05/10/2026
We have reduced our relationship with God to feelings, but it is beyond feelings.
Our relationship with God is a CONSCIOUSNESS.
It is rooted in knowledge.
You don't only relate with God because you feel Him.
You relate with Him because you KNOW Him.
You know who He is.
You know what He has done.
You know what He has given you in Christ.
You know what He has said concerning you.
And from that knowledge, you live.
There will be moments when you feel something deeply, and there will also be moments when you feel nothing at all.
But your relationship with God cannot be sustained by feelings.
It is sustained by the consciousness of what is true.
This is why Scripture keeps bringing us back to KNOWLEDGE.
“My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.” — Hosea 4:6
Paul prayed that believers would be “filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding.” — Colossians 1:9
And Peter says, “Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord.” — 2 Peter 1:2
Notice that.
Grace is experienced through the knowledge of God.
The Christian life is therefore not merely about chasing an atmosphere, a feeling, a sensation, or an emotional experience.
It is about KNOWING CHRIST.
Knowing Him so deeply that what you know about Him becomes the lens through which you interpret your life.
When you know that God is your Father, you don't need to feel like a son every morning to remain His son.
When you know that Christ has finished the work, you don't need a particular feeling to make the finished work true.
When you know that you are accepted in the Beloved, your acceptance is not determined by whether you had a powerful prayer experience yesterday.
Feelings have their place.
But feelings are not the foundation.
KNOWLEDGE IS.
We don't merely have moments with God.
We have a consciousness of God.
We know Him.
And because we know Him, we trust Him.
Pastor Mark Ochi
