Knowing God

Author: Jerry Savelle

When you really know and love God, everything else pales in significance. Your love relationship with Him becomes your driving passion and pleasing Him becomes your greatest desire.

The apostle Paul said “Yet indeed I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord” (Philippians 3:8).

“The knowledge of Christ Jesus” is not talking about head knowledge but heart knowledge. Head knowledge makes the life of faith hard and dry. Heart knowledge reaches every part of your being and makes living by faith joyful and exciting.

God wants to be everything to you, to meet your every need.

The Christian walk without knowing His character and heart of love towards you would be a hard and difficult walk.

He isn’t hard and aloof, He is your loving heavenly Father.

He isn’t out devising trials and tests, He is your Comforter.

He isn’t out to hurt you, He is the Lover of your soul.

He isn’t concerned about your performance, He is a God that looks at the heart.

He doesn’t give you what your sins deserve, He is a God of abundant Grace.

He doesn’t want you to be just a servant, He longs for you to be His friend and child.

“For He is good, for His mercy endures forever” (1 Chronicles 5:13).

Confession: Father, I ask You to give me today, the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of You. I believe that You are opening my eyes to see more of Your goodness and Your heart of love towards me.