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Hello, this is Pastor Don Willeman of Christ Redeemer Church. Welcome to a special-edition series of the Kingdom Perspective.

How should we respond to the forced shut down caused by the coronavirus?

We should take the time to dig deeply into the knowledge of God.

Nothing is more important than knowing God, and nothing is more practical. The great 19th century preacher Charles Spurgeon put it this way:

“I know nothing which can so comfort the soul; so calm the swelling billows of sorrow and grief; so speak peace to the winds of trial, as a devout musing upon the subject of the Godhead.” (morning sermon on January 7, 1855, at New Park Street Chapel, Southwark, England)

God is our source (he made us), and God is our destiny (he is our final judge). We were made by him and for him. We were made to know him and be in relationship with him. But to know and be in relationship with someone requires us to know something about that person. Thus, to begin to know God, we must first know something about him.

So, what can you do to grow in this knowledge about God? I recommend that you grab a classic book that faithfully distills the teaching of Scripture, like Knowing God by J.I. Packer. If you want to start on a more basic level, try R.C. Sproul’s The Holiness of God. And, if you are looking for something more advanced, you’d be hard pressed to find anything more impressive than the Institutes of the Christian Religion by John Calvin.

Bottom line: You should pursue the knowledge of God.

Something to think about from The Kingdom Perspective.