Now bythis we know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments (1John 2:3)

It is recorded in Psalm 119:130that the entrance of the word of God gives light; It gives understanding to thesimple.

One willwonder if the thousands or millions that go to church on Saturday, Sunday orany day of the week are actually letting the word have its entrance. It isimpossible to know the word without knowing God because the word of God is God.So many people claim to know God but it is evident in the world today that onlyan extremely few number actually know God while huge numbers only demonstratethe knowledge about God. If the numbers of believers today actually know God, darknessshould not be prevailing as much as it is prevailing in the world of today. 1John1:5say God is light and in Him is no darkness. It is not possible to knowHim and not reflect Him. You can agree with me that if most population ofSaturday or Sunday knows God indeed and in truth, darkness would probably havedisappeared on the face of the earth. You can not know Him and not reflect Him.

~Areality Check~

Can yousincerely check yourself if you know Him? I am not asking if you know aboutHim. I ask this because anything that is short of Knowing God is a cut off fromgoing to God at the appointed time.

The book of1John 2:3 declared that now by this we know that we know Him if we keep Hiscommandments.

~ Commandments?~

ÊJesussaid in Matt. 22: 37-40 ÒYou shall love the LORD your God with all yourheart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. Vs. 38 ÒThis is the firstand great commandments. Vs.39 ÒAnd the second is like it: ÔYou shall love yourneighbor as yourself.Õ Vs.40 ÒOn these two commandments hang all the Law andthe ProphetsÓ. It is very clear with no interpretation that, when welove as God requires us; then we know that we know Him. The love that isrequired of you is not in word or in tongue but it is the love in deed and intruth.

1Cor.13:4-8pointed out what it is to love. Love suffers long; does not parade itself; notpuffed up; not behave rudely; not seek its own; not provoked; thinks no evil;rejoice not in iniquity but in truth; bears all things; believes all things;hopes all things; endures all things; never fails

~APossibility? ~

All thatlove requires seems to be impossible. Be encouraged, it is possible to love asGod requires because with God nothing is impossible. When you desire it, Godwill deposit it. Determination will fail and your strength will not stand. Onlythe grace of God will prevail. It is written in 1Sam.2:9 for by strengthshall no man prevail.

Ê~RememberPeter? ~

Peterwalked with Jesus man to man and he witnessed the entire miracle you can thinkof. He was very determined that he will not deny Jesus. Jesus knew that Peterwould deny Him three times before the cock crows. ÊPeter denied Jesus because determinationfailed Peter when he needed to stand for Jesus in love and in truth. Grace ofthe Lord Jesus Christ passed Peter.

Oursalvation is in the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. However, should we ignorethe commandment or act like we do not recognize or consider the commandment toochallenging to abide with?

Paulsaid in Rm.6:1 shall we continue in sin that grace may abound? He answered invs. 2 certainly not.

The wordof God pointed out to us that the Lord is coming back for a spotless church; achurch without wrinkle. You are the temple: the church of God.

Purposeof the commandment is love from a pure heart,

Froma good conscience and from a sincere faith (1Tim.1:5).

I praythis day that God in His goodness and mercy will endue

you withHis spirit of love indeed and in truth.