What if there is knowledge that God might not have? Recently, I was thinking about how God knows us. The Bible says He can count the hairs on our head. That's pretty amazing knowledge! But what if there are things that God can't know unless we share it with Him? What I mean by this is that God profoundly (and I might add, painfully) respects our choices. Not only does He not demand worship from us, but he does not demand intimacy with us. What if He can know us--know every detail of our life, know exactly how we feel, know what drives us, know what hurts us, know what brings us joy--and still not know us?
The imperfect comparison I can make is how we sometimes talk about God. We say, "yes, I had a head knowledge of God but not a heart knowledge." What if God can have a head knowledge of us but not a heart knowledge?
If God cannot have heart knowledge of our lives unless we open ourselves to Him, then all the passages of scripture about prayer take on new meaning. People often ask, "Why should I pray? God knows anyway?" But what if prayer is the place where God is given permission to start knowing us. What if prayer is the first step in allowing God the intimacy He longs for in our lives?
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Julie, this blog entry is precious. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Deanna: Thank you. :)
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