Shalom,

We talked about the Greek word, epignosis, on the last post. We found out that it means layer upon layer of knowledge. Getting to know, progressively, day by day, what God's Word has to say! That is so important to do! We have stated that the purpose for this blog is to share nuggets of Truth to add more layers to your foundation in the Word because:

John 8:31-32 (Amplified)
31So Jesus said to those Jews who had believed in Him, If you abide in My word [hold fast to My teachings and live in accordance with them], you are truly My disciples.
32And you will know the Truth, and the Truth will set you free.

The Truth that we KNOW will be what sets us free, and, if we continue in that Truth, it will KEEP us free! So let's look a little more at what the Word has to say about knowing:

Hosea 6:3 (KJV)
3 Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the LORD: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth.

We will "know", (the Hebrew Word, "yada", learn to know, come to know, find out, discern, perceive) IF we follow on to know. "Follow on" is the Hebrew word, "radaph", which means to pursue ardently, to chase, to run after, to attend closely upon, to aim eagerly to secure. We need to have that kind of attitude in our pursuit of the Truth of God's Word in order to get to "know" Him the way He wants us to know Him! How is it done? Like this:

Isa 28:9-10 (KJV)
9 Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts.10 For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little:

It is layer by layer, precept (commandment) upon precept, line upon line. Feeding on God's Word by meditating on it daily, and all day long, is what will cause the knowledge to come. We have to start with the deep desire that Paul talks about in Philippians:

Philippians 3:10-11 (Amplified)
10[For my determined purpose is] that I may know Him [that I may progressively become more deeply and intimately acquainted with Him, perceiving and recognizing and understanding the wonders of His Person more strongly and more clearly], and that I may in that same way come to know the power outflowing from His resurrection [which it exerts over believers], and that I may so share His sufferings as to be continually transformed [in spirit into His likeness even] to His death, [in the hope]
11That if possible I may attain to the [spiritual and moral] resurrection [that lifts me] out from among the dead [even while in the body].

Paul MADE it his determined purpose to know the Lord. To get to know Him more and more, progressively, through the Word of God. Chase after, pursue, aim to secure a more intimate knowledge of Him and you will! The more you know Him, the more you will think like He thinks, talk like He talks and act like He acts! THEN you will have the same results He had when He walked on this earth! That's what we, as believers, are meant to do. So let's get to know Him, it's the best thing we could ever do!

Shalom in Him!