For the first time in a few months, the email comes to my inbox.
"Write about the Bible verse that prompted you to begin serving others and continues to guide and encourage you as you serve."
So I'm writing.
I forget how I found it.
I think I encountered it while I was reading through the Bible last year.
The book was toward the end of the list.
Anyway, I read it,
And thought, "Really?
It's really that important?"
I mean, I'd always thought that it was important,
But this?
It took it to a whole new level.
Forget the "everything went well for him".
"He gave justice and help to the poor and needy, and everything went well for him. Isn't that what it means to know me?" says the LORD.(Jeremiah 22:16, NLT)
I'm pretty sure it's completely Biblical to want the rewards God offers,
But there's something in that verse I want so much more:
To know Him.
And He says,
"Isn't that what it means to know me?"
"Isn't that what it means to know me?"
Really?
Justice,
Help,
To the poor and needy,
Is what it means to know God?
I want to know God.
It was no coincidence this verse came to me as God was working on my heart
To become a Compassion blogger
And to sponsor a child.
And it does continue to motivate me today.
God cares about these things
And, when I care about them,
It makes me more like Him
And helps me to understand His heart,
His character.
"He gave justice and help to the poor and needy, and everything went well for him. Isn't that what it means to know me?"
I don't need everything to go well.
If He blesses, I will be grateful,
But, if He doesn't,
No matter how hard it is in the moment,
He will be enough.
What I really need -
More than anything -
Is to know Him.
Just to know Him.
Check back Saturday for a little excitement here . . .
Well, I think it's exciting . . . I hope you will, too!
6 comments:
I have the same desire to know Him...more each day!
Great stuff! Thanks for sharing your heart and journey.
I love this, Mary.
Just to know Him...yes!
I'm here from Compassion's blog hop and I appreciate your voice in this conversation.
Oh, yes, "Composed By Grace", such desire to know Him! More each day! Thank you for stopping by and blessing me with your words!
Hello, Nancy! Thank you for taking a moment to share with me! It's encouraging to know that God uses my imperfect words to bless others. It's all Him!
Thank you, Jill! Yes, to know Him - really know Him! Thank you for coming by through this blog hop. I appreciate your voice in all this, too! So good to hear from so many about how God's Word has led them and sustained them. God bless!
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