Psalms 68:19 ” Blessed be the Lord, who daily Loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah.
We can see from the above scripture , that the God we accepted is the God who want to load us with benefits on daily basis . Therefore, there are numerous benefits of knowing God in scriptures that we can’t exost in this book.
There is a mild to moderate aversion or disinclination in some Christian circles toward talking about the benefits of knowing God. This aversion is a reaction to our tendency to approach God as consumers. “What can you do for me, God? I’ll consider Christianity based on your answer.” But I think we can go too far and ignore the fact that to know God is to have some pretty amazing things.
- TO KNOW GOD IS TO RECIEVE HIS LOVE AND SALVATION.“God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.” John 3:16 .
Psalm 16 mentions almost seven benefits in particular (all verses from the CSB).
- TO KNOW GOD IS TO HAVE HIS PROTECTION. Verse 1: “Protect me, God, for I take refuge in you.” David appears to have been in crisis, a common occurrence based on all the Psalms he wrote. Yet in these crises, David knew God had his back. To know God is to have His protection.
- TO KNOW GOD IS TO TAP INTO HIS DIVINE PROVIDENCE. Verse 2: “I said to the Lord, “You are my Lord;
I have nothing good besides you.” God knows all of our needs. Yet what kind of God would know our needs and not give them to us? Fortunately, to know God is to have His good and perfect provision.
- TO KNOW GOD IS TO BE DRAWN TO THOSE WHO ARE RIGHTEOUS. Verse 3: “As for the holy people who are in the land, they are the noble ones. All my delight is in them.” Our relationship with God is not a solitary one. To know Him is to know His people who are in the same relationship with Him as we are. Not only know them, but desire to grow with them and delight in knowing them.
- TO KNOW GOD IS TO BE TROUBLED BY SIN. Verse 4: “The sorrows of those who take another god for themselves will multiply; I will not pour out their drink offerings of blood, and I will not speak their names with my lips.” Sin and the danger associated with it is ever-present. We are under a constant barrage of temptation to worship other gods. That God protects us, provides for us, and gives us a desire for His righteousness does not lead us to be ignorant or absent from the brokenness of our world. To know God is to be aware of sin.
- TO KNOW GOD IS TO BE JOYFULLY CONTENT. Verses 5-6: “Lord, you are my portion and my cup of blessing; you hold my future. The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.” David’s life was full of strife, but also full of God. To know God is to be joyfully content in all circumstances because He is enough. Like Paul, David knew the secret of contentment; namely, knowing God.
- TO KNOW GOD IS TO BE FAITHFULLY GUIDED BY HIM. Verses 7-8: “I will bless the Lord who counsels me—even at night when my thoughts trouble me. I always let the Lord guide me. Because he is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.” I’m coming up on 10 years of living in the Nashville area. Therefore, I rarely use my phone for directions. Familiarity with my surroundings has bred a spirit of independence when it comes to getting where I need to be. Life, however, will never be so familiar. I’m in constant need of guidance and counsel, and I have it because I know God.
- TO KNOW GOD IS TO CLAIM JESUS’ FUTURE AS OUR OWN.Verses 9-11: “Therefore my heart is glad and my whole being rejoices; my body also rests securely. For you will not abandon me to Sheol; you will not allow your faithful one to see decay. You reveal the path of life to me; in your presence is abundant joy; at your right hand are eternal pleasures.” Though he likely did understand how or why he could enjoy God eternally, David certainly anticipated doing just that. On this side of Jesus, we now know exactly how this eternal benefit of knowing God will come (see, for example, 1 Corinthians 15). Our knowledge of God does not end with our last breaths; rather, there is a sense in which it only just begins.
- TO KNOW GOD IS TO CONNECT TO THE SOURCE OF STRENGTH
Since the Apostle Paul says that we “can do all things through Christ Who will strengthen us,” (Phil 4:13), we must accept the opposite of this statement as true, which means that we can’t do anything without Christ or in our own strength. And this is just what Jesus said to His disciples where He told them, “apart from me you can do nothing” (John 15:5), and nothing is not a little something; it is nothing! Focus on Christ and His strength, or you too (like me) can do nothing, but with Him, we can do all things that are in His will (Phil 4:11).
- TO KNOW GOD IS TO HAVE HIS REASSURANCE
What comforting words God gives to Joshua and he needed them too because Moses was gone and now it was up to Joshua to lead Israel over into the Promised Land. What greater reassurance is there when God tells Joshua that He is going with Him, “wherever you go,” and that isn’t just a promise for Joshua because in the Book of Hebrews, God also says, “I will never leave you nor forsake you” (Heb 13:5). If He tells us that He’s never going to leave us or forsake us, He means there will never be a time where He does leave us or forsake us…even when we forsake Him for a time.
- TO KNOW GOD IS TO HAVE HIS ENCOURAGEMENT
Joshua had God’s blessing on him, but more than that, God gave him the encouragement that there would never be a time when He would not be with him, so that’s why God said he should “Be strong and courageous.” If God is for you, then who or what could ever come against you (Rom 8:31)? The obvious answer is no one, because there is no equal before God, and if God is for you, there is no reason to be dismayed or frightened.
- TO KNOW CHRIST IS TO BE ENDOWED WITH HIS INDWELLING PRESENCE.
Just before Jesus went back to the Father, He told His disciples that He would be with them by telling them, “I am with you always, to the end of the age” (Matt 28:20), but they will also receive God’s “power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth” (Acts 1:8). The Holy Spirit did come with great power on the Day of Pentecost (Acts 2:1-12), so in this sense, God is with them, and with you too, even if it doesn’t feel like it.
I understand the fears associated with talking about the benefits of knowing God, but I also understand the dangers of not talking about them at all. We do ourselves and the lost world a great disservice if we neglect the good news of what it means to know God. May you enjoy these benefits as you share also with those around you.