galatians4

My first reading of this book and Chapter left me a little unsure of really what it was speaking to me about. As I have told you the whole concept of my just an interpretation section is solely a personal view on what scripture means to me. I chose to share it with you in the hopes that you begin to apply the scripture as a here and now "how To Do It" guide of the Lord's. I must say that the edification I get from the Father's word is overflowing.

I live a very busy lifestyle when it comes to work, and I often find it hard to take the time out to do my reading and writing. On the days I don't I always have a feeling like I have forgotten something or something is missing. There is also a feeling of sadness and emptiness. At first I didn't recognize or associate these symptoms to my spirituality. Once comparing the days where I do my reading to those that I don't I soon had the diagnosis for my problem. The ailment was procrastination, the cure? Do what I know I am suppose to be doing. So here I am.

Now as I said before I got side tracked here, I was having difficulty determining my application of this chapter to the here and now of my life. Out of this entire chapter there was only one line that jumped out at me.

Verse 9: ...But now after ye have known God,or rather are known of God how turn you again......
I stop here because this is where it hit me for a long time I have boasted of knowing God but is it not the other way around? Am I not known of God. In other words he sure knows me, but do I know him? The answer to that question is No, because in order to really get to know someone you need to spend lots of time with them.

Think about it, who do you know best in your life. Probably your parents,siblings,spouse and your children. Why because of the amount of time you have spent with them. A mother instinctively knows about her children. She can sense when they are ill or troubled. They may not even have to be in her presence to know this, she can tell by their voice. How did she come to possess these instincts?Think of the hours,days,weeks and years she has spent with them.She knows her children!

So unless we are spending that kind of time with God then do we really know him?

Now when you look at the other part of this sentence... are known of God. What does that tell you?If he knows us then he has spent the hours,days,weeks and years with us just as we did with our children, but on a much bigger magnitude.Is there any greater love than a Mother's love? Yes there is and that's God love.

In closing my thought is I think I would like to get to know God a whole lot more. What about you?