FAITH CAPSULE: Man with the choice not to know God becomes short of benefits encased in knowing God.
Psalm 142, Daniel 6
With commitment to be giving God regard will build relationship with God. David was giving regard to God. David had relationship with God. A man’s relationship with God is what determines the kind of communication with God. David by virtue of his relationship with God, his communication was evident in his communications with God like when he stated, “I cry out to the Lord with my voice; With my voice to the Lord I make my supplication. I pour out my complaint before Him; I declare before Him my trouble. (Psalm 142:1-2) A man that does not know God cannot have a special relationship of communication with God.
Relationship with God is the evidence of knowing God.
In life, personalizing God is from giving regard to God constantly. Personalizing God builds up relationship with God. Relationship with God is an evidence of how much man knows God. Is it your desire to know God? God has given what it takes for man to be knowledgeable about Him. However, having knowledge of God is a choice and not by force. With the choice to know God is to be full of the knowledge of God and not lack knowledge of God. Just like David, Daniel had the knowledge of God. The bible testified about Daniel stating that those who know their God shall do exploit. (Daniel 11:32) Truly Daniel did exploit when he lived as an overcomer through four different unbelieving kings that could hurt or terminate his life. Daniel constantly gave regard to God. In captivity, he did not complain but he purposed in his heart not to defile himself with what is not of God. (Daniel 1:8) Daniel a man of God gave regard to God with his custom prayer approach to God. (Daniel 6:10) David, Daniel lived life as example of giving regard to God and knew God.
A man with the choice not to know God becomes short of benefit that is encased in knowing good gracious God. To lack knowledge of God is what makes man a vessel that perishes. The word of God stated it clearly, “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge because you have rejected knowledge, I also will reject you from being priest for Me; because you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your children. Hosea 4:6
Giving regard to God is very crucial to navigate through the wicked word. Give God regard and not be like ones that do not regard God. The bible cautioned, “Because they do not regard the works of the Lord, nor the operation of His hands, He shall destroy them and not build them up Psalm 28:5.
Give God all your regard; become built in Him for your inheritance among the sanctified.
Prayer for today: Ask God for the grace to live a life of relationship with God.