{"id":12644,"date":"2026-05-05T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T02:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faithprescription.com\/?p=12644"},"modified":"2026-05-04T18:17:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T18:17:10","slug":"knowing-god-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/faithprescription.com\/?p=12644","title":{"rendered":"KNOWING GOD"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>FAITH CAPSULE:&nbsp;<\/strong>Know God, come out of religion, live life for Him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>John 8: 31-59<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The majority know about God; only a few know God.<br \/>In all areas of life, physically or spiritually, one should have an understanding to have a knowing edge.<br \/>It is not possible to know God with a listening disability, which results in a lack of understanding.<br \/>Jesus questions with an answer confirming for all to know the reason for lack of understanding,\u00a0<strong><em>&#8220;Why do you not understand My speech? Because you are not able to listen to My word.&#8221; (John 8:43)<\/em><\/strong><br \/>The world is too busy to ignore and also not give attention to God.\u00a0<br \/>It is not possible to know when an understanding is foreign to one.<br \/>One who gives attention to God will listen to gain understanding and know God for who He is.\u00a0<br \/>The majority know about God; only a few know God.<br \/>Ask God to enable you to know Him more.<br \/>One who forgets God does not know God.<br \/>One who is mindful of God will continually remember and give attention to learning to know God.\u00a0<br \/><strong><em>Deuteronomy 4:5-6 buttresses, \u201cSurely I have taught you statutes and judgments, just as the Lord my God commanded me, that you should act according to them in the land which you go to possess. 6 Therefore be careful to observe them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding&#8230;&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><br \/>Observe is to see and become exposed to what is seen in the word of God to gain understanding.<br \/>One who lives by the truth of God is the evidence of knowing God, to live by His word.<br \/>The truth of God is not appealing because it can be bitter to become acceptable for living by it.<br \/>God is true, but His truth is hardly acceptable to the world.<br \/><strong><em>John 8:45-47<\/em><\/strong> records the word of Jesus that speaks the truth about not knowing God,\u00a0<strong><em>&#8220;But because I tell the truth, you do not believe Me. Which of you convicts Me of sin? And if I tell the truth, why do you not believe Me? He who is of God hears God\u2019s words; therefore, you do not hear, because you are not of God.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><br \/>One who does not accept the truth cannot believe and will not know God.<br \/>You must know God to come out of the religion of this wicked world.<br \/>To know God is rooted in the living word of God.<br \/>To know God is seeking God diligently, to please Him, and to find God as promised in\u00a0<strong><em>Hebrews 11:6<\/em><\/strong>,\u00a0<strong><em>&#8220;But without faith, it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.&#8221;\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><br \/>You must know God because knowing about God is not enough to escape from the pain that exists in the wicked world.<br \/>Know God, come out of religion, live life for the glory of God.<br \/>You must know God; that is the truth to be free in this wicked world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Prayer for today:&nbsp;<\/strong>Ask God to enable you to know Him more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FAITH CAPSULE:&nbsp;Know God, come out of religion, live life for Him. 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