IBS PHILIPPIANS 3:10

IBS PHIL 3:10
So the beginning of this verse, starting with "I want to know" in my version, reminds me of the song in Tarzan, "Strangers Like Me"..which is fairly applicable considering how little we can relate to Christ and His perfection.
To have any type of clarity on God, our eyes must be set and focused on the righteousness that can only come from Him, that we may know Him, the power of what happened three days after His death on the cross, and being able to suffer the same torment He endured.

The veil was torn; His spirit released, and our sufferings not only from here on earth, but what we would be subjected to in Hell, was absorbed by Him. By doing that, He became the CROSSABLE bridge from us to God, saving us and bringing us life from the second we accept Him all through eternity. Him bringing us this freedom is what makes us want to suffer for His glory, what makes us boast in His name.

Application is to meditate on all of the instances where disciples have rejoiced in suffering for His Name's sake, and pray to be encouraged by these in my hardships, remembering it's all for the glory of God.