[That you may really come] to know [practically, through experience for yourselves] the love of Christ, which far surpasses mere knowledge [without experience].
(Eph. 3:19 AMP)
I speak well of my husband—my sons’ father—but I don’t make him out to be some incredible superhero. Yet they know that he’s strong and big and smart, because they have experienced his strength and his wisdom for themselves.
He sometimes wrestles with them, and at bedtime he often carries all of them upstairs at the same time. When they go through a tough time, he has good advice for them. He’s got a hug and a kiss for them every night. He spends time with them. So they not only know their dad, but they’ve experienced an intimate, father-son relationship with him; they know how much he loves them.
Do you know that God, our heavenly Father, longs for us to know Him and how much He loves us? If we can ever really grasp the truth about who our Father is and the depth of His love for us, I believe that it will be the bridge that connects us to God, that takes head knowledge (knowing about God) and applies it to the heart (knowing Him intimately).
Don’t settle for only knowing about God. Spend time with Him in prayer and through His Word. Get to know Him and His love for you—on a personal basis. Once you experience God for yourself, you’ll never settle for less. 1
How well do you know God? Do you know what others say about Him? Do you know what the Bible says about Him? Real fulfillment comes from knowing God for yourself, on a personal basis. Tell God today that you really want to know Him. Make it your great quest.
1 Suzanne Rentz, Daughters of Heaven, p. ix.
by Lindsay Roberts
Excerpt permission granted by Harrison House Publishers
In November 1975, Buddy and Pat Harrison launched Harrison House Publishers, releasing their first titles in 1976. Since then, Harrison House has published and distributed more than 100 million books in 42 languages and in more than 175 countries. Since Dr. Harrison's homegoing in November of 1998, Harrison House has continued to publish the uncompromised Word of God.
2009 brought unprecedented changes to the publishing world, and Harrison House experienced changes as well. Press Group, a local printer and vendor, purchased Harrison House in April 2009, merging two complementary companies into one. With printing facilities, warehousing, and technology now under one roof, Harrison House is able to provide faster turn times, more accurate order processing, and better stock levels than ever before. We are truly poised to further the vision God put in the hearts of Buddy and Pat Harrison over 30 years ago: taking the Word of God to the world, impacting generations for His Kingdom.