THE POWER AND GLORY OF KNOWING
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The Power and Glory of knowing
You can only worship faithfully what you know
Daniel 11:32 (AMP)
32 And such as violate the covenant he shall pervert and seduce with flatteries, but the people who know their God shall prove themselves strong and shall stand firm and do exploits [for God].
The God that you know that is the God that will defend and protect your life.
1. You call to the God that you know
2. You have faith in the God you know
3. You pray to the God know
4. You trust in the God that you know
Nobody prays or worship a God that they do not know
REVELATION
God will do for you according to what you know about him. You revelation of him
Testimonies accompany reveleation
The OLD saint served him according to the revelation they had of him
Jehova Jireh
Genesis 22:14 (NASB)
14 Abraham called the name of that place The LORD Will Provide, as it is said to this day, "In the mount of the LORD it will be provided."
El Shaddai
Genesis 17:1-2 (NASB)
1 Now when Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to Abram and said to him, "I am God Almighty; Walk before Me, and be blameless.
2 "I will establish My covenant between Me and you, And I will multiply you exceedingly."
How do we come to know God
1 John 2:3-6 (AMP)
3 And this is how we may discern [daily, by experience] that we are coming to know Him [to perceive, recognize, understand, and become better acquainted with Him]: if we keep (bear in mind, observe, practice) His teachings (precepts, commandments).
4 Whoever says, I know Him [I perceive, recognize, understand, and am acquainted with Him] but fails to keep and obey His commandments (teachings) is a liar, and the Truth [of the Gospel] is not in him.
5 But he who keeps (treasures) His Word [who bears in mind His precepts, who observes His message in its entirety], truly in him has the love of and for God been perfected (completed, reached maturity). By this we may perceive (know, recognize, and be sure) that we are in Him:
6 Whoever says he abides in Him ought [as a personal debt] to walk and conduct himself in the same way in which He walked and conducted Himself.
John 17:3 (AMP)
3 And this is eternal life: [it means] to know (to perceive, recognize, become acquainted with, and understand) You, the only true and real God, and [likewise] to know Him, Jesus [as the] Christ (the Anointed One, the Messiah), Whom You have sent.
10Psalm 9:10 (AMP)
10 And they who know Your name [who have experience and acquaintance with Your mercy] will lean on and confidently put their trust in You, for You, Lord, have not forsaken those who seek (inquire of and for) You [on the authority of God's Word and the right of their necessity].
According to the covenant:
Joshua 1:7-9 (NASB)
7 "Only be strong and very courageous; be careful to do according to all the law which Moses My servant commanded you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, so that you may have success wherever you go.
8 "This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it; for then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have success.
9 "Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous! Do not tremble or be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go."
Having a relationship
1 Chronicles 28:9 (AMP)
9 And you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father [have personal knowledge of Him, be acquainted with, and understand Him; appreciate, heed, and cherish Him] and serve Him with a blameless heart and a willing mind. For the Lord searches all hearts and minds and understands all the wanderings of the thoughts. If you seek Him [inquiring for and of Him and requiring Him as your first and vital necessity] you will find Him; but if you forsake Him, He will cast you off forever!
Jeremiah 9:23-24 (AMP)
23 Thus says the Lord: Let not the wise andskillful person glory and boast in his wisdom and skill; let not the mighty and powerful person glory and boast in his strength and power; let not the person who is rich [in physical gratification and earthly wealth] glory and boast in his [temporal satisfactions and earthly] riches;
24 But let him who glories glory in this: that he understands and knows Me [personally and practically, directly discerning and recognizing My character], that I am the Lord, Who practices loving-kindness, judgment, and righteousness in the earth, for in these things I delight, says the Lord.
ADVANTAGE AND BENEFITS OF KNOWING ACCORDING TO GOD'S WORD
1. Liberty of the saints in Christ
2. Victory over satan and circumstances
3. Intimacy with God
4. Experience of God’s power and anointing
5. Increase in faith and power
6. Enriches you worship of God
7. Confidence in God and His word
8. Courage to live and walk the christian life
9. Wisdom to act on God's word
10. Boldness to face and overcome challeges
11. Increased understanding of God's judgements and will
12. Increased understanding of God's ways
13. Power to influence and change any circumstance