You Come to Know God
Memory verse: “Jesus replied, ‘if anyone loves me, he will obey my teaching. My Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him’ “(John 14:23)
God reveals Himself to His people by what He does. When God works through you to accomplish His purposes, you come to know Him by experience. In Scripture when God did something through obedient people, they came to know Him in new and more intimate ways (for examples see Ex. 31:13; Judg. 6:24; Ps. 23:1; Jer. 23:6). God revealed His personal name to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM” (Ex. 3:14). When God “became flesh and made his dwelling among us” (John 1:14)
Jesus expressed Himself to His disciples by saying “I am ...”:
“I am the bread of life” (John 6:35).
“I am the light of the world” (John 8:12).
“I am the gate” (John 10:9).
“I am the good shepherd” (John 10:11).
“I am the resurrection and the life” (John 11:25).
“I am the way and the truth and the life” (John 14:6).
“I am the true vine” (John 15:1).
Jesus identified Himself with the IAM (the name of God revealed to Moses at the burning bush) of the Old Testament. Knowing and experiencing Jesus in these ways requires that you believe in Him (have faith in Him). For instance, when He says to you, “I am the way” (John 14:6), what you do next in your relationship with Him will determine whether you come to experience Him as the Way in your life. When you believe Him, adjust your life to Him, and obey what He says next, you come to know and experience Him as the Way. This is true about everything God reveals to you day by day.