My brother-in-law knows a lot about Tim Tebow. Actually,
he knows a lot about a lot of athletes. He could probably walk up to Tim Tebow
and start a conversation the things Tebow likes or has done. There’s a problem,
however. The famous athlete would probably scrunch his eye brows and say, “Do I
know you?” You see, much to my brother-in-law’s dismay, all his time getting to
know Tebow would be useless in having a friendship. He “knows” Tebow, but Tebow
has no idea who he is.
We can be that way with God. We have learned lots of
stuff about Him. We have been in Sunday school and church for many years,
categorizing information. But do you know
the God you believe? Is God likely to say to you, “Ahhhh, Yes… my dear and
faithful servant” or “I never knew you.”?(Matthew 7:22-23) You may be thinking
that is an extreme example. You may not be intimate with God, but it isn’t as
if he doesn’t know you at all. Perhaps you have been close to God, but you have
found it hard to spend time with him, lately. After all, you’re in a busy
season, right? Maybe He recognizes your cry for help, as that tends to be when
he hears from you. Maybe you have let Him in just a little, holding His
Matchless Grace at bay, rather than letting Him flood your life.
Your God wants you to know
the God you have believed in. He desires a deeply intimate relationship with
you. Do you know what your mother’s handwriting looks like? My mom has a wild
script that is only hers. No one writes like her. When I see my name drawn by
her hand, I cannot mistake the author. I know her and I know the works of her
hands. Do you recognize the work of your God’s hand? If you frequently wonder
what God is doing, what He wants you to do, or you can’t recall the last change
He made in you, your God may be longing to spend more time with you .Cry from
your heart, “Lord, help my unbelief!” You see, like the man Jesus encountered,
even if we believe in God, our hearts are sick with unbelief (Mark 9:14-29). We
want to believe, but all this stuff gets in the way. In tragedy, we know we
need Him. Then in daily busyness, we drown ourselves in activity, and we forget
what he has done. We lose sight of Him, and we forget what He looks like. He
becomes someone we were once close with.
Most of us women have had many friends over our
lifetimes. Some are so close to us they can finish our thoughts. Some are
merely acquaintances. Some have endured time and trial and stuck with us, while
some were dear to us long ago, but we have at some point gone in in different
directions. But, how many friends do you have that you only call when you need
something; you only talk when you call, and you never listen; they never pop up
in your mind, and you don’t involve them in your daily life. You don’t like
those kinds of friends, so you try not to be that kind of friend. So it goes
with God, to know Him is to spend quality time with Him and in His word. He desires that of us. (Proverbs 8:17)
Sisters, don’t let Christ become unrecognizable to you!
Know whom you have believed. Think on Him. Let the Holy Spirit fill your life
and teach you about God. Don’t waste another day getting to know things of no
eternal value. Knowing a lot about the Lord is great; following His laws is
good too. But, He created you to have communion with Him, and you in turn will
glorify Him, and through that you uphold His law and are filled with the Holy
Spirit! Do you know the God you believe?
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