Know God Better!
"Establish Your word to Your servant,
who is devoted to fearing You."
Psalm 119: 38
In his book, Knowing God, J. I. Packer
writes:
“There can be no spiritual health without doctrinal knowledge;
but it is equally true that there can be no spiritual health with
it, if it is sought for the wrong purpose and valued by the
wrong standard."
"Our aim in studying the Godhead must be to know God better.
Our concern must be to enlarge our acquaintance, not simply
with the doctrine of God’s attributes, but with the living God
whose attributes they are."
Many Christians have developed a healthy appetite for God’s
Word, but then the focus must remain on the God who gave His
wonderful words to us. As we find precious Scriptures to study
and learn, it’s for the purpose of getting to know Him better.
Think of a wife whose husband is stationed overseas.
Despite modern communications, nothing is sweeter
than a love letter in the mail. The letter deepens the
love between the couple.
The more time we spend in God’s Word, the more
we come to know, love, and cherish God Himself.
"We must seek, in studying God, to be led to God.
It was for this purpose that revelation was given."
J. I. Packer
