To Know God

1 John 2:3,4 “And hereby we know that we know Him: if we keep His commandments.

He that saith, “I know Him,” and keepeth not His commandments, is a liar and the truth is not in him.”-

To know God, is to abide in truth. Keeping God’s commandments is to follow the teachings of Christ to abstained from sin, love those who hate you, and to worship Him with all our hearts. If we love Him we will not do things that bring displeasure to Him. God hates sin and commands us not to do things that are evil, wicked and selfish. To know Him is to walk in light and not live in darkness. If our lifestyle is living to please the flesh and satisfy selfish desires then we have deceived ourselves in thinking we know God. We are living a lie if we have hate in our heart toward our neighbor. We are far from perfect. Life can be frustrating and things happen that can cause us to become bitter and resentful toward others. But knowing Christ is to have His love and Spirit that helps us overcome these feelings that invade our life. If we walk in the the light as He is in the light we can have fellowship with each other, and the blood of Christ will give us the powers to forgive and remain faithful to keep His commandments. Let us live to please God and keep His commandments.

Still Before God

Psalm 46: 10 “ Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted on the earth.”- 

Getting still before God “allows us to admit our failures, weaknesses, and limitations to the One who responds to human vulnerability with infinite mercy.” In the stillness of night or day, God can arrest our attention. We live in a rushed and hurried world, slaved to the ticking clock of time. There is so much we feel that needs to be done. People to see, places to go, and pleasures to achieve. But in the busyness of life we don’t take time to be still and pray. Even as I write, the timer on my computer is telling me that it is time to move on, work is calling. But we must take time to quiet our minds and listen to what God has to say. Time to know God and read His word. Taking time before God reveals our deepest need of how helpless we are and how dependent we are on Him. 

To Know God

ohn 8:46 “Which of you convicteth Me of sin? And if I say the truth, why do ye not believe Me?”-

Knowing about God and believing that He exist does not mean that you know God and believing that He lives in your life. To know God, is to be convince that that He is the Vine and we who believe Him are part of the Vine. We bare the fruit from the Vine and believe that He is the One true God. To know God, is to put into the practice His teachings in our life. To go where He wants us to go, to be what He wants us to be. We no longer make choice what we want, but we desire what He wants. To know God, is to have a relationship with Jesus that causes us to look at people in a whole different way. We become less critical of others and more compassionate toward those we criticize. To know God, is to trust Him to make us into His image and live a life blameless and pleasing.