Knowing Your God

There's a big dissimilarity between knowing God and knowing about God. ; There’s a big difference between hearing of a person and indeed knowing that person. When one knows about a certain person it means he knows his personality or character while hearing or knowing about a person shows about reputation. No one will do exploits unless he knows God.

Shall be strong- after knowing God, there 2 things that automatically will happen; you shall be strong, and do mighty exploits. The verb "shall" in this case is declarative. It's indicating that something must happen. After knowing God we shall be strong; why? One might ask. The reason for this is when you know God's personality you'll realize that He can do ALL things!

Christianity is the channel that God has chosen to demonstrate His power on Earth. The bible tells us "But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light." 1 Pet. 2:9

 This chapter was talking about a time when a king would oppose God and the people of God's covenant; he would lie to them, attempt to deceive them and try to move them off their faith.

Lets see different translations of this scripture reference Daniel 11:32.

New International Version

With flattery he will corrupt those who have violated the covenant, but the people who know their God will firmly resist him. 

New Living Translation

He will flatter and win over those who have violated the covenant. But the people who know their God will be strong and will resist him.

King James Bible

And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he corrupt by flatteries: but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do [exploits].

God’s Word Translation

With flattery he will corrupt those who abandon the promise. But the people who know their God will be strong and take action.

One translation reads like this; those who know their God shall be strong and fight back. Remember it is talking about a time when a king comes to try to discourage and lie to God's people. Those who know God will not fall for these lies but they will fight back. They will not sit quietly and entertain the lies of the devil; they will resist him and fight back.

Many believers make a strong stand in the beginning, their faith is strong, their words are sure - but when this enemy comes they often cower and bow down. These are people of the covenant, those who should know God. It reminds me of the disciples on the boat with Jesus. They had seen Jesus do mighty miracles, they KNEW Him, yet when the storm came the disciples became fearful and cried out 'don't you even care about us, we are dying here?' This is the same thing many Christians will say today if God hasn't shown up when they thought He should have.

If you ever plan to do great exploits it does not only mean that you will do signs and wonders, it means that when the enemy tries to lie to you and get you to back off what you are praying about, that you will fight back.

Another translation said that this king who was coming against the covenant people would applaud those who he convinced to abandon the promise.

You see, that is his whole purpose; to get you to abandon the promise. He knows if you won't abandon the promise you will see it. His game is to lie and deceive and try to get the people of God to walk away from the promise, to give up on their faith, to decide that they must have missed God all along...this is a lie.

Those who know their God will fight back. They will not buy into the lies, they will fight back - and the key is...those who know their God. Those who KNOW Him.

What does Knowing God entails?

but the people that do know their God shall be strong and do exploits; such who knew the Lord God of Israel to be the true God, and owned and acknowledged him as such; and not only professed him, but served and worshiped him, having a spiritual knowledge of him, and communion with him; and therefore could not be drawn off from him and his worship by any circumstance or situation

To know Him means to know by experience, to become acquainted with, to perceive or to recognize God. Do you know Him today? Do you know that He is a good God? Do you know that He will not fail you nor forsake you? Are you one of those who believe the lies of the devil or are you one of those who fight back?

This is not the time to waver in your faith. This is the time to fight back. We fight back through prayer and fasting. We fight back with our words of faith. We fight back by refusing the lies of the enemy. We fight back in our giving. We fight back by believing ONLY what God says. We fight back by casting down every vain imagination and anything that goes against the word of God. We fight back with every breath we take.

Those who know their God will fight back...they will not give into the lies of the enemy, be one who fights back.

But the people that do know their God - The genuine Christians.

Shall be strong - Shall be strengthened by his grace and Spirit.

And do exploits - Continue steadfast in all temptations, hold fast their faith

Prayer points

Lord, enlarge my coast beyond my wildest dream in the name of Jesus.

The promises of God will not fail upon my life in the name of Jesus.

Lord, open doors of opportunity to me through this prayer, in the name of Jesus.

I recover all the ground that I had lost to the enemy, in Jesus’ name