How To Know God

How To Know God
Acts 7:31-32
When Moses saw it, he wondered at the sight: and as he drew near to behold it, the voice of the LORD came unto him, Saying, I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Then Moses trembled, and durst not behold.
Yesterday we looked at how God gets our attention. When He does do we know who He is? God doesn't have an identity problem -- He knows who He is. The problem is: Do we know who He is? He is the God or the universe and the creator of all. But just that fact does not give us a clue who God is or what He represents. What God represents to us in our lives is how we will define Him to our friends, neighbors, business associates and families. So then do we respect Him? Do we fear Him? Do we even know Him? Do you know more about Donald Trump than you do about God?
I think it's funny how the world defines God: God is love as if that's all He is -- all warm and cuddly. Does that mean He stops loving as in a divorce? God is in the smile of a child some have said. My question then what about when the child frowns or misbehaves is God still there or does He leave? God is in nature (what they're talking about is a flower or a waterfall -- but what about a flood or a hurricane that cost hundreds of lives and millions of dollars -- is God in that part of nature as well? If that is the only way we can describe God; that only reveals how much we don't know about God. If someone tried to describe you when they've only seen you in the distance, or defining your profession and all of your ability by something you built when you were 5 years old. What would you think? Would they know much about you? Probably not. Could God feel the same way?

I believe God speaks to us all the time through personal "burning bushes." The problem is: We don't recognize who He is because we aren't familiar with Him.
How well do you know God? Can you name 5 things God says about Himself? 10? How about 20? In Scripture, God has described Himself to us in great detail. How can you recognize or understand God's meaning in an experience if you are unfamiliar with who He says He is? What can you do today to begin to know God better?