ListenDaily - 23 April 2009; So, how can we know?
So then, is Satan real or a metaphor? Are the Scriptures true, as written, or just a series of stories to kind of point us in the right direction?
Can we know.
Yes...we can know.
We know, not by becoming convinced of the inerrancy of the Bible first, or by believing that Satan exists first. First, we have to know God.
When we come to know and trust Him...when we experience Him, then creation, parting of seas, resurrections, and eternity are no longer unthinkable. They become plausible, they become possible, they become expected. When we come to know God, we can come to trust His Word, even if we don't understand it. And is that so unimaginable? How many different things of this world, do you not understand, yet trust?
So, how do we get there?
"Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you." Matthew 6:33
"Be still, and know that I am God." Psalm 46:10 (find any passage at www.Biblegateway.org)
If you struggle with any of these 'truth' issues, start here, with just these verses. Let every other thing go. Just seek God. God will reveal Himself to you. He desires nothing more than to be in a relationship with you; to show His love for you.
If you do not struggle with this, but are in the conversation with someone who does, consider sharing this with them. I think it is rare that someone gets argued, debated, or beaten into the kingdom. "Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into him who is the Head, that is, Christ." Ephesians 4:15
The love of God is the mightiest power, the greatest magnet in the universe. Surely we should seek truth, love truth, teach and preach truth. But always, always, in and with love.
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Questions:
1. How do you know God? 2. What is the state of your relationship with Him? 3. How do you share Him with others?
INTERESTING THOUGHT ON TRUTH:
"Truth is so obscure in these times, and falsehood so established, that, unless we love the truth, we cannot know it."
Blaise Pascal
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