To Know and Be Known By God

I want you to imagine what it would be like to walk with God every day. He knows your name, your favorite foods, the frustrations of your day, the highlights, all of it. More than that, you get to know Him, too. What does His laugh sound like? What parts of the Scripture does He emphasize for you?

God created us for many reasons. It seems like the primary reason, though, is so that we can know God and be known by Him in turn. He loves us deeply and wants a relationship with us. He wants to walk with us each day.

Let’s look at Adam and Eve. When God created the Garden and set things in motion, it was good. God approved of it. While there were several things God tasked Adam and Eve with, it’s clear that God created us also to have a relationship with Him. In the evenings of each day, which is how the day begins in the Jewish calendar, God walked with them. They were together. Can you imagine what that was like? To know God and be known by Him so clearly.

Unfortunately, Mankind sinned. We chose something other than God, and our hearts have longed for Him ever since. Thankfully, the story doesn’t end there! It’s clear that God wanted to restore us to Him. He wants a relationship with us once again. That’s one reason Jesus came to pay the debt of sin that we can never pay: so that we can know God.

Sin separates us from God. Jesus came to Earth, lived a Blameless Life, and died on the Cross. He rose again three days later, having paid the price of sin that we could never pay. He restored the bridge to God. He is the Bridge to God.

What our hearts cry for is to be reunited with God. People and things are good, sure, but they’re not enough, and we know it. That’s why we go from new things and new relationships to the next "new". We’re not evil because of it, but we’re not whole, either.

God wants to walk with us. It is a core part of who He is. During this Bible Plan, we’re going to look at what it means to walk in step with God. Don’t worry about perfection. (Easier said than done, I know.) Instead, let’s turn our eyes to God.

Please take a moment and consider how deeply God cares for you. He loves you so much! As you consider, ask Him to reveal His Love to you. Pray the words in Ephesians over yourself and spend the rest of today considering that your main purpose is to know and be known by God.