THAT I MAY KNOW HIM
Memorise: If
any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God,
or whether I speak of myself. John 7:17
Read: Philippians 4:7-10, 7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding,
shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever
things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure,
whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be
any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.
9 Those things, which ye have both learned, and received,
and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you.
10 But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly, that now at the last
your care of me hath flourished again; wherein ye were also careful, but ye
lacked opportunity.
Bible in one
year: Deuteronomy 9:13-11:32, Job 3:20-4:6
MESSAGE!!!
Being with Jesus
brings about knowing Him as we brought to. Many blessings await the one who
knows Jesus correctly. Paul, an apostle of Jesus
Christ prayed that he might
know Him, because he knew the attendant blessings of knowing the Author of
life. The question is: what does it entail to know Jesus Christ? It takes
staying with Him, learning from Him, doing His bidding and loving the brethren.
He said:
“Come unto me, all ye
that labour and are heavy laden and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon
you, and learn of me….”
Matthew 11:28-29
There are lots of
things we must learn from Jesus if we really want to know Him as He is. For
example, in the three great temptations that confronted Him in the wilderness,
He proved true and faithful to His Father in heaven. He did not misuse His
power, authority and the privilege of being the Son of the God with whom there
is no impossibility. So, He refused to turn stone to bread. He also turned down
the offer of being the richest man on earth when the condition was to worship
the devil. Jesus Christ was then confronted with the pride of life when He was
prodded by the devil to engage in a show of power, but He refused to jump from
the pinnacle of the temple.
It is interesting to
note that these were the three main temptations that rocked the human race in
the Garden of Eden, and our first parents fell headlong into them. The lust of
the flesh, the lust of the eyes and the pride of life (Genesis 3:6; 1st
John 2:16). As we know Jesus Christ, we learn to do His bidding and when we do
His bidding, we are blessed. Our lack of the knowledge of Him makes us alien to
God and we short-change ourselves by this. The Bible says:
“And such as do
wickedly, against the covenant shall he corrupt by flatteries: but the people
that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits.”
Daniel 11:32
The apostles of old
knew the impotence of knowing the true God and one of them said:”…. Shew us the
Father, and it sufficeth us.” (John 14:8). Brethren, we must know Jesus through
and through.
Action point
Using Philippians 3:10, pray earnestly to God that He
my reveal Himself to you.
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