Getting to Know You

All too often, we find ourselves replacing the act of knowing God with service for God. Somewhere along the way, we have gotten in our minds that the more I DO for God shows how much I love God. Unfortunately this doesn't quite match up with what God desires. Hosea 6:3 says, "Oh that we might know the Lord! Let us press on to know him." (NLT) In today's culture, knowing is equated with facts and figures. We assume we know God if we understand that God is all-powerful, all-knowing, ever-present, gracious, etc. But the word "know" here carries with it the idea of a personal relationship. To truly know God means to have an intimate, personal relationship with him. This can only come about by spending quality time WITH him. I find it interesting that a little further down in this chapter, it reads, "I want you to know me more than I want burnt offerings." (Hosea 6:6b) More than God wants our service, he wants us. May our lives be consumed with the pursuit of "knowing" God.