TO MAKE the best of anything you do in Christ, you must come from a place of knowledge with the need and the urge to know.
Recognizing the need is insufficient; you must also act on the urge.
JEHOSHAPHAT came to God with both.
He said: "O our God, will You not judge them? For we are powerless against this great multitude which is coming against us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on You." (2 Chronicles 20:12)
He identified their difficulty and acknowledged their inability.
He understood that he couldn't do life without God.
MORDECAI came from a knowledgeable position, too. He said to Esther:
For if you remain silent at this time, liberation and rescue will arise for the Jews from another place, and you and your father's house will perish [since you did not help when you had the chance].
Who knows whether you have attained royalty for such a time as this [and for this purpose]?" (Esther 4:14)
ISN'T IT intriguing that light becomes significant in darkness and our relevance becomes obvious in adversity?
So, when you face a challenge next, know it's time for exploits.
ESTHER became relevant in difficulty as she recognized her day of visitation. Knowledge made her life meaningful.
RAHAB'S LIFE became meaningful when she heard the testimonies of the Hebrews.
When two of them stopped by her place, she knew they were spies.
She told them: I know that the Lord has given you the land, and the terror and dread of you have fallen on us, and all the land's inhabitants have melted [in despair] because of you (Joshua 2:9).
Knowledge gives you insight.
NOTHING is as gratifying as facing a challenge and knowing what to do.
The sons of Issachar understood the times and knew what Israel should do (1 Chronicles 12:32).
JOHN the BAPTIST knew who Jesus was. He acknowledged him when he came to Jordan to be baptized.
However, when imprisoned, he told two disciples to confirm if Jesus was the Messiah. (Luke 7:19)
He moved from a position of knowing to doubt.
AT THAT very hour, Jesus healed many people of sicknesses, infirmities, and evil spirits; He gave [the gracious gift of] sight to many who were blind.
He told them to tell John what they had seen and heard. (Luke 7:21-22)
I DO NOT KNOW where you are in life, but do not make everything about yourself.
The fact that you've trusted God for something or thought that God would solve a problem a certain way and he didn't does not make God less than he is.
GOD is GOD regardless of what you feel or how you see Him.
If we are faithless, He (God) remains faithful [true to His word and His righteous character], for He cannot deny Himself (2 Timothy 2:13).
JOB KNEW this truth and told his friends: Though he slays me, I will still hope in Him. (Job 13:15)
He believed in God's vindication process.
THERE'S SOMETHING about the truth that never leaves you.
Paul said: that I may know Him [experientially, becoming more thoroughly acquainted with Him, understanding the remarkable wonders of His Person more completely] and [in that same way experience] the power of His resurrection [which overflows and is active in believers], and [that I may share] the fellowship of His sufferings, by being continually conformed [inwardly into His likeness even] to His death (Philippians 3:10).
When you know him, you'll want to know Him more. So there's no end to knowing Him.
No wonder when the other believers tried to persuade him not to go to Jerusalem for fear of arrest, he said he was willing to die. (Acts 21:12)
He had reached a point where he knew that his calling would eventually lead to death. He made it about the kingdom.
Until you make your walk about the kingdom, nothing will be added to you. (Matthew 6:33)
Aim at heaven, and you'll get the earth thrown in. Aim at the earth, and you get neither — C.S. Lewis.
Bringing it Together
ONE REASON certain things haven't happened for you is because you do not know your God.
The knowledge of God will trigger something inside of you and make you act on what you know.
The people who [are spiritually mature and] know their God will display strength and take action [to resist]. (Daniel 11:32b)
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