What is the greatest gift, the greatest mercy(that God can show)that God can give us? "In God's giving us leave to be acquainted with Him,He gives out Himself to be known, to be loved... what greater gift can God give than Himself?" 'Blessed is the man that the Lord makes his trust...' Psalm 40:4a.Can there be a greater blessing than having God as our portion-knowing Him, loving Him, trusting Him for all that we need, both now and for all eternity? Blessed are the people whose God is the Lord!
The soul that is not 'Acquainted With God' can do nothing but sin.-'Every thought and imagination of their heart is evil continually.' If the fountain is polluted(the heart of natural man is alienated from the life of God)then all the water that flows from the fountain must be bad.-"not understanding nor seeking after God, is the necessary cause that there is none who do good." An evil tree cannot produce good fruit.Here is the difference between the worldling and the Christian ,what they long for-"some pant after the dust of the earth...but the seed of Christ they pant for God." What unbelievers pant for can never satisfy their souls.Believers pant for a closer Acquaintance with God, which is soul fulfilling.
When one comes to know God, there is-"...an acquaintance between the soul and God." What astounding condescension, for The High And Mighty One to consider and desire to commune with 'The Sons Of Men'.
The soul which becomes familiar with God becomes increasingly humble.Satan lost communion with God due to his pride and arrogance.When communion with 'Our Creator' is restored and being restored-"...it makes the soul humble, and consequently fits the soul for greater communications from God... ." The more humility which is produced in us, the closer we can commune with 'The Living God' for we are being made more like Him.
Our greatest enemy in this life is sin.If we desire closer communion with our Lord, we must be engaged in ongoing warfare with sin, that which God hates, our hatred for that which God hates must grow as well.-"when the soul sees how infinitely good God is, it cannot but see an unspeakable evil in sin, which is so directly opposed to Him." If we are in league with God, then we must be at war with, His and our enemies, chief among them-sin and Satan.That which we once delighted in we now view as madness and folly.To oppose The King Of Kings and Lord Of Lord's must end in futility and utter destruction.Those Acquainted with God come to clearly see the insanity of standing in opposition to The Lord Of All.
Another fruit of 'Being Acquainted With God' is that it will ease our fears and sorrows, no matter our circumstances-"as soon as one has but a saving knowledge of Christ...he need not trouble his head with care, nor his heart with fear...".Unbelievers have cause to be in constant fear, those who are not, are ignorant of the great danger they are in, both in this life and the life to come.There can be no true and lasting peace if one does not Know God and Is Known Of Him.
The great priority of our life should be to increase in The Knowledge Of God and walk more closely with Him.James Janeway's 'Acquainted With God' will of great help in achieving that end.
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