It’s Who You Know

The Lord reminded me this morning that although I’m not the richest or most educated person, I have value and worth beyond measure. He reminded me of something that I shared with some of you about three years ago. It’s worth sharing again.

If you have been reading these morning posts for very long you know that I sometimes have a different outlook from those around me. I realized that I don’t know the premise of Batman vs Superman, nor do I know the characters and the plot of Star Wars (none of them). I’ve never read one of the Harry Potter books and I don’t know the name of the American Idol winners, nor those from the Academy Awards, the Grammy’s, the ACM or the Emmy’s.

I don’t remember which team won the Super Bowls or the World Series. I don’t understand the rules of soccer or ice hockey. I’m not up on the lastest fashions or trends on Wall Street.

My goodness there is a lot I don’t know!

However, I do know the Creator of the universe. I know the One who sees the sparrows fall and He knows how many hairs I have on my head. I know the One who gave strength to Samson, gave intellect to Adam so he could name all the plants and animals, I know the architect who gave Noah the plans for the ark.

I know the One who gave Solomon his wisdom and the One who took Elijah home to heaven in a chariot. I know the One who cleansed lepers, raised the dead, healed the sick, provided food for the multitudes and the One who turned water into wine.

I don’t need to book an appointment or acheive to a certain status to talk with the One who is CEO of the universe. I call Him daddy and I can run boldly to Him and He never refuses to see me.

I know the Good Shepherd and He knows me by name. He causes me to lie down in green pastures and He leads me through the valley of the shadow of death.

I know the One who loved me enough to leave heaven, take on the form of man, lived a sinless life, died a sacrifical death and then rose triumphantly just for me. He made me new!

And I know that as much as I know Him now, I want to know Him more.

“I want to belong to him. In Christ I am right with God, but my being right does not come from following the law. It comes from God through faith. God uses my faith in Christ to make me right with him. 10 All I want is to know Christ and the power that raised him from death. I want to share in his sufferings and be like him even in his death.” Philippians 3:9-10 ERV

I can introduce you to Him if you don’t already know Him. His arms are open wide to all who would come to Him!

” Everything and everyone that the Father has given me will come to me, and I won’t turn any of them away.

38 I didn’t come from heaven to do what I want! I came to do what the Father wants me to do. He sent me, 39 and he wants to make certain that none of the ones he has given me will be lost. Instead, he wants me to raise them to life on the last day.” John 6:37-39 CEV

So some may think that I’m not very well informed but I can tell you with certainty that I KNOW the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit and that is more than enough!

“…nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.” II Timothy 1:12 KJV