Stepping Out With God - Pasir Panjang Church of Christ Singapore

Getting Up Close
and Personal with God
Get to know God more deeply
In the business world, there is a saying that "it is not what you know but who
you know that counts". This is true in all areas of life. It is even true in death.
If you do not know God, you don't have
anything to stand on - not in this world or in the next.
To know God, is to have a desire to be aware of Him more and more each
day. This is a life-long endeavour. There are some people who have no
desire for this.
In Romans 1:28, the Bible tells us that there are some who refused to have
God in their knowledge... "being filled with all unrighteousness... hateful to
God... without understanding... unmerciful: who, knowing the ordinance of
God, that they that practise such things are worthy of death, not only do the
same, but also consent with them that practise them."
Recently, brother Mark Brewer gave me a few books which his parents
brought all the way from USA. One of the books was entitled "Can Man Live
Without God?" This is the next book on my reading list.
For me, knowing God is more than just pure knowledge or being able to
prove His existence or quote X number of verses. If we know God, who He
is, what He wants for us to be, our lives will be transformed.
Our outlook, world view and practices on a day-to-day basis will be different.
The verse that comes to mind as I ponder on this thought of knowing God
is Proverbs 27:1: "Boast not thyself of tomorrow; For thou knowest not what
a day may bring forth."
In Matthew 6:34, Jesus puts it this way, "Be not therefore anxious for the
morrow: for the morrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient unto the day is
the evil thereof".
I put it to you that if we know God and what He has in store for us, we will
learn how to live each day fully, one day at a time. I know some of us are
having health problems - long term ones that need a lot of care.
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