16/04/2026
Philippians 3:10
All I want is to know Christ. He rose from the dead, and I want to personally experience the power of his resurrection. I also want to share in his sufferings and become like him in his death.
If knowing God is your priority and you’re willing to endure hardship like Jesus did as Paul longed for in the verse above, you open yourself up to experiencing true heavenly peace.
Paul was deeply anointed, yet he faced brutal physical attacks. In 2 Corinthians 11:24, he says the Jews flogged him five times with 39 lashes,195 lashes in total, but his faith never wavered. If that happened today, many would leave his church and question his anointing. They’d ask, “How can a man of God be humiliated like that without God protecting him?” Why? Because we often assume that a real child of God should live without challenges, but that’s not true.
NB:Anointing does not exempt you from suffering. But suffering will not exempt you from God’s power. If you seek Christ above comfort, you will find peace that the world cannot give.