Moses came down from Mount Sinai and had to cover his face because of the splendor and radiance that blinded the Israelites. His time with God was reflected on his face. For some, this was intimidating, and for some, I believe it was inspiring.
When I meet someone who has obviously spent time in God’s presence, I am inspired to know how she has arrived at that moment in her relationship with God. I may not be able to go through the same experiences that brought her there, but I can learn from her and be inspired by her story and be equipped to know God in new ways.
However, I am convicted as I write this because I have not been spending as much time in the Word, in prayer, or with other Christians as I know are necessary and beneficial—three key elements for growing in my knowledge of God. (Remember yesterday’s post? I’m not talking about knowing about Him, saber, but rather my knowledge of Him, or knowing Him, conocer).
At times, I find myself longing to equip others in areas that I am not living out myself. So today, and this year, I am calling all of us—and I put myself first in line for this commitment—to equip ourselves to know God and by doing so equip others to know Him as well. It is contagious and inspiring.
Iron Rose Sister Ministries has as its primary goal to equip women to connect to God and one another more deeply. Let’s join together in fulfilling that vision.
Here are some of the equipping tools IRSM makes available for knowing God:
• Small group Bible study materials
o In God’s Right Hand: Whom Shall I Fear? Get to know God through six descriptions of His right hand
o Human AND Holy Get to know God through the example of His Son as He lived as a human in a holy way
o Who Has the Last Word? Cutting through Satan’s Lies with the Truth of God’s Word Get to know God through His Word, His truth, and the way He longs for us to have an abundant life in Him
• Seminars and Conferences with concentrated teaching and small group times (calendar of events, possible topics, additional information)
• Newsletters, aka “God stories”—when we see how God works in and through others, we come to know who He is and invite Him to work actively in our lives.
• Audio archives of past lessons.
We would love your feedback as we grow our equipping resources! Here are two questions we invite you to answer as a comment on this blog, via Facebook, by email, or by giving us a call. We want to hear from you!
• In what ways can we, as a ministry, help equip you to know God more?
• What aspect of God do you want to know more of?
Finally, please don’t forget that for any and all of the ways in which you have been equipped, God has called you to equip others!