KNOWING CHRIST

David knew the love of God. He said in Psalm 131, “Lord, my heart is not proud, nor are my eyes haughty. I don’t concern myself with matters too difficult for me to understand. Instead, I am calm and at peace like a weaned child with its mother. O Israel, put your hope in the Lord— now and forever.” It is one of the most beautiful statements in the Bible.

Here is someone who knows that there are things he will never understand about God. God does not owe him any explanations. He is not concerned with understanding mysteries or figuring out great Bible doctrines. He is concerned with pleasing the Lord and loving Him. Study the life of those who were close to the Lord throughout the Bible. They were focused on loving Him, not understanding Him.

It is the relationship that God seeks. Paul labored for the Lord unceasingly. And yet his desire was to know Christ and the fellowship of His sufferings (Philippians 3:10). He did not need to know all of the answers.

Do not spend your time trying to “figure things out.” Spend your time seeking to know Christ. To know Him better as a person. To grasp His love more fully so that His love will grasp your heart more tightly. Do everything you do for Him. To know Him better and to love Him more.

Dewayne Dunaway