DCLM Daily Manna, Sunday April 26, 2015 by Pastor Kumuyi – What Do You Know About God?

Topic: What Do You Know About God? [Sunday April 26, 2015]

Text: Psalm 47:1-9

Key Verse: “The princes of the people are gathered together, even the people of the God of Abraham: for the shields of the earth belong unto God: he is greatly exalted” (Psalm 47:9).

In an age of distressing crises and sundry pressures of life, many people are often hesitant in relating
with strangers. Some even adopt the extreme position of showing suspicion towards those they do not
know. In fact, conventional wisdom tells us that the more aware and acquainted you are with a person, the more likely you are able to relate well to him. It follows then that spiritually speaking, the reason many people do not have a flourishing relationship with God is because they really do not know Him.

Bible writers were different. They knew only little about God, of course, for no one can ever successfully unravel all there is about the Almighty. Yet, they spoke about Him with so much reverence and awe. The Psalmist in the text best illustrates this. In obvious wonderment, he urged all people to clap their hands, shout with the voice of triumph in praise and worship of the almighty God, the great King over all the earth. He points out that God has power to subdue nations and peoples under Him; He desires to be praised, honoured and worshipped. He reigns and rules in holiness over both good and bad people. He has power over all. No wonder the people who know Him, “even the people of the God of Abraham” unite in extolling His greatness and exalting His Name.

God, indeed, is so awesome; we can never capture all His essence in words. But this must not stop us from describing Him in glowing terms. We should excitedly tell others about Him, especially what He has done for us, and what we know personally about this “God of Abraham”. And like Abraham, what we know about Him should make us obey Him without reservation. This way, we can become, not just God’s children but His friends and spiritual inheritors of all the promises that He made to Abraham.

Bible in One Year: Psalm 139-150

Thought For The Day: If you know God more, you’ll trust Him more.

DCLM Daily Manna was written by Pastor William Folorunso Kumuyi; is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Life Bible Church situated at KM 42 on the busy Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Nigeria.