The desire of the Almighty is that all will know Him personally. He desires to have a personal relationship with every human being. He created man in His own image and likeness with the intention that they would fellowship with Him. To achieve this, He set up different kinds of structures.
When you read some scriptures in the Old Testament, you may become confused. You need to consider human weakness and the situation at that time. However, to give you a perfect understanding of who God is, He sent His Son, Jesus Christ, to come physically to the earth. Through Jesus, we are able to understand who God is.
Furthermore, to help you in the knowledge of God, He revealed Himself through His diverse names in the Bible. His names show His nature and who He is. In Old Testament times, He would send His Spirit upon individuals when He had a message or an assignment, and afterward the Spirit would leave such individuals. However, when Jesus finished His assignment here on earth, and knowing that there was still much to be done, He said in John 14:26:
> “But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.”
And further in John 15:26:
> “But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me.”
However, this time the Holy Spirit will be resident in us, unlike in the Old Testament when He came and went. Henceforth, there are no more excuses.
He also released to the church (the gathering of His children) diverse gifts and offices for this purpose, as stated in Ephesians 4:11–15:
> “And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
> For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:
> Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:
> That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;
> But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ.”
It is therefore your duty to study in order to know God. In our pursuit of the knowledge of God, we must begin with the fear of Him. As stated in Psalm 111:10:
> “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever.”
> (See also Proverbs 1:7 and Proverbs 9:10.)
Fear here means to reverence God, to be in awe of Him, to venerate Him, and to treat Him with great respect and deference. God deserves your reverence, and when you give it, you will begin to know Him.
When you reverence an individual, his word carries weight with you. You always want to know his opinion about things, and even when that opinion differs from your own, you tend toward it because you believe it will be beneficial to you, especially when you know his ability and resources. You run everything through him because you believe it will profit you, perhaps because he has already passed through the path you desire to follow. You quickly make him your role model and obey his words and commands as though your life depended on it.
Do not misunderstand me, I am not saying it is wrong to have role models. What I am saying is that they are human and therefore frail, and their words can fail and do fail at times. But God’s Word never fails. He is not human; He is not a man. He made all things and knows all things. In fact, He causes all things to conform to Him.
The secret things belong to Him, and He can reveal all things to you (Deuteronomy 29:29). He knows your end from your beginning. He delights in knowing you and carrying you. He is ready to reveal all things to you.
Purpose today to draw near to Him by yourself, not through an agent or a third party. His Word is available to you, and His hands are stretched out toward you. Call upon Him, and He will answer you. He will show you great and mighty things which you do not know.
It is well with you.