January 6, 2012 What You Know What You Do

What You Know-What You Do Job 18: 20-21 “Men of the west are appalled at his fate; men of the east are seized with horror. 21 Surely such is the dwelling of an evil man; such is the place of one who knows not God.” WHAT do you do with what you know? You know what to do to drive your car from point A to point B, don’t you? You know all things you must do to start the car and head in the right direction, don’t you? If you need to know where to go, hopefully you’ll learn that before you leave, or you’ll have directions from some human or electronic “direction-giver”. But to get to where you want to go, you have to do what you know, don’t you? Likewise, going with God to where he wants you to go each day requires you know some things, doesn’t it? You must know who he is, what he has done, what he can do, and what he requires of you to be a person who faithfully follows him. I ask, then, “What do you do with what you know of God?” The verses above conclude a passage in Job 18 that describes the isolation and destruction of not doing what you know of God, going about life as you desire, not as God desires. You might think the word “evil” is too strong in identifying those who ignore God. But it’s right on. Evil is ignoring what you know about God. When you turn from what you know, your life will be void of God. People from west to east will see the separation and destruction in your life as they watch you live apart from God, and they will be grieved. It’s True! God wants you to know him and do what you know.