...To Know Him

To Know Him...

It's the very cry of the deepest part of who we are and who we were fashioned in his image to be.

Over the course of the last few weeks and really few days, that truth has been made known to me and it has gotten my attention. To know him, jesus, is what you and i were ultimately meant to do. That, true life, which is eternal life, is found in knowing Him. God has never mislead his people...EVER! He tells us in the book of john, ch. 17 verse 3...

"now this is eternal life, that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent."

At the end of the day, in this culture of hustle and bustle--in this life of doing all the time, the only question i am compelled to ask myself is: "Did i know Him today?" Ultimately that is the only thing that matters. Everything i do is an overflow from knowing Him. Easier said than done. But really he broke that down for even a child to understand, so really, i dont think the life long goal for his children is really that complex.

I say all this because I have felt the pressure and expectation to have it all together for the rest of my life. To know what im doing for the rest of my life...find a way to provide for the rest of my life and the people he blesses me with in the process. All of it is really not what he's about...at all! He is about engaging with me. All of those things are great, and part of the deal...but i dont want to miss THE DEAL. Jesus...knowing him....THAT DEAL. Are u feeling me yet?

My heart has been heavy for the past few days because of all this expectation to have it together. Haha. He wants my heart and your heart today and now. He cant wait. Something that i was learning about a few days ago makes sense to me now...

[[ Exodus ch. 3 ]]

V.7 The Lord said, "I have indeed seen the misery of my people in Egypt, I have heard them crying out because of their slave drivers, and I AM concerned about their suffering."

:: words cannot express the emotion and passion that stirred in me just now as i read through that again. Wow!

God pulled moses into a burning bush on top of a mountain to tell him this. Moses's name means "called out." That alone makes sense, that he called him out to reveal the matchless character of God. Many people on this tiny planet and in this tiny earth only see God and know God as wrathful....but here is the compassionate heart of God. If you look back and see the specific words he uses, it will make sense.

"...seen"--so God is paying close attention to his people
"...heard"--so God is listening; he is not mute
"...concerned"--so God cares and has compassion for the broken hearted.

Hello! God is more concerned about knowing us, his chosen people. The ones that live life surrendered and faithful, knowing that they dont have it together--and never will. The ones that receive his grace and give HIM, the only worthy one, the Glory that is due him.

For the past few days and maybe even weeks ive not let that sink in. But i wasnt supposed to. It looks great to me right now. I feel alot better about where he has me in this process of transformation.

God called out Moses to live a life worthy of his very name. "called out". And thats what he has done for me and u. He has called us out to live a life to know him. Praise Him for that. Praise only Him for that.


knowing him...
::johnchristian