If you were friends with God on facebook... would you really be his friend? or would you just have him on there to make your numbers one digit higher? to have him in your networking group, so that if some random opportunity came along, you'd be able to say that you know him... even if you really dont know him any more than the person that makes your coffee every morning?
I've been thinking about this idea of really knowing God; knowing his quirks and him knowing mine, knowing the way that he thinks and just who he is. Thats the kind of relationship I want. I want something that I've put effort into and are able to see the benefits of.
"Knowing the correct password—saying 'Master, Master,' for instance— isn't going to get you anywhere with me. What is required is serious obedience—doing what my Father wills. I can see it now—at the Final Judgment thousands strutting up to me and saying, 'Master, we preached the Message, we bashed the demons, our God-sponsored projects had everyone talking.' And do you know what I am going to say? 'You missed the boat. All you did was use me to make yourselves important. You don't impress me one bit. You're out of here.'" Matthew 7:21-23 (The Message)
You can look at God and say that you know him, that you recognize him. If God looked at you, would he know you? Would he claim to know the innerworking of who you are and what values you stand for? Would he be able to tell someone a random fact about you? Is your relationship that close? Or do you mearly walk by each other, never catching the other's eye...?
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