“We study the word of God so that we might better know the God of the Word. The better acquainted we are with God, the more we become like Him and acquire the skills we need for life and service. ‘The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding’ (Proverbs 9:10 NKJV). You can make a living without knowing many things, but you can’t make a life without knowing God.

“It is impossible to keep our moral practices sound and our inward attitudes right while our idea of God is erroneous or inadequate,” wrote A.W. Tozer. “If we would bring back spiritual power to our lives, we must begin to think of God more nearly as He is.”- Warren Wiersbe, OT Commentary, Proverbs 13

Do you have God in a box? Recently God answered a prayer in a way that was so unlike my feeble request. Once again I realize that my prayer request was more of a prayer “telling”. My idea was obvious and logical. BUT God is not! Being in the Word is not just for us to gain head knowledge or to know and understand doctrine. Perhaps for awhile we should end our Bible readings with a quiet moment, and ask ourselves “How did I just see Jesus more clearly? How have I come to know HIM in a deeper way? In my devotions this morning I was asked “What good is my faith?” As I think about that question, we can also ask ourselves “What good is our reading if we miss HIM?” Oh that we would know Him more!

Blessings,
Kathy Withers

Kathy’s on staff at America’s KESWICK in the Development Department. Kathy has been married to her husband Dave for 26 years.  They have two adult children. Kathy is active in her local Church and has previously served as a Teaching Director for Community Bible Study. Her passion is to encourage women to deepen their walk with Jesus Christ by finding and living out the truths of God’s Word.