Growing up it seems as if I always knew who God was. I was raised in a church setting and had my salvation by the age of six years old. I had a family who was highly involved in church and I studied his word through many church programs. I knew The Lord, I knew his word, but it wasn’t until adulthood I fully captured the true meaning and depth behind his word.
Two things that come to mind when I think of KNOWING His word is first, knowing his words are always written out of a heart of LOVE. Our Heavenly Father always has the best intentions for us, no matter how we receive verses or biblical truth. The second thing is that his Word is always TRUE. That means when God’s word says things about you and how you were made in his image, it’s true. I want to explain more in depth on these concepts.
First of all God’s words are LOVE. Growing up, I didn’t always look at scripture as loving. There’s one verse, in particular that stood out to me. “Numbers 23:32 You may be sure, your sin will always find you out.” That was a little terrifying for me my entire childhood and teenage years. I felt as if there was God lurking in the shadows ready to pounce on me as soon as I messed up. This turned a loving God, who wanted the best for me, into a God who was ready to call me out on my sins, not up to his heavenly realm. I was wrong, though. Every bit of scripture, every testimony in the Bible, every proverb and psalm written, every piece of the Bible, was written with the intentions of love, to guide us in a life filled with abundance and joy and all the fruits of the spirit. That’s when KNOWING God’s words are written out of LOVE that we get to have that entire perspective change.
The second thing that stood out to me is KNOWING God’s word is always true. Even when you don’t feel like you are made in his image. Even when you don’t think you fit the criteria of “Child of God”. Even when you don’t feel like you are forgiven, or accepted, or redeemed. His words reign true until the end of time. I have heard this said before, “if one thing in the Bible isn’t true, that invalidates the entire Bible and God is not a liar.” So on days where I felt less than virtuous or less than called, I remind myself that I KNOW God’s words are always TRUE, no matter what situation I face or what my emotions may tell me.
Knowing God in this way and his words in this way, has changed my life. It has lead me to a deeper, lasting relationship with him. It overflows into my marriage, the way I parent, the way I work, and the relationships I have with others. I want that for you, and I know God wants that for you too. I pray you know God’s words are LOVE and TRUE.
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