Dave’s Monday Blast – February 10, 2025
I don’t know if you have spent any time watching senate confirmation hearings, but assuming you have, I am reminded of this Scripture: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, let not the mighty man boast in his might, let not the rich man boast in his riches, but let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows me, that I am the Lord who practices steadfast love, justice, and righteousness in the earth. For in these things I delight, declares the Lord.” (Jeremiah 9:23 – 24)
Specific to this Scripture, the Denison Forum comments: “Of all that God longs to reveal to us, His children, He most desires that we would simply come to know Him. Of all the great mysteries, truths, plans, and longings of His heart, He most desires that we would find all our satisfaction, joy, and purpose in relationship. Jeremiah 9:23 – 24 describes this profound desire in the heart of God.” It does not appear to be the priority of those tasked with governance.
I have not heard anyone asking questions like this: What greater knowledge is there than that of God? What greater pursuit exists than knowing the heart of our Creator, the God who would lay down His life to make Himself available to us?
It is an incredible truth to realize that we can know God in deeper, more transformative ways than we can know anyone else. Through His blood, God has made Himself more available and nearer to us than we have yet to discover.
Consider Psalm 46:10: “Be still, and know that I am God.” This is a powerful command. Denison continues: “In a world founded on principles of earn and receive, God has an open invitation before us to know Him apart from any merit of our own. We can know God simply because He desires to be known. We can know God simply because He loves us right now, as we are.”
More than God desires any work of our hands or any gifting He could place within us, he wants us to know Him. So often we get caught up in this earthly kingdom, seeking the solutions to unresolvable problems through human wisdom and power. At other times we can get so caught up in the “works of the Kingdom of God” that we forget that our chief purpose in life is simply to be enjoyed by God and to enjoy Him in return. Remember that this life is meant to be about relationship with Him above all else.
I was so blessed to have been directly engaged in eternal Kingdom work my entire “career”; working in partnership with the Creator. But there were many times over the years when I had to remind myself, or be reminded, that God did not/does not, need my help. More often than not (in hindsight), I was likely in the way and mucking up the soup. I should have spent more time working on my relationship with Him.
Fortunately, it is never too late…”I ain’t dead yet”!
