Attributes of God

We are able to submit to the lordship of Christ as we get to know Him. Only as we get to know Him will we be able to trust Him with every area of our lives. Ignorance of God and what He is like leaves us in a life of doubt and distrust. We need to hunger for knowledge of God, searching the scriptures that we might learn of Him.

"Now devote your heart and soul to seeking the Lord your God" (1 Chronicles 22:19).

"As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God" (Psalm 42:1,2a).

"Come near to God and He will come near to you" (James 4:8).

"Plunge yourself in the Godhead's deepest sea; be lost in His immensity; and you shall come forth as from a couch of rest, refreshed and invigorated. I know nothing which can so comfort the soul; so calm the swelling billows of sorrow and grief; so speak peace to the winds of trial, as a devout musing upon the subject of the Godhead."

-- C.H. Spurgeon,

Knowing God is critical for living our lives. The world becomes a strange, mad and painful place for those who do not know God. Not to know God is to stumble and blunder through life blindfolded, with no sense of direction and no understanding of what is happening around you. In addition, our worship is only as pure as our thoughts of God. The mightiest thoughts the mind can entertain are the thoughts of God. Therefore, our ideas concerning God should correspond to that which is true of God. True worship allows God to manifest His attributes in our lives. We must "worship God in the splendor of His holiness."

What is it I am supposed TO KNOW about God in order to know Him? As we see some of God's ATTRIBUTES, we will see the things we are to know about God that help us to "cease striving," to "be still."