KNOWING YOUR BIBLE
FEBRUARY 6, 2022: Dear Friends, In this blog a review of the current series will be discussed. Our focus in this series has been on God, who he is, how he thinks, how we communicate with God, and developing a consistent relationship with God through committing ourselves to him. Go back to the January 2 blog and move forward through each weekly blog to this blog, spending time contemplating on what has been written about God and the Bible verses that correlate with each blog. Spend time in prayer and meditation, drawing one’s inner-self nearer and closer to God. This will help in learning and knowing our “Amazing” God, and realizing a deeper relationship with him.
The joy of knowing and experiencing a close relationship with God is one of the most blessed of all blessings that we receive in life. The meaning of the word “blessings” written in Webster’s dictionaries is “to endow, to make happy, to bring comfort and joy.” We usually think of blessings as being bestowed upon us by God.The joy of having a close relationship with God is an abundant blessing that will bring peace and contentment, giving us confidence as we progress day-by-day through our lives.
The goal of knowing God helps to place a desire for God in our inner-most-souls. David writes in Psalm 63, verse 1 “Oh God, you are my God. I seek you, my soul thirsts for you, as in a dry, and weary land where there is no water.” Because the Bible is God’s Holy Word to each of it’s readers, consistent Bible reading and study is one of the primary ways of learning and knowing God. Becoming comfortable in Bible reading, finding and reading Bible verses that are meaningful, contemplating on what is being read, all add to a growing knowledge of God that helps develop that near and close relationship with him.
This blog is the last of the blogs in this series on learning and knowing God. Our next series of study will be on Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior, and will be continued for several weeks. A few Bible verses will be listed below that will relate to the current series of blogs on God. Remember to highlight meaningful verses so that the verses can be readily found when returning to contemplate on the verses. All Bible verses are from the New Revised Standard (NRS) Version of the Bible.
MAY GOD BLESS YOUR BIBLE STUDY THIS WEEK!
Bible Verses: 1st John, chapter 4, verses 16-19; 1st John, chapter 1, verse 5; Psalm, chapter 8, verses 3-9; Job, chapter 38, verses 4-41; and chapter 39, verses 1-30; Ezekiel, chapter 17, verses 22-24; Jeremiah, chapter 29, verses 11-14; Isaiah, chapter 40, verses 28-32; Isaiah, chapter 44, verses 6-8; Malachi, chapter 3, verses 6-12; 1st Corinthians, chapter 13, verses 1-13; Galatians, chapter 5, verses 22-23. John, chapter 3, verse 16.