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What are we required to know about God?
His person (nature), His mind, His ways.
What does acquaint means?
1. To furnish with knowledge. To make someone or yourself familiar with someone or something. To come in personal contact with someone.
2. God remains a constant factor in life. Our fulfilment of purpose in life will be determined by our level of adherence to the ways of God.
His ways are far higher than ours….
His ways are far higher than ours….
3. Acquaintance with God implies – submitting to God, agreeing with God, coming to terms with God, yielding totally to God’s ways, reconciling with God, being in harmony with God (integrating your ways and thoughts with His).
“Acquaint now yourself with Him [agree with God and show yourself to be conformed to His will] and be at peace; by that [you shall prosper and great] good shall come to you”. – (Amplified) Job 22:21-30.
What are we required to know about God?
His person (nature), His mind, His ways.
3 IMPORTANT PERSONALITIES CAME TO JESUS FOR DIVINE INTERVENTION:
The nobleman (John 4:46-53)
The centurion (Matthew 8:5-13)
Jairus, one of the rulers of the synagogue (Mark 5:43)
The nobleman (John 4:46-53)
The centurion (Matthew 8:5-13)
Jairus, one of the rulers of the synagogue (Mark 5:43)
In the interaction they had with Jesus, we could deduce that God wants us to continually increase in the knowledge of Him. He wants us to increase in the faith. As good as signs and wondersare, we cannot live by them sustainably in the kingdom of God, we can only live by faith in God (the just shall live by faith…).
`People that live merely on signs and wonders won’t command exploits in the kingdom of God. But when you live by the Word of God, signs and wonders will follow you… (Mark 16:17)
1. Brokenness (2 Corinthians 12:7-10; Genesis 32:24-28)
2. Receiving His Words and laying them up in our hearts (Proverbs 3:1-4)
PASTOR NATHANIEL SADELA
RESIDENT PASTOR