MARKS OF A MAN WHO KNOWS THE LORD
DANIEL 11:32
I want to show you some of the marks you can see in the life of a man that will help you to discern if he knows the Lord or not. Our knowledge of the Lord should be progressive, we will know Him better and better. Nobody knows everything about Him at once. The marks of a man that knows the Lord are as follows:

1. He is born again
This is where our knowledge of the Lord starts. If you ever meet any man who claims that he is a child or servant of God and you cannot see the fruits/evidences of salvation in his life, such a person simply does not know the Lord.

2. He is a doer of God's word
A man who knows the Lord will be a doer of God's word. He may not know the whole Bible but he will do the little he knows. That a man knows the Bible does not mean he knows the Lord (James 1:22-25). The sons of Eli were Priests of the Lord as it were, serving with their father in the ministry, but the Bible says in 1 Samuel 2: 12 “Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the LORD.” Obviously, being Priests in the Temple, they knew the Law and Moses (the Bible), but they knew not the Lord.

3. He has knowledge of His power and Grace
Don't forget Daniel 11:32, "They that do know their God shall be strong and do exploits." However as good as this is, it is not a good yardstick. This is because the power of God can still be in a life when God Himself is no longer there like it happened to Samson (Judges 16: 20b).

4. He knows the ways of the Lord
To know God's ways is to know His principles, His will and His patterns. God's methods are not always the same but His principles are the same everywhere. (Exo. 33:12-17; Heb. 3:7-ll; Ps. l03:7). As you walk with the Lord, make it a priority to know the ways of the Lord. A man that does not know the ways of the Lord will enter into trouble with Him very often. The man who knows the ways of the Lord will always find grace in His sight. The trouble that the children of Israel had with the Lord was because they know not the ways of the Lord and thus they erred continually (Hebrews 3: 7 -11). This made God to swear that they will not enter His rest. Make up your mind today that you will know the Lord and it shall be well with you.

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Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

tpia1: Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

. But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his Law he meditates day and night.(ps1:2).

Prayer: Father, help me to know your ways and to follow them to detail in Jesus name.

Amen.