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\nThe Title of my message is:\xa0 Do I know You?
(2 Corinthians 4:4) \u201cThe god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.\u201d
(Ephesians 1:17) \u201cI keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better.\u201d
Views of God:
o\xa0\xa0\xa0 Angry
(Micah 7:18) \u201cWho is a God like you, who pardons sin and forgives the transgression of the remnant of his inheritance? You do not stay angry forever but delight to show mercy.\u201d
(Psalm 103:9-10) \u201cHe will not always accuse, nor will he harbor his anger forever; he does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities.\u201d
o\xa0\xa0\xa0 Distant
(Acts 17:26) \u201cFrom one man he made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he determined the times set for them and the exact places where they should live.\u201d
(Acts 17:27) \u201cGod did this so that men would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us.\u201d
o\xa0\xa0\xa0 Critical
(Ephesians 2:8-9) \u201cFor it is by grace you have been saved, through faith\u2014and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God\u2014 not by works, so that no one can boast.\u201d
What I should do:
1.\xa0\xa0\xa0 Seek God.
(Jeremiah 29:13-14) \u201cYou will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. I will be found by you," declares the LORD, "and will bring you back from captivity.\u201d
2.\xa0\xa0\xa0 Choose Faith.
(Hebrews 11:6) \u201cAnd without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.\u201d
(Luke 17:33) (MSG) \u201c\u2026If you grasp and cling to life on your terms, you'll lose it, but if you let that life go, you'll get life on God's terms.\u201d
3.\xa0\xa0\xa0 Experience His power.
(John 9:17) \u201cFinally they turned again to the blind man, "What have you to say about him?\u201d
(John 9:25) \u201cHe replied, "Whether he is a sinner or not, I don't know. One thing I do know. I was blind but now I see!"
4.\xa0\xa0\xa0 Surrender your life.
(Romans 10:9) \u201cThat if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.\u201d