God desires for His creation to have an intimate, personal relationship with Him. In John 17:3 Jesus said, “Now this is eternal life: that they may know You, the only true [supreme and sovereign] God, and [in the same manner know] Jesus [as the] Christ whom You have sent.”
Eternal life is more than living forever. It is a life that is defined by knowing God and experiencing all Who God is.
God tells us in Jeremiah 9:23-24, “Let not the wise man bask in his wisdom, nor the mighty man in his might, nor the rich man in his riches. Let them boast in this alone: That they truly know me, and understand that I am the Lord of justice and of righteousness whose love is steadfast”.
There are several commands in God’s Word that revolve around or are contingent upon our knowing God.
Proverbs 3:5 tells us, “Lean on, trust in, and be confident in the Lord with all your heart and mind and do not rely on your own insight or understanding.”
Luke 10:27 commands, ”You must love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself.”
How do we reach a point in our lives where we completely trust and love God? We must come to know His heart and His attributes. The names of God are a manifestation (evidence, example) of His character and reveal to us Who He is.
Approximately one year ago God instructed me to begin writing a blog describing His many names. It is my desire to help the readers of these articles, along with myself, discover Who God truly is and become intimately acquainted with Him.
Father, I pray Your Word over each person who reads this. As we “Move our heart closer and closer to God, He will come even closer to you. (James 4:8)
I thank You for Your promise and I thank You that You are faithful to Your Word. Open our hearts to all that You are.
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