HOW CAN I KNOW YOU, GOD?

In this day and age which we live, we hear people talking about ‘knowing ourselves.’  Also, a great number of people are interested in finding their “higher power.”  We hear such talk, and there is not much emphasis on knowing the true and Living God.  But God has revealed Himself in three very obvious ways, and man has no excuse for not knowing God.  Do you have a desire to know God?  Do you feel lost in a world that sometimes denies that there even is a God? 

There are three witnesses who prove that we can know God, and He truly wants us to know Him and enjoy fellowship with Him.  So you may be asking “how can I know the true and living God and how does He reveal Himself to me and to mankind?  The three witnesses are through the skies and His marvelous creation, the Word of God, and the soul (the conscience).

“The heavens tell of the glory of God.  The skies display his marvelous craftsmanship.  Day after day they continue to speak; night after night they make him known.  They speak without a sound or a word; their voice is silent in the skies; yet their message has gone out to all the earth, and their words to all the world” Psalm 19:1-4 (NLT)

Take a look at the sky wherever you are.  I see rolling clouds and blue sky. In the valley where we live we are surrounded by mountains and some bearing late snow.  Look at the sky at night and wonder about the stars and the galaxies.  Have you been in the mountains and seen the water cascading down a mountain side?  Have you wondered at the mighty ocean and its crashing waves?  All these and more in our beautiful world and the skies speak of All Powerful Creator God. 

“Look up into the heavens.  Who created all the stars?  He brings them out one after another, calling each by its name.  And he counts them to see that none are lost or have strayed away” Isaiah 40:26 (NLT)

Day after day, night after night, His creation makes Him known.  And this message of our Creator God is seen in all the earth.

“Both day and night belong to you; you made the starlight and the sun.  You set the boundaries of the earth, and you make both summer and winter” Psalm 74:16-17 (NLT)

The second witness is God’s Word, and He is revealed through the scriptures, the Bible.  You may be asking “how can that be?”  God Word changes lives, and the Lord Jesus Christ and His salvation is revealed from Genesis to Revelation. 

“The law of the LORD is perfect, converting (restoring) the soul; the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple; the statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes; the fear of the LORD is clean, enduring forever; the judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether.  More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold; sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.  Moreover by them Your servant is warned and in keeping them there is great reward” Psalm 19:8-11

In God’s Word there is salvation through the Lord Jesus Christ and promise of eternal life.  God’s word makes simple people wise.  And the Word of God makes hearts rejoice.  When we know the true God and our lives are changed, our hearts rejoice and we continue to Praise our God!  There is nothing like the peace of God causing great joy in the Lord!  “Rejoice in the Lord always.  Again I will say, rejoice!” Philippians 4:4

And He puts a sparkle in peoples’ eyes.  Have you ever met someone who just has that joy in their eyes?  I meet people in my work in ministry, perfect strangers, and I know by “the sparkle” that they are also believers.  Oh, what joy and fellowship I have had with fellow believers, new friends in the Lord.

God’s Word is true and righteous, and it satisfies, warns and rewards those who obey it.  God’s Word comes alive and speaks to our hearts when we spend daily time reading and mediating on it, and spending time in prayer and fellowship with Him.  God is truly revealed to hearts through His Word.

“How can I know all the sins lurking in my heart?  Cleanse me from these hidden faults.  Keep me from deliberate sins!  Don’t let them control me.  Then I will be free of guilt and innocent of great sin.  May the words of my mouth and the thoughts of my heart be pleasing to you, O LORD my rock and my redeemer” Psalm 19:12-14

God is revealed through the soul or man’s conscience.  Who but the Holy Spirit draw men to Christ, causing conviction of sin.  “And when He has come, He will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: of sin, because they do not believe in Me; of righteousness, because I go to My Father and you see me no more; of judgment because the ruler of this world is judged” John 16:8-11.

Our God is a Rock of Strength, and only He can provide the solid foundation on which to build our lives.  He sent His Beloved Son to this earth to be our Redeemer, and Jesus Christ paid the debt for sin that no one else could pay.

So, my friends, you want to know God?  You want to know the Great Creator of this beautiful universe?  Just look around you, all the beauty of His world you will behold.  And open His Word, the Bible and find Him there calling to you, speaking to you of His marvelous salvation, convicting of sin and revealing His Son, Jesus Christ to your heart.  And by knowing these three witnesses, your life will be changed now and forever, Praise the Lord!

In Christ,

Pastor Sharon