Right now I am working through the book of Hosea in my personal Bible study times. Today I was dealing with the 6 chapter and was drawn to focus on these words from the 3rd verse:

3 “So let us know, let us press on to know the LORD…(NASB)

Those words rang in my spirit most of the day. Getting to know the Lord…what does that truly mean?
As I was talking with a friend today, he made a statement something like this: “I want to have such a relationship with the Father, that I can ask to watch Him as He goes about His work. To ask Him, Father why when you move you hand in this direction do these things take place?” My friend likened the knowledge to the example of a child watching their father working on projects around the house.

I really liked this thought. I too want to know the Lord in such intimate ways. To know His ways, to hear His heartbeat, to feel His breath upon me as I cling tightly to Him.

Tonight was a real highlight for me. Our Organic Group at the coffee shop ended up being myself, Elishba (our intern from India) and my 7 year old daughter Caitlyn, who had asked if she could join us. Since we had gone over the passage for the week from Mark 5 on Tuesday night, we prayed and asked the Lord to guide us. After we prayed, Caitlyn said she wanted to discuss the Great Commandment from Matthew 22:

34 But when the Pharisees heard that He had put the Sadducees to silence, they gathered themselves together.
35 And one of them, a lawyer, asked Him a question, testing Him,
36 “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?”
37 And He said to him, “‘YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND.’
38 “This is the great and foremost commandment.
39 “The second is like it, ‘YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.’
40 “On these two commandments depend the whole Law and the Prophets.

What a treat it was listening to this 7 year old as she leaned into the Holy Spirit’s understanding and began to glean the truth of God’s Word. Our discussion was once again wonderful as the Lord led the three of us through a journey of His heart for us.

For me the greatest part of the day, was having my daughter hold my hand and pray for my prayer request. That one will be treasured all the days of my life.