“And there you shall remember your ways and all your doings with which you were defiled; and you shall loathe yourselves in your own sight because of all the evils that you have committed. Then you shall know that I am the LORD...” says the Lord GOD. Ezekiel 20:43-44

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That is the number of times in Ezekiel that the Lord says “they will know that I am the Lord.” This tells us that God is not hiding Himself from us. He is a God of self disclosure.

In 20:43-44, God says when we are aware of our sinfulness before God “Then you shall know that I am the LORD..."

There is no theology test one must pass to be saved, but the only people who know the Lord are those who understand their sinful state before God who is holy. This is essential because unless a person knows something of his or her need for forgiveness, that person will never cry out to God in faith asking for His forgiveness.

I pray that you know your need for God’s forgiveness and have received His forgiveness through faith in Jesus Christ. That is what it means to know the Lord.

If you haven’t trusted Christ, I pray that the Lord will show you something of His holiness, which will reveal your sinfulness, and I pray that you will trust in Jesus who alone can forgive sin.

This is what it means to know the Lord.