Being Known

ch. 2 BEING KNOWN

"NOW WHAT MORE CAN DAVID SAY TO YOU? FOR YOU, LORD GOD, KNOW YOUR SERVANT" 2 SAMUEL 7:20

If y'all don't already know I'm doing a bible study Experiencing Spiritual Intimacy and I'm on the second week and it about Being known. Is there anything or anyone that you could say you're a fan? I am a fan of alot of things Carolina Gamecocks, reading the twilight saga books, Robert Pattinson, Justin Timberlake and the twilight, new moon movie. Everyone is a fan of something, But every fan comes to realization one day that their fascination is completely one-sided. They know everything about their favorite author, actor, performer, but to their idol, they are just another stranger.

God knows us and we are not another face in the crowd. The relationship is two-sided, when we wants to know all we can about God, God already knows all about us. Psalm 44:21 "God would have known, because he knows whats in our hearts"

There are times that we put our best faces on to fool others about how they look, image is everything but according to 1 Samuel 16:7 " But the Lord said to Samuel Don't look how handsome Eliab or how tall he is, b/c I have not chose him. God does not see the same way people see. People look at the outside of a person, but the Lord looks at the heart."

I know some wonder how does God know us so well? Read Job 33:4 "The Spirit of God created me, and the breath of the Almighty gave me life." and in Job 10:8 "Your hands shaped and made me. Do you now turn around and destroy me?"

Our hearts long to be known intimately. God knew us before we ever took a breath!

Psalm 139:13-16

"For you Formed my WHOLE BEING; You FORMED me in my mothers womb. I will praise You, for I am FEARFULLY and WONDERFULLY made; Marvelous are Your works, And that my soul knows very well . My FRAME was not HIDDEN from you, When I was made in SECRET, And SKILLFULLY wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. Your eyes saw my SUBSTANCE, being yet UNFORMED. And in your book they all were written, The Days FASHIONED for me, When as yet there were none of them."

Its so weird that God is so BIG, bigger than any actor, singer, sports figure, and just any big time celebrity, and we are so small but he cares about every little detail of our lives. He knows us intimately and loves us unconditionally.

As I was going through this I think my favorite Scriptures is in Ephesians 2:10 " God made us who we are. In Christ Jesus, God made us to do good works, which God planned in advance for us to live our lives doing" to me its like we are God's own masterpieces. That's so amazing.

They are other Scriptures that you can read to know that God knows every thought, feeling, just everything about us.

Psalm 69:5

Psalm 94:11

Psalm 139:23

God knows us and loves us from his Holy Spirit he pours love in our lives. Romans 5:5 "And this hope will never disappoint us, b/c God has poured out his love to fill our hearts. He gave us his love through the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to us.

My Trinket for this week is a pennant-the thing you wave at a sporting events. It means while the average fan is just a face in the crowd and a stranger, we are recognized, known, and loved by our lord. Though we wave it in the midst of a sea of cheering people, we are in seen individuals and known by God.