Knowest Thou?
The sermon explores the nature of God's knowledge and how it can be accessed through love and obedience, emphasizing the significance of the Resurrection of Christ and the hope of God's calling.
F.B. Meyer emphasizes the profound ignorance of humanity regarding both nature and God, urging listeners to recognize that true knowledge of God transcends intellectual understanding and is rooted in moral and spiritual experience. He highlights that love and obedience unlock deeper insights into God's character and His workings in the world. Meyer challenges the congregation to grasp the immense power of God, the hope of His calling, and the richness of His indwelling presence, ultimately inviting them to explore the vast dimensions of God's love through Christ.
Text
Knowest thou? Job xxxix. 1.
THE catechism of this chapter is designed to convince man of his ignorance. How little he knows of nature! Even though centuries of investigation and research have passed, there are still many questions which baffle us. And if we know so little of tile Creator's handiwork, how much less do we know of Himself, or the principles on which He acts!
The knowledge of God is not intellectual, but moral and spiritual. Things which eye saw not, and ear heard not, are made known to Love and Obedience. Let the Love of God be shed through the heart, and the will of God be the ruling principle of life, and there will be given a knowledge of God which the research of the investigator could never gain. "We have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit which is of God, that we might know the things that are freely given us of God . . . they are spiritually discerned." Knowest thou?
Dost thou know the exceeding greatness of his power, which He wrought in the Resurrection of thy Lord ‑‑ that it is all around thee waiting to do as much for thee also; lifting thee, dead weight as thou art, to sit in the heavenlies?
Dost thou know the hope of his calling to a life within the vail, with the vail behind thee, and the light of the Shekinah ever on thy face?
Dost thou know the riches of his glorious indwelling, that He is prepared so to infill thee, that thou shalt partake of the very life wherewith He liveth and reigneth evermore?
Dost thou know the length, and breadth, and depth, and height, of the love that passeth knowledge; and Christ Jesus the Lord?
Sermon Outline
- The Ignorance of Man
- The Knowledge of God
- The Power of God
- The Hope of God's Calling
- The Riches of God's Indwelling
- Christ's life and love in believers
- A life of participation in God's reign
Key Quotes
“We have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit which is of God, that we might know the things that are freely given us of God . . . they are spiritually discerned.” — F.B. Meyer
“Dost thou know the exceeding greatness of his power, which He wrought in the Resurrection of thy Lord” — F.B. Meyer
“Dost thou know the length, and breadth, and depth, and height, of the love that passeth knowledge; and Christ Jesus the Lord?” — F.B. Meyer
Application Points
- Recognize and acknowledge our limited knowledge of God and nature.
- Seek to know God through love and obedience, rather than intellectual understanding.
- Trust in the power of God demonstrated in the Resurrection of Christ and apply it to our lives.