Get To Know GOD

GOD is Love 2

In GOD is Love I talked about some reasons that people have weak faith or a lack of trust in GOD. So what should be my response to people I meet who do not understand who GOD is and what He calls us to in His Kingdom? It should not be to judge or condemn, it should not be to belittle or ridicule or to ignore as if they are not worthy of my expertise. As I know and serve the True and Living GOD – Creator, Sustainer, Redeemer, Provider who is Loving, Righteous, Holy, True, Just, Merciful, Kind, Faithful, Generous, etc., it is my responsibility and privilege to live my life as an example of who He is. As I know and serve GOD I must live my life so that others can get to know Him as I do. Because I know that GOD Loves me I must not only love Him back But I must love His creation, His Word, His salvation by loving His children – humanity. I must live in my life in both private and public so that others will see who GOD is and what He wants for them.

My behavior more than my words must show GOD’s Love, mercy, forgiveness, kindness, faithfulness, generosity, Righteousness, Holiness, justice, truth, etc., so that others can get to know Him as I do. I must be compelled by GOD’s Love to give His Love to everyone I can. Everything about GOD and His Kingdom has given me everything I have. Everything I have is from GOD and is not for me to keep but to give to those who need His Love, kindness, mercy, forgiveness, truth, gentleness, justice, provision, Righteousness, Holiness, salvation, healing, or deliverance. There should be no aspect of my life, no experience, no possession, no hope, no expectation, no trust that I cannot share with someone else, that Holy Spirit cannot use to minister to someone else. I cannot hold onto anything. As GOD gave His all for me through The Father, Jesus Christ, and His Holy Spirit so must I give my all for His use. This is the patience and joy of the saints – believers in Christ.

That said, each believer must read and study the Bible to learn who GOD is from His Word that He gave to us so that we could learn of Him. If you want to know who GOD is and what He expects of you then you must not just read His Word, you must study it, learn what Jesus said, what the Apostles said, what the Prophets said, learn the history of GOD’s creation and interaction with humanity. Then you will begin to know GOD, but you also need to fellowship with GOD, this is generally called prayer and worship. Prayer is not just asking GOD for stuff (that should be very little of your conversation), ask Him what He wants you to know, to do, to say, ask Him to reveal Himself to you as you read and study His Word. Listen to His Holy Spirit, learn to discern GOD’s voice from your own and other voices that want to distract you from His. Worship is about GOD Himself, we are reminding Him and ourself of who He is. Praise is about what GOD has done for us and in general. Thirdly you must fellowship with other believers, go to church, bible study, prayer meetings regularly, If not daily then a couple of times a week, being around other believers is a key to your growth in knowledge and understanding of who GOD is and what He is doing in your life, your family, your church, your place of work, your community, city, state, country, world.

Jesus did not come to earth as a man and die a horrible death in your place so that you can go to Heaven someday. He did not die to make bad men good. He did all that He did to make dead men live*. And He wants us to live in His Kingdom in the earth as it is in Heaven and when we get to Heaven it will be greater than we can even imagine.

*”Jesus Christ did not come to make bad men good. He came to make dead men live!” Ravi Zacharias 2016