Well, you might ask, "What and where is my "knower"? I must leave that question unanswered. Sorry. It's impossible to really know where your knower may be located. But, if you've got one,
you'll know it!
And where it is is beside the point, anyway. If you're sure you know Christ, that's all we need right now. Because if you don't, Jesus may be crying over you.
You see, Jesus cried over the city of Jerusalem. (Luke 19:41) No one there really knew God. No one understood that He was the Son of God who had come to bring them Salvation, the saving of their souls for God. No one had remembered the old prophets who had foretold of a Messiah. No one understood that the "holy" ones had confiscated the truth of the Scriptures and Laws and redesigned them to suit themselves. No one had a clue their lives had been torn away from God by those who claimed to be "holy". And so, "Jesus wept."
Is this problem still around today? How many people claim to be Christian yet don't go to church, or don't bother to pray or trust God in their lives? They use "Christian" as a word of description on a job, loan, or student application. But that word is not in their Knower!
Could they describe a Christian correctly? Would they know what a good church should look like? Do they do unselfish acts for the purpose of loving others, or for their own satisfaction? Have they taught their children to love God? Do they pray for their family and friends? Do they hurt when others hurt?
You name some things a Christian might do that others might not.
Maybe none of us measure up to the Good Samaritan. Maybe only some know about the Good Samaritan. Maybe some of us know and fall very, very short in other descriptions of "Christian."
There is no finger pointing here. We must all put ourselves under the microscope. I know I fall short. Do you, too? We can all reexamine ourselves and ask, "Do I know Christ in my Knower?"
As short on a list of goodness as I am, I do know Christ in my Knower! I know without a doubt that Christ died for my sins. He paid the price for me! He hurts when I forget Him. He cries over me a lot! But, I love Him with all my heart! And although my faith is small, it is everything I need. But I must remember to use it and remember it.
I am the classic "human". Just like Adam and Eve, I get schnookered now and then by that old evil serpent, the devil. But my knower has begun to smell him out, the old stinky one. And that makes me glad.
I hope you know Jesus in your "knower" and I hope your knower is in good operation. Thanks be to God for these modern gizmos.
(And that's not all!!!!!!!) Have a happy day and thanks for listening.
Jo
Saturday, January 19, 2013
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