How can we know God?
It might be a sense of God’s mind, or of his heart, beyond humanity’s mind and heart. It might be the grasp of the complexity and beauty of the Universe, or the wonder of a new born child. It might be the joy of a vast and wonderful landscape before our eyes.
Some experience God as Father: the source of our life, and our provision, and an ever-present source of comfort. Some look to him as Master: and, relative to us, he is the Master – of life, of death, and of love. Some see God as Saviour: the one who can make us right, restore our broken hearts, and change our wrong into what is right.
For me now, the joy of knowing God is found in friendship. Why friendship? He allows me to be who I am, though he calls me to be better. He gives me space to work through my struggles, grasping the fragility of my humanity. He beckons, but does not force.
Friendship means choice.
The beauty of friendship is the beauty of the freedom we have been given: to choose, between what is right and wrong – to choose who it is we want to influence the direction and formation of our hearts and lives.
I choose Christ: the Master of Goodness, in offering his own life for us – my Friend.
Who will you choose?