Do You Know God? 12-28-25

Welcome to the word for the week. Well, we are officially at the very last Sunday of the year. It is easy to do several things at this time of the year. It is easy to look back and ask where has the time gone. It is easy to look back and reflect on everything that has taken place in your life this year. It is even easy to begin to look forward to the next year. This can involve thinking about some things you want to change or do better in as you continue to go forward in life. None of these things are necessarily bad as long as looking forward does not involve you making resolutions. Resolutions are what you resolve to do and they not always reflect or align with what God wants to do in your life. But there is one thing you can do in your life that will never change no matter what year or season it is. You can always ask yourself how much do you know God. That is a question that you should ask yourself more often than some may think.

Both the saved and unsaved can be asked if they know God. The saved obviously should say yes and the unsaved should obviously say no. The truth today is that some of the saved live as if they do not know God while the unsaved insist they know Him and have their own relationship with Him. Yes, that whole thing is very backwards. But the question for the saved is do you really know God? This is a tough point to make but it needs to be made. Do you know Him or do you just know what He does for you? Imagine for a moment a child receiving child support payments but never meeting the person sending those payments. They receive the money but they never get to know the person sending it. Yes, God has been good to you, done countless things for you, made a way out of no way, and a long list of other things. But, do you know Him? He has blessed you but do you know Him? Unlike that child that has no choice due to things beyond their control, we have a choice. The simple matter is that we must choose God. Once you get to a point in your life where you see that as not being an option then you are also at a point of not turning back. You are right where you need to be. But, if you are casual about your walk with God you will never see the fullness of what it means to know Him. Period.

Knowing God is not bound by any specific season or year. It is something that you should know as child of His. You should know who He is to you. You should know how valuable He is to you. You should know that He is the source of everything you have. You should not want to bring shame to His name. You should not want to trample over His glory. He should matter to you more than everything else in your life including yourself. You should not be able to imagine living a day without Him or making decisions without His guidance. You should be terrified at the thought of doing things your own way without seeking Him and waiting on His answer. You should be willing to make everyone else wait on your response if you are still waiting on His. You should jump up out your bed after having the most exhausting day if you realize you haven’t talked to Him all day. Knowing God is not just about being able to blend in for the water cooler talk. Knowing God is making sure your eternal resting place is secure with Him. If you do not know Him then you will not enter into His kingdom. Period.

As you reflect for these last few days before the new year arrives make sure you take time to examine where you truly stand with God. It makes no sense to talk about someone on a personal level if you do not know them. It makes no sense to spend time in someone’s house and you get to meet all of the occupants except for the actual owner. Knowing God forces you to surrender and you do so with joy. You understand that you are nothing without Him and truthfully you would not want to live that way in the first place. Knowing God will never go out of fashion or get old. It will never be boring or an ancient thought or idea. Knowing God will keep you through the rough times, the important times, the good times, the necessary times, and the quiet times. In other words, knowing God will always make the difference on the outcome of your life. So, do you know God?

May the Lord continue to bless and keep you in His grace,
Bishop Carlos J. Lennon