FAITH CAPSULE: Seek Jesus diligently to know Him, not to know about Him.

John 21

All to hear directly from God to know and answer the calling of God.
Samuel ministered to the Lord before Eli.
Until he heard directly from God, he could not resume at the center of divine assignment. 
Samuel did not know the calling of God when God called him three times while he was answering Eli. 
After the third time of calling, Eli redirected Samuel to go and hear and answer directly to God.
1 Samuel 3:9 records, “Therefore Eli said to Samuel, “Go, lie down; and it shall be, if He calls you, that you must say, ‘Speak, Lord, for Your servant hears.’” So Samuel went and lay down in his place.”  
Samuel heard directly to know and answered God for the calling over his life.
Disciples spent time with Jesus but evidently could not hear to know Him enough and could not resume the calling of divine assignment upon their life.
Jesus repeatedly appeared to His disciples before they heard, saw, and knew Jesus to resume their divine assignment.
After the resurrection of Jesus, he appeared to the disciples at the Sea of Tiberias, where they were on fishing business.
The Bible records, “But when the morning had now come, Jesus stood on the shore; yet the disciples did not know that it was Jesus” (John 21:4)
Disciples and all that do not know Him are those who read and do not see Jesus in the physical and are bound not to know Him.
Many celebrate the rise of Jesus with a lack of knowledge.
Many spend time in the church but very far from Jesus while He is in their presence. 
Today, so many answers are titles, but there is no evidence of engaging the task of the calling.
When not knowing God is in place, destruction shall be in place. 
Hosea 4:6 records, “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge…”  Seek Jesus diligently to know Him and avoid self-destroy. 
Jesus is the living word of God.
Know Him by encountering the word of God. 
Ezekiel encountered the word to gain knowledge of God. 
Ezekiel 2:1-2 recorded, “And He said to me, “Son of man, stand on your feet, and I will speak to you.” Then the Spirit entered me when He spoke to me and set me on my feet, and I heard Him who spoke to me.”
No man hears God indeed and doubts Him. 
Having doubt is the evidence for not being built by the word. 
Allow the word of God to build you. 
Before all the build-up, Jesus was there in the beginning, and there He is forever. 
Jesus is the Master builder. 
The word that brought forth creation is still the same that is building those who receive and believe in Him. 
Get to know Jesus.

Prayer for today: Ask God to enable you to know Him more diligently.