To Know Beyond Knowledge

Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Good morning, Lord

Verse of the Day:    1 John 3:18

My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.

Memory verse: Romans 8:32 ►He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?

Today's reading:   NUMBERS 17-19 MARK 6:30-56

To Know Beyond Knowledge

True or false?

"You can be all you can be on this earth and still not be who God intends you to be with His complete peace."

Go, ahead, answer...now-did you pray before you answered? That is what this is about today. The world says look before you leap.

But God says:

Pray before you predict.

Pray before you play.

Pray before you pounce.

Pray before you pronounce.(as in judgement)

Pray before you plow.

Pray to know how.

Pray to have God's peace.

Pray to have God's life.

Pray to know God's love-how long, how wide, how deep...

Pray to know how to love like God.

Pray and give thanks.

Pray to become less-

Pray He becomes all-for His namesake.

Pray that we all become God's powerful, holy people. (Ephesians 3)

"And the peace that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.”-Philippians 4:6

..."To know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God."—Ephesians 3:19

The shame is that so many believers do not have peace because they have tried to earn it or work it up. We have to step past personal effort and humble ourselves in obedience and confess we cannot 'do' God's peace. We must seek God and all His peace will be added.

We must love God to know God's love and His peace.

We must love Him beyond knowledge...

...because He loves Us...

Father in Heaven,

I try all the time. I confess, I try to get close to You but in my own power. Teach me how to sit still and wait on You-meditate on You and Your righteousness. Thank You merciful and great God!

In the name of Jesus,

Amen