Why is it that God’s people do not know their God?

July 1, 2010 at 11:51pm

“Why is it that God’s people do not know their God? And the answer is: They take anything rather than God, - ministers, and preaching, and books, and prayers, and work, and efforts, any exertion of human nature, instead of waiting, and waiting long if need be, until God reveals himself. No teaching that we may get, and no effort that we may put forth, can put us in possession of this blessed light of God, all in all to our souls. But it is still attainable, it is within reach, if God will reveal Himself. That is the one necessity. I would to God that everyone would ask his heart whether he has said, and is saying every day: ’I want more of God. Do not speak to me only of the beautiful truth there is in the Bible. That can not satisfy me. I want God.’ When a man is giving an illustrated lecture he often uses a long pointer to indicate places on a map or chart. Do the people look at the pointer? No, that only helps to show them the place on the map, and they do not think of it. – it might be of fine gold; but the pointer can not satisfy them. They want to see what the pointer points at. And this Bible is nothing but a pointer, pointing to God; and, - may I say it with reverence – Jesus Christ cam to point us, to show us the way, to bring us to God. I am afraid there are many people who love Christ and who trust in Him, but who fail of the one great object of His work; they have never learned to understand what the Scripture saith, “He died, that He might bring us unto God.” - quote from The Master’s Indwelling by Andrew Murray