“But what things were gain to me, these I have counted loss for Christ. Yet indeed I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ, and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, which is from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith; that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death, if, by any means, I may attain to the resurrection from the dead.” Philippians 3:7-11
He hopes to catch your attention and your awe by the majestic beauty of His creation. Once you look at the sky above and the flowers around He wants you to think, “I need to check into God and find out Who He is.”
Once you begin to study His Word and listen to sermons and talk to Christians you discover not only is God a great Creator but His character is even more inspiring. Learning about His holiness and His Omniscience and His Omnipotence combined with His justice, mercy and grace, many want to know Him even better.
Knowledge is good but experience is better! Knowing about God is inspiring but KNOWING God is transformational. The only way to know God’s love is to receive God’s Son, Jesus!
I had heard many good things about Barbara before I met her. We had some mutual friends who sang her praises and encouraged me to meet her. Years before I met her I had heard of her healing story and had even seen it on the TV show “That’s Incredible!”
Everything I heard about her got my attention and inspired a desire to want to know more. So, I got her telephone number from my friends and called her. The talk we had over the phone made me want to meet her in person, so I asked her out.
So it is with God! First, He gets your attention through nature and creation causing you to want to know Him more. As you learn of Him through the Scriptures and as you see His love manifest in people who know Him, you find a desire growing within you to know Him, too. To know God in a more personal and intimate way so you can receive His love you must get to know Jesus.
John 3:16 – “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.”
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