Essay About Godly Perspective Produces And Gods Work

Knowing God
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KNOWING GOD
God desires for me to grow in my understanding of Him.
From birth until I received Christ as my Savior, I formed
habits of worldly understanding.
Now He wants to gradually transform my understanding of
Him so that I increasingly view life from His perspective. A
godly perspective produces godly behavior. It does not please
God if I simply attempt to change my outward behavior
without allowing Him to transform my inward thinking.
If I want my relationship with God to grow, I need to make
conscious choices to seek Him wholeheartedly, in much the
same way that a marriage relationship needs to be nurtured.
To not hinder Gods work in and through me, I need to
maintain an open, honest and teachable attitude towards Him.
Since He alone really knows me, my role is to willingly allow
Him to make the appropriate changes in my understanding.
Jesus is the visible picture of Gods character, and the One in
whose image God will mold me, as I allow Him.
God desires for me to know Him intimately, in a way that goes
beyond mere knowledge “about” Him.
Godly behavior is the natural outcome of His continuing
inward transformation of my convictions and values
for God sees not as man sees, for man looks at the outward appearance,
but the Lord looks at the heart.” (1 Sam. 16:7)
1. MY ATTITUDE
a. God desires for me to grow in my understanding of Him, to know His heart.
Jer. 9:23-24 Thus says the Lord, “Let not a wise man boast of his wisdom, and let not the
mighty man boast of his might, let not a rich man boast of his riches; but let him who
boasts boast of this, that he understands and knows Me,
John 17:3 (Jesus said) this is eternal life: that they may know You, the only true God, and
Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.
Rom. 8:29 For those whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the
image of His Son,
Rom. 11:36-12:2 … do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of
your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and
acceptable and perfect. (see also 2 Cor. 3:18)
Eph. 3:16-19 … that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with
all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of
Christ which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled up to all the fullness of God.
The highest goal of learning is to know God!
His perspective of life
should increasingly
become my
perspective of life.
b. In order to grow I need to actively pursue a closer relationship with Him.
Psa. 63:1 (David wrote) O God, … I shall seek You earnestly; my soul thirsts for You, …
Prov. 2:1-5 (Solomon wrote) My son, if you will receive my words and treasure my
commandments within you, make your ear attentive to wisdom, incline your heart to
understanding; for if you cry for discernment, lift your voice for understanding; if you seek
her as silver and search for her as for hidden treasures; then you will discern the fear of
the Lord and discover the knowledge of God.
Matt. 7:7-8 “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be
opened to you. “For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who
knocks it will be opened.
1 Peter 2:2-3 like newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the word, so that by it you may
grow in respect to salvation, if you have tasted the kindness of the Lord.
2. GODS WORD
TRUTH DOES NOT ORIGINATE FROM ME, OR FROM ANY OTHER HUMAN, BUT
ONLY FROM GOD HIMSELF. THEREFORE, ALL “PERCEIVED TRUTH” MUST BE
COMPARED TO, AND VERIFIED BY, GODS WORD – THE BIBLE.
a. One way God transforms me is through His Word. His Word is trustworthy.
Psa. 119:89 Forever, O Lord, Your word is settled in heaven.. (see also 1 Peter 1:25)
Matt. 24:35 (Jesus said) “Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away.
John 14:6 (Jesus said) I am the way, and the truth, and the life; …
John 17:17 (Jesus said) “Sanctify them in the truth; Your word is truth. (See also Psa. 119:160)
Rom. 15:4 For whatever was written in earlier times was written for our instruction, so that
through perseverance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.
Eph. 4:21 … truth is in Jesus,
2 Tim. 3:16-17 All