READ: Matthew 7:13-23
And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
Matthew 7:23
Most people do not communicate properly and therefore do not have good relationships. They remain unknown to God and to us. Communication is the only way to develop a relationship with someone.
God wants to know you! God wants to be your friend! The words, “I never knew you” are going to be used as a basis for rejecting people. God wants to have a close relationship with you! When God has a good relationship with you, you are safe.
As I send people to the mission field, there is one characteristic that stands out. Those who communicate properly are the ones who have done well on the mission field. Not communicating well is the greatest problem of unsuccessful missionaries. On many occasions, I have had to select people for a mission. The basis for my non-selection and the reason I have filtered people out is because I did not know them. Knowing and being known is critical to serving God.
You can know God by talking to Him, by praying from your heart. When you pray you are speaking to God. As you wait on God and speak to Him from your heart, God will also speak to you. Gradually, you will form a close bond and close ties with God. Your heart to heart conversations with God will win Him over. God wants to relate with you.
When Joseph died, a new pharaoh arose (Exodus 2:23-25). The children of Israel suffered greatly. They prayed! They cried! They hoped! You will notice that the cry of the children of Israel came up to God. You will notice the response it evoked from God. God heard! God remembered! God looked! God had respect unto them!
God really responds to your cry! God really listens to all that you are saying!