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Written by:
Pastor Jesse Nicholson
2/4/2011 10:06 AM
How well do you know God? Last night my brother Joe (Missionary Pastor in Abergele, Wales, UK) brought a message on the subject of God’s glory. It was a study in the first 5 verses of John 17. He used an illustration of a canyon that British explorers discovered in the 1800’s. For millennia people had no idea of the existence of this canyon. Did that mean it did not exist? Of course not. It was simply not discovered. But the fact of the existence of a canyon really has little to do with its glory (not that the fact of its existence is not important). See its glory is in what is known about the canyon. For instance, Joe mentioned that the depth of the canyon was so deep that if you could turn Mt. Everest upside down and place it in the canyon you would still have over 1 ½ miles of water above the mountain. With a fact like that you begin to understand the glory of the canyon. The same is true with God. The more you know about Him the more glorious He becomes. And as you behold His glory you find out how irresistible He really is. You see how He satisfies all your longings and how He can fill the voids of life. Unfortunately we don’t see the importance of knowing all about God and seeing His glory. We are easily satisfied with knowing all sorts of facts about football players, the most popular diet trend of the month, or who the latest movie star is “with” this week. To learn about God and to ponder the thought of who He is can be the most enriching practice and should be a way of life for all believers. So, how well do you know your God? Why not shut down your computer, go to the Word of God and find out something that will help you to appreciate God’s glory right now.