Philippians 3:10, … “that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection.”
The power OF His resurrection. Paul did not say the power IN His resurrection, which would have been specifically the power of the one-time event of that first Resurrection Day. Instead, he says OF His resurrection – that on-going power of the day-to-day experience of being in Christ.
Power here is “dunamis,” miraculous power, often translated as ability, abundance, meaning, might, miracles, power, strength, mighty (wonderful) work.
Paul desired to know Christ AND the power OF His resurrection. We can know right now the effectiveness of His resurrection and walk in newness of life. It is the Holy Spirit who applies the atonement to our experience. The more we know Christ, the greater our relationship to, with, and in Him, the greater the power.
Am I seeking that power OF … am I seeking daily that deeper relationship to Christ… am I walking each day, or even expecting to walk each day in that power OF … do I recognize it? On this day after Resurrection Sunday 2025 I once again ask: Where is the “dunamis” power of His resurrection in my life?
