Philippians 3:10-12 (go through 16?)

3:10 - The goal:  The experiencing first hand: Him , ---- and also (experiencing first hand) even His ability to perform the standing-up-again (aka: resurrection) of Himself (out of death), and the partnership:  sharing in common with Him, His self's own capacity and privilege of experiencing strong emotion and concern (passion)..... morphed together with his dying, (by my dying in a smaller way),

3:11 - Assuming the possibility, if in some manner I reach my destination (by) pressing into the rising up utterly out from that which lacks life......

3:12 - Not that I have already assertively laid hold & received or have already reached completeness at the end destination (perfection); still, I am aggressively pursuing a prize, assuming (by faith) that the possibility is utterly real and true, namely that, with decisive and eager initiative, I will sieze it, making it my own, on the basis of who seized me by the authority of The Promised One, The Savior.

Promises, Examples to Follow, & Commands after the Resurrection

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"And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified." Matthew 28:5    Those who seek Jesus are invited and exhorted to 'fear not'.... For "He is not here: for he is risen, as he said....." (Matthew 28:6)


Even before Jesus gave the Great Commission to His followers, the angel had given instruction to the women to "...go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead.... And they departed quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy; and did run to bring his disciples word." (Matthew 28:7b, 8)  Keep in mind that during the time of Jesus' life and ministry on earth, there were twelve whom are called His disciples....., it is not for us to know who all are disciples in spirit and in truth.  It is for us to go quickly and tell.... for in the telling, we will have opportunity to tell His disciples.... even those who have not heard His Word yet.....


And they departed quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy; and did run to bring his disciples word." (Matthew 28:8)  As Paul exhorts us to 'run the race' today, we need to run to bring his disciples word....., and in so doing, we need to 'depart quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy,' realizing the fear of what we have been saved from, what others need to be saved from; realizing the wonder of how Jesus saved us, that He finished that work ( and also realizing the joy of what our Lord has accomplished for us!


"And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and worshiped him."  (Matthew 27:9)  As we run to seek out His disciples, to tell them more of Jesus, we need to be sensitive to stop 'our' work whenever Jesus calls out to us to meet with Him along the way.  He is 'better than life' ..... Time with Him is also better than business 'for Him', but without Him.  We need Him to be the one working in and through us, so we need to not run headlong ahead of Him, leaving Him out of the process of 'sharing Him.'  Rather, the more we meet Him, the more His light shines into our hearts and minds, and therefore, the more His light will shine out of our hearts and minds when it is time for us to move on (with Him), running to share Him with others again.

"And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and worshipped him."  (Matthew 27:9)   Oh, yes, 'beautiful are the feet'....., but whose feet are truly, truly, truly the most beautiful?  Humility is key here.

"And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and worshipped him."  (Matthew 27:9)  And out of the humility, and as the light shines into our souls, what else can happen, but that we join in and worship Him too!

"Then said Jesus unto them, Be not afraid: go tell my brethren that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me."  (Matthew 17:10)  As the angel's message above, now Jesus, Himself, also beckons us to 'be not afraid.'  This must be important.

"Then said Jesus unto them, Be not afraid: go tell my brethren that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me."  (Matthew 17:10)  Now the women's instruction changes in a couple of ways.  On the one hand, they are not advised to tell the 'disciples' (the message the angle gave).  Rather, Jesus alters the terms here, and sends them to 'His brethren!'  Here, the women were to provide specific instructions regarding how specific 'brethren' could seek Jesus in such a way that they may 'see Him'.  Anyone who has seen God, sees His own sin (e.g. - Peter asking Jesus to leave after He had told Peter to cast the net to the other side of the boat, and the net, which had been utterly empty all night, was suddenly filled......, Peter asked Him to leave because He saw Jesus utter power of love, goodness, provision, and... well, the power of His power.  This underscored for Peter what it should for us:  That God is pure and holy and absolutely love, and we are so far short of that, that most of us already admit that we are, in and of ourselves, without His saving grace, so far short of His glory..... even downright evil.  We can all 'see Him' through prayer, meditation, and the study of His Word.  In these ways, we can 'taste and see' that the Lord is good.

Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a mountain where Jesus had appointed them.

17 And when they saw him, they worshipped him: but some doubted.

18 And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.

19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:

20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.