How Can I "Know" God?
If God is knowable, the greatest regret we can ever have in life is to not take advantage of this opportunity.
There is a reason the concept of God is often tucked away in the last chapter of most self-help books. When I work with Christian business authors, they often say things like, “Ezra, I want people to know I’m a Christian, but I don’t want to come across as too preachy, so I don’t want my faith to be too prominent in this book.”
I understand why they say this. Most relationship manuals start with tangible connections—individuals we can all see, hear, and touch. Only at the end, almost as a throw-in, do these authors mention being “spiritual” or a “person of faith.” They settle for a more back-door approach and almost apologize for their belief in the supernatural.
But the life Jesus modeled made investment in people contingent on the relationship he had with his Father. In John 5:30, he says, “I can do nothing on my own. As I hear, I judge, and my judgment is just, because I seek not my own will but the will of him who sent me.”
Nothing. Not a little bit. Not 80% capacity. Nothing.
It was out of this relationship that all of Jesus’ investment flowed. Before he ever spoke to thousands on a hillside, Jesus got alone with his Father and spent time preparing his mind and soul. Jesus’ connection to his Father was the basis of every relationship he shared.
The question we must ask is whether this type of relationship is possible today. In other words, is God knowable?
