Thoughts for another day

December 2, 2010

Today's verse: Wis. 15:3. For to know thee is perfect righteousness: yea, to know thy power is the root of immortality.  (KJV)

(Pls. read the above before you read further. Thanks)

Knowledge of the LORD God Almighty is of great essence and like our Word says today tantamount to perfect righteousness.  How one might ask; and it is because knowledge of God doesn't come so easily.  When you know God all things change:  Your whole life changes.  You no longer are riddled by the affairs of the world for to you they are things that the Mighty and all-powerful God can set right in the twinkling of an eye. 

To the one who knows God, even if his life is scrambled and in tatters, the Master can set it right in a jiffy, just as a genius can set the rubik's cube right within a flash no matter what colors are seen in each of the various sides and how difficult it may seem.  Knowing God means being in awe of Him and seeking to worship Him always.  Your every cell is filled with His power and you suddenly realize the immense power of God and the brilliance of His Majesty.  Knowing Him is being able to imbibe Him deep inside.  Mary the sister of Martha, knew Jesus and she thought it right to sit at His feet gazing at His aura, rather than be involved in the affairs of the kitchen.  

David also knew God well.  His heart welled up with love for God and was he completely devoted to Him.  So confident was he of God that he could speak to Him and tell Him, 'Even though I walk in the valley of the shadow of death, I shall not be afraid… for You are there with Your crook and staff.'  On another occasion, when the Israelites were filled with terror of the Philistine Goliath, it was David who stood up and said, 'Who is this uncircumcised Philistine that he should defy the armies of the living God?'  Yes, David was aware of God, the Living God and he took pride in the fact that God was with Him and that is why he could belittle the person who caused the hearts of his fellowmen to melt.  Knowledge of God does that and though the person may still be fallible and still fall into the snare of the devil, he can stand up when the time comes and do his best for God and in the process witness God's power.  And then Jesus will say, 'come enter and dine with Me, for I know you well.'