The Weight of Being Known
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I was reading in Galatians 4 this morning.
I am challenged by a phrase in verses 8-9. I will paraphrase it like this: In the past you when you did not know God, you were enslaved by all sorts of things that are make a very poor God. But now you have come to know God, or rather be known by God... how can you turn your back on Him and chase after those poor substitutes?
The phrase is "known by God." What is the difference in knowing and being known?
I mean, I think often about knowing God. There are many situations in the day where we consider who we know. In times of temptation, times of doubt, times of joy, times of struggle... we think of who we know - in fact we lean and rely on God during such times.
How much more would we stay connected to God if we recognized and applied those few words? The fact that you are known by God. What does the weight of being known do for you? How might that affect your tendency to sin?
Walk today knowing you are known!
I am challenged by a phrase in verses 8-9. I will paraphrase it like this: In the past you when you did not know God, you were enslaved by all sorts of things that are make a very poor God. But now you have come to know God, or rather be known by God... how can you turn your back on Him and chase after those poor substitutes?
The phrase is "known by God." What is the difference in knowing and being known?
I mean, I think often about knowing God. There are many situations in the day where we consider who we know. In times of temptation, times of doubt, times of joy, times of struggle... we think of who we know - in fact we lean and rely on God during such times.
How much more would we stay connected to God if we recognized and applied those few words? The fact that you are known by God. What does the weight of being known do for you? How might that affect your tendency to sin?
Walk today knowing you are known!
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