Knowing God Lesson 12

     John17:3(Amp) says, "And this is Eternal Life; it means to know, to perceive, recognize, become acquainted with and understand You, the Only True and real God, and likewise to know Him, Jesus, as the Christ (the Anointed One, the Messiah), Whom You have sent."

     Mankind has been on a quest to know God, for thousands of years.  We've fostered religious ideas and traditions from the carnal mind of the flesh, but to no avail.  We continue struggling to know Him by our own standards, without having any idea of Who or What, He really is like.  Many see Him as an angry God of the old covenant, Who still inflicts His family with sickness and plagues, but this isn't true according to His Word.

     Is.54:14-15(Amp) tells us, "You shall establish yourself in righteousness, rightness, in conformity with God's will and order; you shall be far from even the thought of oppression or destruction, for you shall not fear, and from terror, for it shall not come near you. Behold, they may gather together and stir up strife, but it is not from Me. Whoever stirs up strife against you shall fall and surrender to you."

     Jesus tells us in John4:23-24(Amp), "A time will come, however, indeed it is already here, when the true (genuine) worshipers will worship the Father in Spirit and in Truth (reality); For the Father is seeking just such people as these as His worshipers. God is a Spirit (a Spiritual Being), and those who worship Him must worship Him in Spirit and in Truth (reality)."

     Jesus prays in John17:17(Amp), "Sanctify them, purify, consecrate, separate them for Yourself, make them Holy by the Truth, Your Word is Truth."  Only God's Word is Truth, everything else is speculation and opinion from the carnal realm of man's imagination.  We haven't allowed the Holy Spirit to bring the Revelation of Spiritual Truth and have replaced the Truth with our own ideas.

     1John5:7-8(Amp) says, "So there are three witness in Heaven; the Father, the Word, and the Spirit, the water, and the Blood; and these three are in unison; their testimony coincides."  God, His Word and His Spirit are all exactly the same, when it comes to His Promises and His covenant through Jesus.  If you don't know His Word, then you don't know Him by your spirit, but only by the dictates of the world.

     Is.53:11(Amp) says, "He shall see the fruit of the travail of His soul and be satisfied; by His knowledge of Himself which He possesses and imparts to others shall My uncompromisingly Righteous One, My Servant, justify many and make many righteous, upright and in right standing with God, for He shall bear their iniquities and their guilt with the consequences, says the Lord."

     God tells us from His lips of Truth, that He and His Word are One.  God has "exalted His Word even above His Name," so we can stand on this Truth.  Psalm138:2(Amp) says, "I will worship toward Your Holy Temple and praise Your Name for Your Loving Kindness and for Your Truth and Faithfulness; for You have exalted above all else Your Name and Your Word and You have magnified Your Word above all Your Name."

     2Cor.1:20(Amp) says, "For as many as are the Promises of God, they all find their Yes Answer in Him, Christ, For this reason we also utter the Amen (so be it), to God through Him, Jesus, in His Person, and by His Agency to the Glory of God."  God's Promises in Isaiah, were made to the new covenant people, through the coming of Jesus and all His Promises are "Yes and Amen through Jesus to the Glory of God."  

    This is more than just going to Heaven, through faith in Jesus, it is God now coming back into this earth through His people and bringing Heaven's rule once again into this earth.  We're only requires to believe His Promises and not limit the Lord in His ministry among mankind on this planet.  Many Christians still believe today, that God is behind all we see happening around us and surrender to what satan is trying to do.  Those in the old covenant weren't born-again in their spirits, so God had to deal with and correct them by the flesh.  If God's people think that God is behind their suffering, then we will not resist it and become passive in our faith of His Promises.

     God's new creation family are no longer only in the flesh, but are born of His Own Word and Spirit.  We're Spirit beings and are to be corrected and disciplined by His Word.  2Tim.3:16-17(Amp) says, "Every Scripture is God-breathed, given by His Inspiration and profitable for instruction, for reproof and conviction of sin, for correction of error and discipline in obedience, in holy living, in conformity to God's will in thought, purpose and action. So that the man of God may be complete and proficient, well-fitted and thoroughly equipped for every Good work."