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The Importance Of Knowing Him

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To know Him means that we have a clear perception of Him. We understand Him where we are sure of him. We are well informed of the facts concerning Him. We are aware of Him, His Statutes and Commands; His Word, His attributes, blessings and curses. It means we are cognizant of, have perceived or learned Him and His love for us. We have a firm mental grasp of who He is, what He requires of us and have securely entered it to memory in our minds and hearts. We must know God well. If He came and stood before us will we know Him? Knowing Him means that we have an understanding of or skill as a result of study or experience. We should recognize Him then instinctively as distinct and distinguished. In knowing Him we know right from wrong. We are well informed and aware of life and godliness through His Holy Dr. If we don't know we should know; God has put all things to …show more content…

Hearing God requires our full attention. What does it mean to hear God? It means that we perceive or sense; pay attention to, listen for his voice or hear His Word spoken. It means we have been informed of Him and do what we are told to do; we heard and learned. Have we not heard (entered into our ears) that the everlasting God (the one that has no ending, lasting forever, eternal, that never stop being God), the Creator (the one that caused all things to come to being, exist, the originator of all things) of the ends of the earth fainteth (without strength, weak, feeble, without courage or hope, timid) not, neither is weary (tired, worn out, without patience, further liking, without tolerance or zeal, bored), there is no searching (examining or exploring thoroughly, scrutinizing through like we don't know

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