The more I know God the more I will make Him be known to the world

From: January 22 – 28, 2008

Pastor: Edith Cruz

Study: # 526

TOPIC: “The more I know God the more I will make Him be known to the world” Psalm 67:1-3 All human beings are complicated. Then, the purpose of the church is to let them know who God is. "That thy way may be known upon earth…" Psalm 67:2 Sometimes there are conversations that are not about faith but about our complaints, ailments, etc. and in this way we cannot edify others. The more we know about God the more we can speak of Him. We should speak differently from those who argue. Some Christians have so many arguments that they are full of doubts and justifications, and that’s what they speak, but the more we know God the more solid our convictions will be and we will have less doubts, arguments and lack of faith. We should have one theme to speak of and it is about the living God, of His power and of His love. As we try to undervalue the living God with poor excuses, we begin to speak about things that are far from God’s glorious path. Life is very hard and difficult. Nobody can fix our lives but rather we will know how to live and how to walk, only by keeping ourselves in God. The more we know God the more we will make Him be known to this world, wherever we go. The more knowledge we have of God, the less we will fear and even look forward to the earthly death. When God’s plan and truth is unknown to us, concerning our lives and our earthly death, then one lives with fear and terror. Each person speaks of what he has lived, of his personal experience. A fearful person speaks according to his stubbornness. Each one lives their own cause, but we must understand that there is a name, the name of God, and the more we know Him the more we can adore Him, speak about Him, trust Him and believe in Him. The more we know God the more we can speak, believe and expect from Him. We should always speak with hope, for what we are hoping to see, not for our own benefit or what we want to see but for the benefit of others. I will have blessings in God’s mercy. All the mercy that God has shown for our lives are blessings. We can see it in His forgiveness of our sins. That is always the first link in the chain of mercy experienced, known and lived in us. When we become God’s children the first thing that we experience is His forgiveness and this produces peace in us. When we are free from our sins we can breathe. The more God has forgiven us the more we will experience His mercy. God forgives us and then He gives us according to His riches of glory and mercy. Our sins are forgiven through Christ. God cannot bless or be pleased with a sinner, because He hates sin. God is three times holy. Only those who have been forgiven through Christ's blood can please God and be blessed by Him. In order to have God’s good will upon us, Jesus must be part of our lives. As we begin to walk, the grace of God is shown in this world. That good will began in us through the cross. Jesus began to speak with the Father and in that relationship we began to know the living God through Christ. It was not directly but through death, of a blood that was shed in the cross to pay for our sins.

The psalmist asked Jehovah to make His face glow upon the men who have reached sanctification, not living a worldly life. "God have mercy on us, and bless us; make His face shine upon us”. The face of Jehovah will glow upon those who have loved sanctity. The face of God shines upon those who love sanctity. His face should be upon us and shine, for this reason we must love sanctity. In this world God’s face shines upon those who have made a decision to love the truth so that Jehovah will be known and that the nations will reach God’s mercy and blessings. In order for us to know God and receive His blessings we should worry to be known by Him, that he recognizes our voice, etc. This is why we must have a strong relationship with God. There are people who insist on living in ignorance, not knowing who Christ is, the one who has conquered salvation in favor of men and has given him the opportunity to be interested in Him with the purpose of blessing him every day. Psalm 18:30 As for God, He is perfect in each attribute and glorious in each act. God is perfect in His path and if we are in His path, He is perfect for us. We serve a God who is perfect. The “melting pot” is a recipient reflector to test the purity of the metals and it resists high temperatures without breaking down. The Word of God goes through the melting pot and not even the greatest fire can burn it; there is no fire that can make it disappear. We have the Word of God and we have it living in us, so we don't have anything to lose but everything to gain and this is what we should let everyone know. We can see that the God whom we serve is a perfect God and that His Word is powerful. We must understand that God is a shield for all those who will wait in Him. As we go through our trials we let see who our God is and we glorify God’s name. All those who belong to God are warriors of God and we are in God’s war. The more we know God the more we will be able to make Him be known to the world. Amen.