Know and Believe . . . Make Each Summer Day Count

People often tell me that they never thought about going to church until nothing in life was working.  In desperation they come to find out if God is real and could possibly do something for them.  One thing I have learned is there is an inherent knowledge of God and that humanity will call out to God in desperation and despair.  

And . . . God is there. 

You are My witnesses," declares the LORD,
         "And My servant whom I have chosen,
         So that you may know and believe Me
         And understand that I am He
         Before Me there was no God formed,
         And there will be none after Me. Isaiah 43:10

We are chosen to know, to believe, and to understand God is present and is . . . well . . . God.

God wants us to know Him.  [By the way, I assume you agree since you are reading this and like myself, want to know God more.] The Hebrew word, yada, which means to know is used to indicate the kind of knowing that occurs in intimate relationships.  We are invited to come closer and to become more intimate rather than living far away until desperation and despair takes over.

The more we know God . . . the more we believe God:  The Hebrew word, aman, which means believe is used to describe trust as well as to endure.  Whatever occurs in life we are gifted with the ability to believe.  Even so, it is a struggle to believe especially when disappointments crowd into our life.   

Eventually unbelief drains energy and passion from our life.  So. Belief is a crucial component of healthy living, which must be exercised in order to believe on a daily basis. That said, belief is not about ourselves but about God. The thing is as when we get to know God and exercise our belief we discover that God is not only faithful to some but to all.    

Pray to know God . . . to know God more intimately than ever before.

Exercise your belief.

Know God and believe nothing is impossible (Luke 1:37). . . that all things will work together (Romans 8:28). . . and God is able to do more than can be imagined (Ephesians 3:20).

Learning with you to KICK START the day knowing and believing,

Pastor Kerrie

(written by Kerrie Palmer © 2010 All Rights Reserved)

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