To Know God

“And this is eternal life, that they know you the only true God and Jesus Christ whom You sent.” John 17:3

This is the Highly Priestly prayer breathed out by Our Saviour for all the believers who believed in Him and who would believe. Yes!! Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners (1Tim.1:15) like you and me. From what? From the bondage of sin, death and from the clutches of the devil. For what? To have eternal life, in order to KNOW God- who is the one true God and Jesus Christ.

Most often when we think of eternal life, we are prone to think in terms of quantity than in terms of quality. Focus on the depth not just the breadth!! True life is knowing God! Stop at that. Think for a minute with me. God saved us to know Him. The one true God who is Great, powerful, Omnipresent, Omniscient, Sovereign, All-wise, abounding in love and so much more. We finite creatures, poor, fallen now washed, cleansed, forgiven to know an infinite God!! Doesn't that thought blow your mind??

We were not saved for ourselves and to just secure a safe place in heaven, but pulled out of hell's fire and brought into a close intimate relationship with God through Christ by the power of the Holy Spirit. We are called into a relationship. Notice carefully it is not knowing about God but knowing God. There is a vast difference in that. No wonder it was Paul's running theme often in the Epistle to the Philippians. And God wants us not just to know Him but also to understand Him. And He delights in that. Too much?? Read the verse below.

"Thus says the LORD: "Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, let not the mighty man boast in his might, let not the rich man boast in his riches, but let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands me and knows me, that I am the LORD who practices steadfast love, justice and righteousness in the earth. For in these things I delight, declares the LORD." Jeremiah 9:23-24.

So the next time you are thanking God for your salvation received through Christ, meditate on John 17:3. We are to know God and Jesus Christ by the power of His Holy Spirit. And this is accomplished with much dependence on His Holy Spirit, by reading and meditating on His precious life-giving word that transforms our life and renews our mind (Romans12:2), in constant prayer and practical application of His word in our lives, desiring His glory alone!! (1Cor.10:31)