(my testimony of knowing God)
After being a Christian for 10 years, even though I was very active in the life of the church I was still a frustrated, defeated Christian. I knew the Bible stories, theological doctrines, and church practices, but something was still missing. What I read in the Bible and what I saw happening in my own life weren’t the same. However, since Jesus is the same today as He was back then (Hebrews 13:8), I concluded that the Christian life should also be working for me.
So, I prayed, “Lord, why isn’t it happening? How can I see in my life what those in the Bible saw?” One evening, as my wife Lue and I were reading the Bible, I finally got it! “But the Comforter, which is the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, He shall teach you all things and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you” (John 14:26).
I thought, “All these years I have believed the Bible to be true. I have obtained information from it and attempted to apply its principles. But it hasn’t been working.” So, I prayed, “Dear Lord, what’s my problem?” God said, “It’s because the Bible is a Spiritual Book and only My Spirit can make it real in your life.” My problem was that I had been trying to read the Bible like an ordinary book. But the Bible is no ordinary book!
The Bible originated with God, who is Spirit. Therefore, as a Spiritual Book, it can only be understood by the Holy Spirit. “As it is written eye has not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man what God has prepared for them that love Him” (1 Corinthians 2:9). It is humanly impossible to know God or comprehend the things of God through our natural abilities.
Why? Because God is Spirit. So, we must worship Him in spirit and in truth (John 4:24). The Apostle Paul elaborated, “The natural person does not receive the things of the Spirit of God because they are spiritually discerned” (1 Corinthians 2:14). The things of God are known only by the Spirit of God. He alone can make Christ real to us, in us, and through us.
Therefore, we must know God by the Spirit. Christ made it possible for us to do just! He told His disciples He would be going away. However, He promised not to leave them comfortless, but to send another comforter—the Holy Spirit. Jesus explained that although He would no longer be with them physically, He would now be within them by the Spirit (John 14:17). He would establish a Divine connection, an inseparable bond, a permanent relationship. The same relationship is available to us today.
Jesus made His Spirit available to us at His departure! So now, upon receiving Christ, His Spirit comes to live within you! Therefore, you no longer need to ask Him to be with you; instead, simply acknowledge His presence within you. Now that’s really good news! I know it was for me!
LISTEN: https://www.sourceministries.net/go/2012/12/god-is-with-you/
Tue, Mar 10, 2026
Christian Living, Holy Spirit, Spiritual Growth, Written Articles