WFW: Knowing God

(Note: I apologize, AGAIN, for the formatting. I will attempt to fix it later, but we shall see...)
Jeremiah 9:23-24 Thus says the LORD: "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.

Today, I just wanted to share a few Scritures that talk about knowing God. With the new year approaching, everyone starts making all their resolutions; but I think that we should make it a priority every year to draw closer to God each and every day. If we think about it, do we REALLY know God? Or do we just THINK that we know Him? The deciding factor is if He knows us -- Does He know us? So that is what I wanted to talk about today.

Luke 13: 23-27 Then one said to Him, "Lord, are there few who are saved?" And He said to them, "Strive to enter through the narrow gate, for many, I say to you, will seek to enter and will not be able.When once the Master of the house has risen up and shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and knock at the door, saying, 'Lord, Lord, open for us,' and He will answer and say to you, 'I do not know you, where you are from,' then you will begin to say, 'We ate and drank in Your presence, and You taught in our streets.' But He will say, 'I tell you I DO NOT KNOW YOU, where you are from. Depart from Me, all you workers of iniquity.' Matthew 7:21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that does the will of my Father which is in heaven.

Matthew 25: 34 "Then the King will say to those on His right hand, 'Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world... Lu 12:32 "Do not fear, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

Something that I find particularly interesting is that it is possible to "know" God, but not be doing what He says. Several Scriptures mention this; James even says that the demons believe that there is one God and tremble, but they have no works to back it up. I believe that this would explain why Jesus said that many would call Him "Lord" and He wouldn't know them. I don't know about you, but I WANT God to know me!'

Jeremiah 24: 7 'Then I will give them a heart to know Me, that I am the LORD; and they shall be My people, and I will be their God, for they shall return to Me with their whole heart.'

1 Cor 8:2-3 And if anyone thinks that he knows anything, he knows nothing yet as he ought to know. But if anyone loves God, this one is known by Him.

There are so many benefits to knowing God. Isn't it all worth it to hear Him say He knows us, rather then to hear Him say, "I do not know you. Depart from Me"?

Daniel 11:32 "Those who do wickedly against the covenant he shall corrupt with flattery; but the people who know their God shall be strong, and carry out great exploits.

Psalm 91:14-16 "Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him; I will set him on high, because he has known My name. 15 He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him and honor him. 16 With long life I will satisfy him, And show him My salvation."

John 17:3 "And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent."

"Know God, Know peace; no God, no peace."

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  1. elderchildWednesday, January 6, 2010 at 10:48:00 PM EST

    The ONE and Only True Living G-D, Father(Creator) of ALL.......

    The Messiah bore witness unto "The Only True G-D".......

    And Truth IS, as Paul testified, "G-D was in The Messiah", Paul did not testify that 'g-d was the messiah'.......

    And Paul testified of "ONE G-D, Father of ALL".......

    The Messiah testified of, "The Only True G-D" and The Messiah testified that He had a "G-D and Father", HE WHO IS The ONE and Only True G-D, Father of ALL.......

    Paul testified, "And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world has been hid in G-D, WHO CREATED ALL things by The Messiah".......(Eph3:9)

    And The Father(Creator) spoke "Let there be Light" and "there was Light".......

    LIGHT begot Light.......

    The Messiah, "The Light which enlightens every man", was "The Beginning of The Creation of The ONE and Only True G-D, Father(Creator) of ALL.......(Rev 3:14)

    There is Only ONE True G-D, Father(Creator) of ALL, and HE IS The G-D and Father(Creator) of The Messiah and His brethren.......

    John 17:3 "And this is Eternal Life, that they might know YOU The Only True G-D, and The Messiah, Whom YOU have sent".......

    Mark 12:32-33 "And the scribe said unto The Messiah, Well, Master, You have said The Truth: for there is ONE G-D; and there is NONE OTHER but HE. And to love HIM with all your heart, and with all your understanding, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and to love his neighbor as yourself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices".......

    Rom 3:30 "Seeing it is ONE G-D, WHO shall justify the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith".......

    1 Cor 8:6 "But to us there is but ONE G-D, The Father, of WHOM are all things, and we in HIM; and one Master, The Messiah, by Whom are all things, and we by Him".......

    Rev 3:14 The Messiah was "The Beginning of The Creation of The ONE and Only True G-D, Father(Creator) of ALL".......

    Eph 4:6 "ONE G-D, Father of ALL, WHO is above all, and through all, and in you all".......

    John 4:24 "G-D is A SPIRIT: and they that worship HIM must worship HIM in Spirit and in Truth".......

    Luke 24:39 The Messiah testified after He was "raised from among the dead", "Behold My hands and My feet, that it is I Myself, handle Me and see, for A SPIRIT DOES NOT HAVE FLESH AND BONES, AS you see I HAVE".......

    The ONE and Only True G-D, Father(Creator) of ALL can not die.......period.......

    The Messiah died and "The ONE and Only True G-D, Father(Creator) of ALL raised Him from among the dead"....... And The Messiah's incorruptible body ascended into the clouds.......

    James 1:13 "Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of G-D, for G-D CAN NOT BE TEMPTED with evil, neither tempts HE any man".......

    Heb 4:15 "For we do not have a High Priest(The Messiah) Who cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities, for He WAS in all points TEMPTED like we are, yet without sin".......

    The ONE and Only True G-D, Father(Creator) of ALL, HE CAN NOT BE TEMPTED with sin AS THE MESSIAH WAS.......period.......

    1 Tim 2:5 "There is ONE G-D, and one mediator between G-D and men, the man-The Messiah".......

    James 2:19 "You believe that there is ONE G-D, you do well, yet the devils also believe, and tremble".......

    John 20:17 "The Messiah said unto her, Touch Me not; for I have not yet ascended to My Father: but go to My brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto My Father, and your Father; and to My G-D, and your G-D." (continued)

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  2. elderchildWednesday, January 6, 2010 at 10:48:00 PM EST

    Mark 3:33-35 "The Messiah answered them, saying, "Who is My mother, or My brethren"? And He looked round about on them which sat about Him, and said, "Behold my mother and my brethren! For whoever shall do The Will of G-D, the same is My brother, and My sister, and mother"".......

    Rom 8:29 "Whom G-D did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of HIS Son, that The Messiah might be the firstborn among many brethren".......

    Hope is you are one of the brethren of The Messiah.......

    The brethren of The Messiah know there is Only ONE True Living G-D, Father(Creator) of ALL.......

    And Truth is as The Messiah tesified, " My(Our) Father is greater than I".......(John14:28)

    And Truth is as Paul testifed, "The HEAD of The Messiah is The ONE and Only True G-D, Father(Creator) of ALL, and The Head of the man is The Messiah, and the head of the woman is the man".......(1Cor11:3)

    Those who would pervert The Order of The ONE and Only True G-D, Father(Creator) of ALL will have to answer to HIM.......

    For The ONE and Only True Living G-D, Father(Creator) of ALL, "HE Created all things by The Messiah" and The Messiah was "The Beginning of The Creation of The ONE and Only True Living G-D, Father(Creator) of ALL.......

    Truth is "The Messiah is The Son of The ONE and Only True Living G-D, Father(Creator) of ALL".......

    The Messiah testified that He had a "G-D and Father" and that His "G-D and Father" was also the "G-D and Father" of His Brethren.......

    And The ONE and Only True Living G-D, Father(Creator) of ALL, HE has no god, for HE IS G-D, and HE has no father, for HE IS Father(Creator) of ALL, and HE has no brethren, for HE IS Father(Creator) of ALL.......

    Hope is there would be those who experience The Miracle that is receiving "the love of The Truth" for they will "experience The Messiah and The Power(Our Father) that raised Him from among the dead".......

    The Faith of those who have received "a love of The Truth" is grounded in Miracles, not mere colored marks(words) written on a dead tree(page) and bound in a book.......

    Thankfully The ONE and Only True G-D, Father of ALL, HE yet communes with HIS Children, HE yet reveals all things.......

    Father Help! and HE does.......

    Peace, in spite of the dis-ease(no-peace) that is of this world and it's systems of religion, for "the WHOLE(not just a portion) world is under the control of the evil one" indeed and Truth.......

    Truth is never ending....... francis

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  3. Miss SzymanskiFriday, January 15, 2010 at 9:47:00 PM EST

    Elderchild,

    I apologize for the delay in my response.

    I appreciate your taking the time to comment -- that's one "loaded" comment, though, I will admit!
    ...and I thought I was the only one who wrote long comments! ;)

    I agree that Jesus is the Messiah, but I disagree that He is not God. I believe that disagreements are
    good to a certain extent. I do not want any debating on this blog, but I do encourage "healthy"
    discussions; Therefore, I will be addressing your comment in a future post. If you'd like to discuss this topic further (under that post), you are welcome to do so. For now, I wanted to ask you a question --

    I didn't notice this Scripture in the list of those you referenced (maybe you did, and I just don't
    remember; as you know, you referenced quite a few)...

    Matthew 22:41-45 While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them, saying, "What do you think about the Christ? Whose Son is He?" They said to Him, "The Son of David." He said to them, "How then does David in the Spirit call Him 'Lord,' saying:
    'The LORD said to my Lord, "Sit at My right hand, Till I make Your enemies Your footstool"'? "If David then calls Him 'Lord,' how is He his Son?"

    What would you interpret this Scripture to mean?

    Again, thank you for your comment. I look forward to talking with you again.

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  4. elderchildSaturday, January 16, 2010 at 11:21:00 AM EST

    religion has had it's way with the multitudes but not the few who follow The Messiah on "the narrow path".......

    Simply, The Messiah is The Son of The ONE and Only True Living G-D, Father(Creator) of ALL.......

    Our Father, HE created all things in, of, by and through The Messiah for The Messiah was "The Beginning of The Creation of The ONE and Only True Living G-D, Father(Creator) of ALL".......

    And Our Father(Creator) said:

    "Let There Be Light".......

    And

    "There was Light".......

    The Messiah, "The Beginning of The Creation of The ONE and Only True G-D, Father(Creator)of ALL.......

    Peace, in spite of the dis-ease(no-peace) that is of this world and it's systems of religion, for "the WHOLE world is under the control of the evil one"....... francis

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