A few thoughts to ponder.
A while back as I was preparing for bed and just running through my day, a couple of verses dropped in my spirit which led to a conversation all of which I’m about to share with you. “My” ask is that you sincerely look at this, see where it applies to you and act accordingly. As you do, may the power and presence of God find expression in your lives – body, soul, and spirit in Jesus name.
“They that know their God, shall be strong and shall do exploits” Dan 11:32b
‘Know’ – be aware of through observation, inquiry, or information; have developed a relationship with (someone) through meeting and spending time with them; be familiar or friendly with; to recognize the nature of; to have experience of.
‘Exploit’ – a bold or daring feat; a notable or heroic act
“My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge” Hosea 4:6a
‘Knowledge’ – the fact or condition of knowing something with familiarity gained through experience or association; awareness or familiarity gained by experience of a fact or situation.
For each of those two verses, please replace the defined words with any mix of definitions above to get a clearer picture.
Once I got those scriptures running through my mind, I then began to ask the Holy Spirit what this was about and the response was rather simple. You (children of God) are victims in this age because you lack knowledge. You know I’m your father but you really don’t know me. Just like many children know who their father is by name, appearance, etc. but do not really know the person of their father, so it is with many of you. You call me Father, but don’t know me. When you don’t know me, you don’t know what I’m capable of, what gets me, what makes me happy, what moves me etc. consequently, you live like a victim, your life is ordinary and you are not making impact.
Can you imagine the child of a billionaire over $100 or worried about a project that costs $10,000? If your father is worth like $10billion and you have a $1,000 issue, will you lose sleep over the issue? I guess the answer is likely “no” – assuming you know he’s your father, he knows you are his child, you know his heart etc. So, “If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him – Matt 7:11”.
In the early days of Nigeria, missionaries travelled to locations unknown to spread the gospel including education (e.g., many schools were built by them). Those were the exploits they did because … they that know their God. Nowadays, we have men and women going on missionary journeys to nations where they could be killed for preaching Christianity or calling the name of Jesus…they that know their God; the same Peter that denied Jesus at the crucifixion, preached Him at Pentecost and over 3,000 were saved… they that know their God; Saul (the persecutor of the church) who later became Paul, met Jesus on his way to persecute some more Christian, and started to preach Christ. He was one of the most oppressed Christians the bible records yet he kept preaching the risen Lord – Jesus Christ regardless of what he experienced and through him, the gospel of Jesus spread to non-Jews…they that know their God… and the list goes on.
Do you know your God? Are you craving for that knowledge of Him? Knowing and being like Him is how you get transformed into His image.
Stay connected,
Bolaji Ajayi
And the word became flesh 