Know God -- Be a Liberator

Knowing God

There are only two religions that speak of knowing God; one, Judaism, speaks historically of that process; the other, Christianity, speaks of knowing God now.  Initially, these two branches were one; but for reasons that pleased an Almighty, wise and sovereign God these branches diverged.  In a day yet future, these two branches will come together.  That will be the 2^nd most awesome event in world history.  The most awesome event will follow hard on the heels of the other, the Second Coming of Jesus of Nazareth, Yeshua Hamashiah.  What a glorious day that will be.

Twixt now and then it’s incumbent upon the followers of God that they get to know Him intimately.  Simply because out of such intimate knowledge will they shepherd many young sheep amidst a world if not gone mad, certainly topsy-turvy. 

The Process

Let’s assume the readers knows of the “Roman Road” (various Scriptures in the Book of Romans) that can lead a person to salvation.  If not that route then another akin to it, establishing a person “in salvation”.  That’s for starters. 

You must learn what the Lord requires of you.  Jesus Himself put a very “positive spin” on His requirements saying, “He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me.  And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to him” (John 14:21).  Again, Jesus said, “If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and abide in His love” (John 15:10).

Right away you can see you’re simply going to have to spend some time with the word of God.  There you will be washed (Ephesians 5:26); empowered by the Holy Spirit (Acts 1:8); continually cleansed (I John 1:7); sanctified [set apart] (II Timothy 2:21); separated from the world (II Corinthians 6:17) and ever so much more.  You will learn to walk with God, hear His voice, and be guided by His Holy Spirit. In this process the Apostle Paul spoke of being “well known to God” (II Corinthians 5:11b). The whole pace of this learning process will be speeded if you are part of a group that has similar objectives.

Becoming a “Liberator”

God wants you to so know Him that you can become one of His “liberators”.  Inasmuch as persons “outside of Christ” are bound [imprisoned] in Satan’s kingdom of darkness [more and more such persons give clear evidence of this], they need to be “liberated” or “set free”.  The Apostle Paul summed up our responsibility this way, God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing their trespasses to them, and has committed to us the word of reconciliation.  Therefore we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us: we implore you on Christ’s behalf, be reconciled to God” (II Corinthians 5:19, 20). 

In coming days when “darkness” begins to descend upon the earth, God’s ambassadors will be the only ones with answers that matter and “liberate”.  Now is the time to prepare.