“That I might know Him more deeply and intimately – that I may know the wonders of His Person” (Phil. 3:10).
In the book of Revelation, you can read about the angels, the seraphim and cherubim, that fly around the throne of God and are before God’s face. They go around the very circumference of the throne, behold the face of God, and fly around the throne again (see Rev. 4:8).
The Scripture tells us that every time they see God’s face, they say, “Holy.” They go back around, see the face of God again and see something new, and they say, “Holy.” Then they fly around again and see something new they haven’t seen before, and they say, “Holy is the Lord.”
Man, they’ve been flying around that throne for billions of years, but every time they come around and see the very face of God, they see something deeper in God! They see something more intimate in God. They see something that makes them say once again, “Holy is the Lord!”
Well, some folks only get around once. They get saved, and that’s it. And even that revelation of God the Creator begins to slip from them after a while, and they begin to wonder if their experience is real.
That’s because they haven’t seen the multi-faceted face of God Almighty. They haven’t understood that there’s a deeper understanding, even of El Shaddai, than just that He is the God of more than enough.
He is the God who is everything you need Him to be. And the way to know that for yourself is to spend time with Him in the Word of God and in prayer. Spend time meditating in the Word of God and He will show you more of Himself.
Then every time you get before God you will say, “Holy.” Then you’ll go before Him in prayer and you’ll say, “Holy.” You’ll be driving in your car and you’ll say, “Holy.” You will get to know God more deeply and intimately in the wonders of His person.
Scripture References: Hebrews 2:1; 2 Peter 1:19; Revelation 4:8
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Keith Butler has been an ordained minister since 1974. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan and holds diplomas from Canada Christian College and Rhema Bible Training Center.
He serves in ministry with the support of his lovely wife, Pastor Deborah L. Butler, and their children: Pastor Andre Butler (granddaughters Alexis, Angela, and April), Pastor MiChelle Ferguson and husband Pastor Lee (grandson Lucas), and Minister Kristina Jenkins and husband Pastor Joel (grandsons Andrew and Austin, and granddaughter Alyssa).