Tag: knowledge of God
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Glorious Omniscience
Colossians 2:2-3 “. . . the knowledge of God’s mystery, which is Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.” I have a confession – I think I’m a news junkie. I’m always curious about what’s going on in the world, so I read two local newspapers every morning as well as peruse…
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The Prerequisite
Jeremiah 33:3 “Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known.” One of the greatest opportunities that can be squandered by man is negligence in the matter of seeking to know God. God has repeatedly told us in His Word that there are awesome…
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Spiritual Wisdom and Understanding and Its Source
Colossians 1:9 “And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding” If one is filled with the knowledge of God’s will, as Paul prayed for the Colossian church in the verse above, what does such…
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The Burning Heart
Luke 24:32 “They said to each other, ‘Did not our hearts burn within us while he talked to us on the road, while he opened to us the Scriptures?’” The account of Jesus speaking to the disciples on the road to Emmaus after his resurrection is one of my favorites stories in all of Scripture. Here…
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There’s always more . . .
John 16:12 “I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now.” John 16 was written as an account of Jesus speaking to the apostles. He was promising them that after the cross and His ascension back to the Father He would send them the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit…