“‘Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, let not the mighty man glory in his might, nor let the rich man glory in his riches; but let him who glories glory in this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the LORD, exercising lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness in the earth. For in these I delight’, says the LORD.” (Jer. 9:23-24)
The Lord has been teaching me lately about pursuing the knowledge of God. It is not enough just to know about God. We have to know HIM; what He is like, how He interacts with others, who He is. “And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.” (John 17:3) We can study the Word of God and still come away with no real knowledge of who the God of the Word is. Real revelation of who God is comes through the Holy Spirit. He illuminates our mind as we read the Bible (Eph. 1:17), He teaches us all things (John 14:26), He guides us into all truth (John 16:13) and He reveals Jesus (John 16:14). We can only get to know someone if we spend time with him. It’s the same way with God. We will only be able to know Him as we pursue a living, dynamic, every-day relationship with Him. Prayer, meditation on the Word and worship are just some of the ways in which we can fellowship with the Living God.
He has promised us that “the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea.” (Hab. 2:14) Heavenly Father, I ask that You would put a holy dissatisfaction in us, that we would not be able to just go about life without a living relationship with you, the
