-FIRST THINGS
-FIRST ~~

-1 Chronicles 28:5-10
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Know the God of
your father, and serve
Him with a loyal
heart and with a
willing mind.
--1 Chronicles 28:9
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First things first, we say. And the first thing in all of life is to know God and enjoy Him. Acknowledging and knowing God helps us to become what we were meant to be. Here is King David's counsel to his son Solomon: "Know the God of your father, and serve Him with a loyal heart and with a willing mind" (1 Chron. 28:9).

Remember, God can be known. He is a Person, not a logical or theological concept. He thinks, wills, enjoys, feels, loves, and desires as any person does. A. W.Tozer writes, "He is a person and can be known in increasing degrees of intimacy as we prepare our hearts for the wonder of it." Ah, there's the rub: We must "prepare our hearts."

The Lord is not playing hard to know; those who want to know Him can. He will not foist His love on us, but He does wait patiently, for He wants to be known by you. Knowing Him is the first thing in life.
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--The thought of God staggers the mind
but to know Him satisfies the heart.

--ODB/DR