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Knowledge of God
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Jesus said of the Old Testament Scriptures, “These very Scrip-
tures speak about me!”
John 5:39
. His words are even more true
of the New Testament. The Scriptures tell of the Redeemer, who
is the center of all our hopes of eternal life. The whole Bible tells
us about Christ. The first book of the Bible tells about Christ the
Creator. “Not one thing in all creation was made without him.”
John
1:3
. The last book promises, “I am coming soon!”
Revelation 22:20
.
As we read the Bible we learn of His work and listen to His voice.
If we really want to know the Saviour, we will study the Bible.
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We may fill our hearts with the words of God. They are like
springs of water for the thirsty. They are like bread from heaven.
Jesus said, “If you do not eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink
his blood, you will not have life in yourselves.” Then He told what
these words meant. “The words I have spoken to you bring God’s
life-giving Spirit.”
John 6:53, 63
. Our bodies are built up from what
we eat and drink. It is the same with our spiritual lives. As we
spend time thinking about the words of Christ, we will grow strong
spiritually.
Heavenly angels want to understand more of why Christ gave
His life to redeem sinners. The redeemed in heaven will study about
God’s gift of His Son. They will sing the song of redemption through
all time to come. Should we not think carefully and study about
these things now? The infinite mercy, love, and sacrifice of Jesus are
subjects for deep thought. We should think about the character of
our dear Redeemer and His work for us as our High Priest in heaven.
We need to consider the work of Him who came to save His people
from sin.
Our faith and love will grow stronger when we think about heav-
enly things. Our prayers will be more pleasing to God because they
will be more and more mixed with faith and love. We will pray with
more understanding and have greater confidence in Jesus. We will
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daily feel His power, which is able to save all who come to God by
Him.
When we spend time thinking of our perfect Saviour, we will
want to be changed. We will hunger and thirst to be pure as He is.
The more we think about Him, the more we will speak of Him to
others and the better we will show the world what He is like.