WHAT IT MEANS TO KNOW HIM

 

It has always been my cry to know who this God is.

A week ago, I attended a worship concert and the atmosphere was so powerful, I didn’t even know the best way to worship God at that moment, I was speechless, no words to best qualify Him. It got to a point I had to just open my eyes and I start looking at people all around, there were diverse expressions, people were jumping, rolling, shaking, crying and some indescribable expressions.

Then I wonder what exactly is making these people behave these ways, what is it they are seeing. My conclusion was, God this is all about you. Who you are and what you do, can make a man do anything.

Let’s go back to memory lane, David, knew God, He has seen God, he can describe God, he can tell you about His God without shame. He connects to God on a regular basis; he was dancing without control it was about God. If you know God and the power of His might, what people say doesn’t matter; you go to any extent to serve Him.

Don’t forget Paul, Paul knew God, he has seen God, he can describe God’s personality, and that’s why they will beat this guy and he will go out rejoicing for been beaten for Christ’s sake.

Job knew God, nothing you say to him makes any difference, he knows who God is, have you ever thought of the reason he didn’t curse God? I guess because he knows God too well that he understand that to curse Him was not an option.

Abraham too knew God, he saw God he can describe God. What do you think of a guy who will carry his entire household and tell them to follow him where he himself doesn’t know (trust) just because God said it. It takes a great familiarity with some people before they say something and you follow it.(trust) he knew God never lies, he is always ready to stand up and go to anywhere in as much it is God calling or sending. Who, if not a man that knows God, will hold on to a promise of  “A promised child” for years. And who else, if not a man that has seen God, will after receiving the promised child, take the child, pick up a knife, and head to slaughter the child just because the Lord requested.

Moses knew God; he knows who God is and what he can do. Only a man who knows God can surrender to lead such a rebellious nation as Israel. Only a man that knows God will try to fool himself in front of the anxious Israelites at that critical hour and stretch out a rod to split a mighty sea. It takes a man that knows God to order people to pass through the divided sea.

Elisha knew God, he knows where God lives, only a man who knows God will pray and order that there be no rain for a period of three and half years and when he was satisfied with the condition will bring back the rain by his word.

There is no two way about knowing God, knowing Him is Knowing Him. You can’t claim you know him and still you can’t do whatever He says. Those that know their God, the bible say will be strong and do exploit and they are still remembered.

 In case you don’t know this God, pray to know Him, and in case you are not even sure of whom He is, pray for an encounter with his personality. Encountering God is not a story that ends in the Bible, it still do happen.

Knowing Him is connecting with Him with faith