Knowing God

In My Utmost today Oswald Chambers asks the question, "We recceive His blessings and know His word, but do we know Him?"Of course we know some things about God, but do we know Him? So I did a quick word study in my Bible with the word "know."

While I came up with some great verses, the one that stood out the most was from Hosea. Chapter 6 verse 6 says that God would rather us know Him, than offer burnt sacrifices. Two verses before this it says, "Let us know; let us press on to Know the Lord."Let us press on to know the Lord.

Those are pretty strong words. You are not just going to know God. You have to work for it. So, I asked myself. What's the best way to get to know God, well any child in Sunday School could answer that one. "Read your Bible!" Then I asked well where is the best place in the Bible to learn about God, thinking about places that specifically speak about God's character. God reminded me that His character is in every part of the Bible. I just need to read it and ask, "What does this tell me about God?"

For fun I closed my Bible and randomly opened it up to a verse. I read it and then asked myself, "What does this tell me about God?" Obviously you need to read other verses around the verse for context, but I used this as a way to practice learning about God's character in verses that might not specifically say something like, "God is faithful."

It takes work to know God. Know God pleases Him. Am I willing to work for that, so I can please my Savior, so I can know Him?