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Fully Known, Fully Loved



When we have people in our lives that are close to us, those individuals that really "get us", we treasure those relationships and consider ourselves to be very fortunate.

In my own life, I think about my wife, someone who is familiar with not only my ambitions and motivations but also my fears and struggles. I think about my oldest son, who shares a common interest in music, enjoys watching constant reruns of "The Office", and has a similar sense of humor.

When we say that someone "gets us",  we are saying that this person is more than just an acquaintance. This is someone who knows more than a few basics facts about us. This is someone who is dear to us because they know us on a deeper, personal level.

Today, as I was reading a verse that I have read so many times before, I found myself coming to a complete stop. So many times I had read this verse or heard someone teaching this passage with my eyes looking towards the future that I had missed a small statement with huge implications about my life right now.

For now, we see in a mirror dimly but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known. (1 Cor 13:12)

Did you catch that? I have been fully known.

You have been fully known.

The Creator of the Universe individually "gets us"

Just let that sink in for a minute.

The God of the Bible is not a distant, far off, impersonal God, but he knows us. He knows us in a way that our spouse, our children, and our friends never will, and He loves us in a way that they never can. He knows what motivates us, He is aware of our fears, He is familiar with our struggles. He cheers us on when He sees us at our best, and He does not forsake us when He sees the messes we create when we are at our worst.

Nothing you do catches God by surprise. He has seen the hidden parts of your heart, the dirt you have tried to sweep under the rug, the skeletons you have tucked away in the closet... and He still died for you.


You are fully known, and fully loved


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