To Know Him!

People will have varying views of others simply due to either how much or how little they know about them. The better we know someone the more willing we are to TRUST them with regard to the most precious things of our life. Is that not the same with regard to our view of God?

Reading through Psalms yesterday morning, I was struck by the following words of David.

“(9) The Lord is a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. (10) And THOSE WHO KNOW YOUR NAME PUT THEIR TRUST IN YOU, for you, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek you.” ( Psalm 9:9-10 ESV)

The more we come to know God the more willing we will be to surrender in TRUSTING FAITH to His care and guidance. David’s trust in God is beautifully reflected in the twenty-third psalm as a sheep who intimately knew the Great Shepherd. That relationship brought comfort, rest, and relief from fear.

To come to know God’s Names is to come to know more of Him and why He is completely worthy of our TRUST. “Elohim”, our magnificent Creator. “Yahweh” (or “Jehovah”, “LORD”) the Covenant God who keeps His promises. “Adonai”, the glorious Ruler of all. “Eloah”, the One of strength. “El-Shaddai”, God Almighty. “El-Olam”, the everlasting One. “Elyon”, the exalted or most high One. “El Roi”, the God who sees me. And the list from the Hebrew goes on, though not to forget the great “I Am” who is the ever existing One. To know God’s infinite wisdom, power, love, grace, mercy, goodness, unfailing faithfulness, etc. should draw us ever closer to Him with a willingness to rest our life in His sovereign care.

To know God -- to know His Name (and Names) -- is to develop a view of His attributes and power in which our COMPLETE TRUST for our very life can be placed. We can FULLY TRUST in Him because He can only remain faithful. ( 1 Timothy 2:13) As we sincerely seek Him let us know we will not be forsaken.

Have a great day COMFORTED IN KNOWING THE ONE ON WHOM WE CAN DEPEND!
Carl

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