Reply To: Knowing God, Chapters 11 & 12

[Lynne Mazza-Hilway]

Packer continues to present some simple truths of God in a heavy and profound way. These two chapters definitely hit home for me. As is common in the teen years, I, searching for truth, accepted Jesus when I heard He was The Truth, the living Word of God. “Other qualities of God like His reliability, stability, trustworthiness and self-consistancy attest that His words are true. They are the index of reality.”
God has dominion over nature -“speaking to our environment, ‘Let it be’, determining world events as well as the (nurture) or engaging of our minds and hearts in fellowship so we can walk together in a love relationship. Our souls were made to ‘run’ on the practice of worship. Christians are to aspire to have our whole lives brought into line with the Word of God ”

The love of God is ” shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost; He floods our inmost heart in a deep and overwhelming way.” God is love. I personally experienced the strength, power and peace these living words minister when I was seriously sick with the covid virus. Not being able for days to talk, swallow, think, focus or even watch TV, all I could do was cry out in prayer and I’m sure it was the Spirit promoting me to meditate on the words, God is love. These words were all I fed on and they sustained me physically, emotionally and spiritually; His amazing presence was with ne, praise Him! Definitely more than just a head knowledge or emotion, “God’s love expressed itself by the gift of His Son as our Savior and mediator who can bring us to God. His end in all things is His own glory yet His own own final happiness won’t be complete till all His beloved ones are finally out of trouble.”