Joel 2:27 “Then you shall know that I am in the midst of Israel: I am the LORD your God and there is no other. My people shall never be put to shame.”
Throughout the Word of God, we find that God wants His people to know Him! He wants us to know Him personally and relationally. In a recap of what God did in Egypt for the Israelites, Moses says in Deuteronomy 4:35, “To you, it was shown, that you might know that the LORD Himself is God; there is none other besides Him.” Here in Joel, we read the word “then.” What happened in the days of Joel had a purpose. With what was happening God’s people would “then” know that He is in the midst of Israel.” Then they would know I am the LORD your God and there is no other.
We need to know that God is at work making Himself known. He wants the knowledge to be more than knowledge about Him but knowledge that is personal. In other words, you might say the Lord is a shepherd. You know this about God. God, however, wants you to be able to say the Lord is my shepherd.
I think we should be aware that there are several very important areas He wants us to know about Him. We should know that He will bring about things sometimes in ways to make Himself known that we might wish He did not but remember His objective is so you will know Him personally. Notice a few things God wants you to personally know about Him.
We can rest assured that He wants us to know His presence. He wants us to learn that He is our God and then know that He will never leave you or forsake you. Psalm 34:18 says, “The LORD is near to those who have a broken heart.”
He wants us to know His power. God used the pharaoh to show His power to both the Egyptians and the Israelites. Exodus 9:16 “But indeed for this purpose I have raised you up, that I may show My power to you, and that My name may be declared in all the earth.
He wants us to know His protection! An example comes from Psalm 68:5. Psalm 68:5 says, “A father of the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in His holy habitation.”
He wants us to know His peace. Isaiah 26:3 You will keep him in perfect peace, Whose mind is stayed on You because he trusts in You.
He wants us to know His provision! Psalm 23 starts out with “The LORD [is] my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters.”
How might God be working in your life today to make Himself more known to you?
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