I KNOW IN MY KNOWER

Psalm 14:1 says, "The fool says  in his heart, "There is no God.""  Hah! I know in my knower that there is. Now, I can't really tell you where my "knower" is located.  Or even if it may be part of my mind.  But, I can assure you, I do know that it does exist. It is there somewhere, and it tells me that God does exist!


So, saying that, I believe that to not believe in God is foolish. And a lot of people these days fit that
description.  Even people that profess to believe in God may not entirely believe. I say this with sadness, because the worst thing that a believer can do, it seems to me, is to have doubts about God.


Did you know that soon after Jesus left the earth some very religious people had doubts?  Yes, it's true. Not the apostles!  No.  They did not waver.  They had seen the risen Christ, even put their hands in the hole in His side, and saw the nail marks in His hands and feet. He was real.  He had died, but He had risen from the dead. 


The religious ones who doubted God were the high priest of Jerusalem and his associates. Yes.  They had insisted the man who claimed to be the Son of God must be crucified like an ordinary criminal. That man from Galilee was no Messiah! Their thinking was, the Messiah would not be revealed to others, but only to us!.  If there was a Messiah come from  God, they themselves  would have known about it first. They were the blessed ones, the mighty ones, the perfect ones. This other one knew some satanic tricks to heal, to feed, to get others to follow him. He deserved to die.


Where was the thanks and praises from these priests of Jerusalem for the many healings which had occurred among the multitudes?  And some reports said that thousands had been fed.  Did they not praise God in the temple?  And there were whispers that some dead had been raised.  Who would deny God thanksgiving? 


When one wants the thanks and praises for himself or herself  rather than for God, it is likely that he or she will receive nothing, not even a sprig of hope to ever receive any thanks, what-so-ever.


Is it safe to say then that the high priest and associates rated themselves higher than they rated God?
And if so, would they have to deny God entirely in order to do so?  Those who deny God says in his heart, "There is no God!"


How can one prove God exists?  Well, I know it is so, but my knowledge will not be proof enough for most people.  They must believe it for themselves, and if they do, they will come to know it in their knowers.


God did exist on earth, and He was called Jesus, and was crucified and rose again.  Today, Jesus is at the Father's right hand. Yet, He still comes when we ask Him to come.  He comes to live in a person's heart. When He comes, He is called the Holy Spirit and He is a teacher and a friend. I would not want to live on this earth without Him!


I was a fool once.  I wondered if God was real. Then, I wanted Him to be real.  I wanted to know Jesus.  I wanted to sing hymns to Him and pray to Him. I am blessed because I didn't want to be a fool anymore. Now, here I am.  I write to let others know that He is real. I don't want you to be a fool, either. You have a knower, too.  I hope you know Him, for real, in your knower!


Thanks for reading...JO