Isn’t it great when God wants to teach us something, sometimes he finds it necessary to smack us over the head with it. As I was assiduously taking notes during the morning service a few weeks ago, I re-read something that I had just written down. It was brief statement by my pastor, but it struck me. I tucked it away to ruminate on it. Sometimes it takes me awhile to think through things. Ever obliging to aid me on my journey, God decided it was time to push the issue. The same issue kept popping up everywhere I went.
To be honest, I have not quite reached a resolution in my mind on this. Just food for thought. For those of you who don’t know me, this is a tiny glimpse into the strange and confusing workings of my mind. Read on at your own risk.
Psalm 1:3-6 – “He shall be like a tree, planted by rivers of waters that brings forth its fruit in its season, whose leaf also shall not wither and whatever he does shall prosper. The ungodly are not so, they are like chaff that wind drives away. Therefore, the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the ungodly shall perish.”
John 1: 5-7 – “This is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you, that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all. If we say that we have fellowship with Him and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. But if we walk in the light as he is in the light we have fellowship with one another and the blood of Jesus Christ his son cleanses us from all sin.”
In my study of His Word and my daily life, I strive to know God better. I strive to learn all I can about His plan for His people, His grace extended to me, and His story that, amazingly, includes me. In all of this, my thought has been the know God. However, the question floating around in my mind is now, “Does God know me?”
So, I’m trying to know God and now I’m asking if he knows me. This leads me to think about having a relationship with God. Salvation, grace, and life are not about religion, but about God and a relationship with Him. I’m not the best at friendships or relationships, so my rumination is continuing on the subject of relationships. We’ll see where God leads me next.
To be continued.
