God made us to know Him. In the book of Jeremiah, God promised that He would watch over the small group of exiles sent into captivity in Babylon, the remnant of Judah. He promised that He would bring them back to the promised land. He made one other promise. “I will give them a heart to know me, that I am the LORD.” [Jer 24:7 NIV]
God wants us to know Him. Hebrews 8 reminds us that God gave a New Covenant, and in that New Covenant He will give us hearts and minds that know Him. “I will put my laws in their minds and write them on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people. No longer will a man teach his neighbor, or a man his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ because they will all know me, from the least of them to the greatest.” [Heb 8:10-11]
As Christians, we are reborn under the New Covenant, the one sealed by the blood of God’s Son on the cross. God puts His laws in our minds and our hearts. His desire is that all know Him, personally, intimately. We aren’t just to know OF HIM. A lot of people know OF HIM, but do not know Him. After all, James reminds us even the demons believe there is a God. And that knowledge makes them shudder with fear. [2:19]
We are to KNOW HIM, as Father, Savior, Redeemer, Lord. Our lives are to be spent knowing Him in ever-greater measure. The greatest search in our lives, our greatest pursuit, is to know our wonderful Lord and Master.
God, create in me a desire to know You more! I want knowing you to be the all-consuming desire of my life. Amen.
