Really Knowing God

What does the Lord mean to you? If He chose to walk away from you what would you miss? What would be different in your life? Think also to a good friend you have. Think of all the time that has been spent getting to really know each other. How at times you each other can even finish each other’s sentences. You know each other’s likes and dislikes, strengths and weaknesses. Maybe even for some at the beginning before the friendship even took off – you knew about one another, but you didn’t really know them. Now think if that person said to you “I don’t want to be your friend anymore,” and they were gone. What had taken you years perhaps to build on was now over. How would you feel? This person who knew you so well, and who you loved was now out of your life.

Jeremiah 1:5 tells us “Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you, and before you were born, I consecrated you. I have appointed you a prophet to the nations.”

Matthew 10:30 says “But the very hairs of your head are numbered.”

Imagine knowing someone so well that you have the exact number of his or her strands of hair. Think of that verse in Jeremiah – before He formed us, He knew us! Wow! If anybody truly knows us it is God. How well do we know Him? We can know a lot about Him, but how well do we really know Him? If He were to say goodbye to us, what would we notice right away missing? Would we only be concerned with our salvation – where we were to spend eternity?

If we were to lose that friend, we loved – our minds would go back to some great times. Times when they had really been there for us, made us laugh, listened to our problems, were even there to give us a hug, smile, or kind word.

How close is the Lord to us – or should I say how close are we to Him? How much of a personal relationship do we really have with Him? The Bible gives us many definitions of how God feels for us. He is called our Father; He says we are His friends.

He is our strength, our joy, our rock – it goes on and on. So, He is many things to us and loves us. How do we feel about Him, what words do we use to describe Him to others or even to ourselves? How often do we tell others about Him? Just as having that great friend here on earth – we know it involves a lot of time, but it’s worth it for us. How much time do we spend with the Lord?

Do we spend enough time just to get our requests in or are we truly spending quality time with Him? In order to have a growing two-way friendship here on earth, we both must give. With God, He already gave us His best, and He continues giving, but how much are we giving? Are we truly giving in order to get – or just truly giving?