{"id":5979,"date":"2020-10-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-06T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.org\/?p=5979"},"modified":"2024-10-08T15:30:39","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T15:30:39","slug":"day-44-the-secret-of-being-known","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.org\/index.php\/2020\/10\/06\/day-44-the-secret-of-being-known\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 44: The Secret Of Being Known"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>\u201cBut if anyone loves God, this one is known by Him.\u201d\u20141 Corinthians 8:3<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cSomeone once asked, \u201cDo you know God?\u201d But there\u2019s a question that is far more important: Does God know you? The issue on the great day of judgment will not be whether you know God but whether God knows you.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cHow horrifying to think you know God, only to discover that He doesn\u2019t know you! The issues at risk here are of eternal consequence. There can be no more fundamentally important question than this: What must I do to be known by God?&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cThe answer has everything to do with my secret life with God. He wants me to enter the secret place, sit before Him, remove every fa\u00e7ade and mask of pretense, and reveal to Him the innermost secrets of my heart. He wants me to unveil my face before Him (2 Corinthians 3:18) and let Him see the real me. The good, the bad, the ugly\u2014all of it\u2026I am changing more and more into the image of Christ, but during the process I allow Him to see the naked truth of my brokenness and carnality.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201cThe human tendency is to hide and cover up. If we try to hide our true condition from Him, not only do we deceive ourselves, but we also hold ourselves back from being known by Him.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cJudas Iscariot serves as a compelling example of a man who was incredibly close to Jesus but yet didn\u2019t allow Jesus into the secrets of his heart. He had a major problem with stealing, but He refused to confess it and bring it into the light\u2026Judas illustrates the terrifying truth that it\u2019s possible to spend lots of time in the presence of Jesus and still not be known by Him.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201cJesus can handle the confessions of our actual struggles; what He can\u2019t handle is when we hide them and pretend they don\u2019t exist. The secret place is no place for secrets. It\u2019s the place for total honesty and full disclosure. When we reveal our struggles, He releases the grace to help us change. When we confess our struggles to Him, He lavishes us with acceptance and ownership. He says, \u2018Since you\u2019re willing to show Me your inner ugliness, I am willing to confess you before My Father and claim you as My own!\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cThe greatest intimacy is found in the mutual giving of ourselves radically to each other. The cross demonstrates how radically He gives Himself to me, and my embracing of the cross is my giving myself back to Him with lavish abandonment. Not only am I honest with Him; I search for ways to give even more of my heart to Him.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cOne reason we find such delight in surrendering our lives to Christ\u2019s leadership is because He never misunderstands us\u2026He always knows exactly what we\u2019re thinking and what is motivating us.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201cHow can we be known by God?\u2026When we open our hearts to Him in loving abandonment, He embraces us and knows us. What a joyful privilege\u2014to have a knowing relationship with God Almighty!\u201d\u2014Bob Sorge<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>My Prayer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cLord, woe is me if You don\u2019t accept me because I have not fully disclosed myself to You. Woe am I! Lord, I lay myself naked and bare again today. See me as I am, with all my faults and failures. You are my redeemer and I am not ashamed to be totally vulnerable before You. I will not continue to busy myself with so many high things if I have not yet emptied myself of me and presented myself to You as I truly am. Forgive me for the times I have practiced hypocrisy and I have been pretentious. Forgive me Lord. See me as I am, without one plea but that Your blood was shed for me. And on the basis of that blood, kindly accept me as Your beloved, both now in the present and for all eternity. Thank You for I have the assurance of Your acceptance. I live in and rejoice in the privilege of being known by You. May I never take it for granted and abuse the honor. May I ever live as a transparent vessel before You. In Jesus name. Amen.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Challenge<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Live transparently before your God. No hiding. No pretending. Present yourself as you are\u2014and He will accept you fully as you are.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cBut if anyone loves God, this one is known by Him.\u201d\u20141 Corinthians 8:3 \u201cSomeone once asked, \u201cDo you know God?\u201d But there\u2019s a question that is far more important: Does God know you? 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