(It is wonderful that we know Jesus, but is far more important that he knows us:)

 

Galatians 4:9a But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God,

 

(Our fellowship with Jesus is tied to our really knowing him:)

 

Psalms 36:10a O continue thy lovingkindness unto them that know thee;

 

Psalms 91:14 Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.

 

Jeremiah 22:16 He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well with him: was not this to know me? saith the LORD.

 

I John 2:3 And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.

  13c I write unto you, little children, because ye have known the Father.

  14a I have written unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning.

 

Hosea 6:3a Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the LORD:

 

Hosea 8:2 Israel shall cry unto me, My God, we know thee.

 

(Through knowing Jesus, and knowing him even more, we can have great confidence that he will work through us:)

 

Daniel 11:32b  but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits.

 

(We should not be grieved when we realize that Jesus wants us to know him more than we do:)

 

John 21:7a Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved saith unto Peter, It is the Lord.

  17 He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.

 

(So, what if we already know much about science, history, economics, art, or politics?

Why, now, would we want to spend so much of our time, in order to know more about those things?

Whatever time we have left on this earth, why wouldn’t we want to know Jesus more than we do?)

 

I Corinthians 2:2 For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.

  16 For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.

 

Philippians 3:10 That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;

 

(Knowing Jesus will be the only thing that will matter when he comes for us, and forever after that, being with him:)

 

II Timothy 1:12 For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.