starting to forget names and faces Still there is the calm assurance that my righteousness is in Christ The faith that brought me to Him first still maintains implicit trust I am in Christ forever; God has accepted me as a son And being found in Christ means, I am His and He is mine.
Years that unfold leave me many faded recollections Of things that happened while serving God in many situations
Some stand out so clearly, when God seemed so near He was felt Guiding, protecting and comforting lest faith would seem to melt In those times there was confidence that Christ was in them too The “faith of Christ” gave full assurance He would bring me through.
“For Thy sake, Lord Jesus; Thou hast placed me and kept me. I thank Thee for this. I know faith is not a feeling but there is comfort when I am reminded of being found in Thee, Amen.”