Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you so long, and you still do not know me, Philip?
John 14:9
Lord Jesus, my soul this day asks itself the question, “How well do I know You?” Yes. I know what You have done for my soul’s salvation. Yes. I know that You loved me even before I knew You. Yes. I know that You chose me when I was content doing things my own way. Yes. I know that You are working all things out for my good. Yet, this day, as I reflect upon how I shoulder the burdens of my life, how I go about taking care of the issues of the moment, as I navigate through the many relationships that I am confronted with, I pause to wonder, how well do I truly know You? Though I seek to have You involved in all these areas of my life, how often do I just pause to spend time in meditative communion with You, allowing Your presence to feed my soul? How often do I seek to engage with You just to know You better, comb through Your Word to get a joyful glimmer of Your splendor, or just pause and look upon this world, which You created, and take in Your awesome wonder? I confess that I don’t know You fully the way that I long to. Though part of me looks forward to that day when I shall see You face-to-face and know You even as I am known, I more so want to embrace this life’s journey of growing in my knowledge, day in and day out, of Who You are. So today, continue to reveal Yourself to me. Open my eyes to see Your fingerprints manifested around me. Like Elisha, who could see the host of Heaven surrounding Dothan, reveal to me Your awesome presence in this world around me. And use me, even as You used him, to point out to those in my midst that You are amongst us. But more importantly, help me to grow in my knowledge and love of You. Thank You for loving me. Amen.