*He’s Not a Casual Acquaintance

One of Job’s three fair-weather friends admonishes, “Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee.” This is always good advice, no matter whose lips it falls from. We should always be thankful for those who lead us into a deeper knowledge of God, no matter what group they belong to.

A little knowledge of God is worth more than a great knowledge about Him. Someone has said, “When people know God, losses and crosses cease to matter to them; what they have gained simply banishes those things from their minds.” To know God is to experience peace that passes understanding, and good is the ultimate dessert.

J.I. Packer says, “John Calvin knew more theology than John Bunyan, but the latter knew his God every bit as well as the former.” Both the intellect and the illiterate can know God alike, for He is no respecter of persons. It is humbling to think we are known of God; it is awesome to think we can know God.

Keep close company with Jesus, and it will not be long before you get to know God better.