Keep our heart with all diligence
Acts 24:16
His wisdom is found in the results , even we don't understand it
His thoughts are above our thoughts
The Rosie runner story
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/0...
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wik...
She was disqualified, she did not run the race
If you have a favourite person and you can anticipate their response in certain situations. How did that happen?
Did you get that close that you can anticipate?
1:7 Proverbs
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge:
but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Consider the Fear of the Lord is the beginning point
If you have not developed relationship you have missed some points to start
It's the beginning, of knowledge, beginning of wisdom
2:5 Proverbs
Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD,
and find the knowledge of God.
2:3-5
Yea, if thou criest after knowledge,
and liftest up thy voice for understanding;
If thou seekest her as silver,
and searchest for her as for hid treasures;
Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD,
and find the knowledge of God.
Prospecting is hard work, goal to it, if you want to know God then you have to put the work into it
Like a married couple , put the work into it, do what you have to do to get the relationship
Put the work in to know that person
Over the years put the work in continuously to know your mate, as we all grow and change over time
Intimacy, inner most secrets , two parties working together to get to know each other better
Develop a deeper relationship
139 Psalm 1-4
O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me.
Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising,
thou understandest my thought afar off.
Thou compassest my path and my lying down,
and art acquainted with all my ways.
For there is not a word in my tongue,
but, lo, O LORD, thou knowest it altogether.
David gives insight on putting in the work to know him
Genesis 4:1
And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD.
God knew David, put in the work to know , an intimate relationship, innermost secrets that are known
The relationship he desires from us, he wants to have relationship with us
Desires deep closeness in relationship with us
Life changes a person, God will examine the heart as he desires to know the person
Ephesians 3:18-19
May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.
God has done his work, he examines
Exodus 33:12-13
And Moses said unto the LORD, See, thou sayest unto me, Bring up this people: and thou hast not let me know whom thou wilt send with me. Yet thou hast said, I know thee by name, and thou hast also found grace in my sight. Now therefore, I pray thee, if I have found grace in thy sight, shew me now thy way, that I may know thee, that I may find grace in thy sight: and consider that this nation is thy people.
God is calling us to get to know Him
We have to put in the effort
Matthew 7:22-23
Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in
thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
Psalms 27:8-9
Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in
thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
God we need to know you the way you know me
Do you and do I do we fear the Lord so we know him the way he knows us ?
