Now you have walked through Crucify It! Your Flesh Cannot Go Where God Is Taking You! You have confronted the habits, desires, and responses that could no longer be allowed to direct your life. Then you continued into Who’s Leading You? From Crucifying the Flesh to Walking in the Spirit, where you learned that surrender is not only about what you stop doing. It is also about whom you choose to follow.
You have asked difficult questions. What has power over me? Am I practicing what I have learned? Am I exercising discernment? Am I allowing an old way of thinking to choose my next step? Am I asking the Holy Spirit to lead while still reaching for the wheel? And now, here another question rises from the middle of that journey. After everything you have surrendered, everything you have learned, and everything you have walked through with God, what do you know? Not what someone else told you to say. Not what sounds good when you hear it in church. Not what you repeat because you have heard it all your life. What do you know about the God who has kept you, corrected you, carried you, and continued His work in you? There comes a time when your walk with God must move beyond borrowed words and become a personal declaration. You may not understand every turn in the road ahead, but you can know the One who is leading you. You may not have an answer for every question, but you can become settled in what you know about His character.
Job reached that place in the middle of suffering when he declared, “For I know that my Redeemer lives” (Job 19:25). He did not say, “For I know why this happened.” He did not say, “For I know when everything will change.” He declared what he knew about Who was still living, even while his circumstances remained painful and uncertain, it is time to make your faith personal and truly welcome the I AM that I AM. It is time to welcome, FOR I KNOW!
Job 19:25 (NKJV) “For I know that my Redeemer lives, And He shall stand at last on the earth.”
Psalm 19:14 (NKJV) “Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in Your sight, O LORD, my strength and my Redeemer.”
This is where you make a declaration in the middle of what you do not understand! When Job declared that his Redeemer lived, he was not standing in the middle of an easy season. He had experienced devastating loss, physical suffering, and painful conversations with people who did not fully understand what he was enduring. He had questions that remained unanswered. Yet in Job 19:25, he made a declaration that reached beyond his present circumstances: “For I know that my Redeemer lives.” Job’s words remind us that knowing God does not mean knowing every reason behind what happens in our lives. There may be seasons when you cannot explain what has changed, why something has been delayed, or how God will bring you through. But uncertainty about your circumstances does not have to erase your confidence in His character.
In Psalm 19, David reflects on how creation declares the glory of God. He then turns his attention inward and prays that both his spoken words and the meditation of his heart will be acceptable to the Lord. His prayer connects what he knows about God with how he chooses to think and speak.
And in Luke 11:5–8, Jesus tells of a man who goes to his friend’s door at midnight because he needs bread for a visitor. The man knows where to go with his need, and he continues asking. Jesus uses the story to teach persistence in prayer. Together, these passages invite you to consider three things: Who do you know God to be? Whose door do you approach when you need help? And do the words of your mouth reflect what you say you believe about Him?
Let’s Begin Day 1: Is Your Faith Borrowed, Or Do You Know Him For Yourself?
Have you ever been at a game and watched the fans cheer for their team? They wear the colors, call out the players’ names, and shout encouragement even when their team is behind. They do not wait until the final score to show whom they support. They have chosen their team, and everybody around them can hear it. Now, think about your relationship with God. You may know how to celebrate Him when a prayer is answered, a door opens, or something you have been waiting for finally happens. But what comes out of your mouth when the answer has not arrived? What do you say about Him when you are disappointed, tired, or standing in a place you did not expect to be? I am not asking whether you have questions. Job had questions. I am asking whether, in the middle of those questions, you know whom you can turn to.
There is a difference between knowing about God and knowing Him through a relationship that has been lived. You can hear someone else testify that God is faithful, and their testimony may encourage you. But when you have walked through a season in which you needed His strength for yourself, those words begin to carry a different meaning. You remember the morning when you did not know how you would face the day, but you prayed and took the next step. You remember the conversation you thought you could never have, yet God helped you approach it with courage and wisdom. You remember the season when you wanted to give up, but you continued bringing your needs before Him. And now, when you say, “For I know,” you are not pretending that life has been easy. You are remembering the God who has remained present with you through it. Think about the man in Luke 11 who went to his friend’s door at midnight. He had a need, and he knew where to go. He did not have bread to offer his guest, but he knew someone he could ask.
When you find yourself in need, whose door do you approach first? Do you turn immediately to worry, rehearse every possible outcome, or try to carry the entire burden yourself? Or have you learned to bring your need before the Father who invites you to pray? Knowing God personally does not mean you will never seek practical help or wise counsel. It means that prayer is not merely your last resort after you have exhausted yourself trying to manage everything alone. You can bring your concerns to Him while also taking the responsible steps that are before you. And this is where becomes more than a declaration, it becomes personal, for it is right here where what you know about God should begin shaping the words you speak and the choices you make.
David prayed in Psalm 19:14 that the words of his mouth and the meditation of his heart would be acceptable to the Lord. He did not ask God to examine only what other people could hear. He invited Him to examine the thoughts he entertained before those thoughts ever became words. That prayer connects directly to the journey you have just completed. You have been learning not to allow every desire to govern you, not to accept every thought as truth, and not to let your flesh take the lead. Now you are learning to bring your heart and your mouth into agreement with what you know about God. If you know Him as your Shepherd, you can seek His guidance instead of insisting that you must find every answer alone. If you know Him as your Potter, you can remain open to His correction and the growth He is working in you. If you know Him as your King, you can acknowledge His authority even when obedience challenges your preference. If you know Him as your Redeemer, you can remember that your past does not have to be the final word over your life.
You are His creation, and He is your Creator. You are His sheep, and He is your Shepherd. You are the clay, and He is the Potter. You are His subject, and He is your King. You are redeemed, and He is your Redeemer. These are not simply names to recite. They describe a relationship that should influence how you live. Are you still waiting for an answer today? You could still be working through a difficult decision. You may be entering unfamiliar territory and wondering what comes next. You do not have to pretend that you know what you do not know. Job’s declaration gives you room to be truthful about your circumstances while remaining confident in your Redeemer. You may not know why everything happened the way it did. You may not know when the situation will change. You may not know how the next chapter will unfold. But you can know Who is with you as you walk through it.
So today, do not make a declaration simply because it sounds powerful. Take a moment to remember your own journey with God. Think about what you have learned of His character through Scripture, prayer, correction, provision, and the seasons you have already walked through. Then let your declaration become personal. For I know that my Redeemer lives. And because He lives, I can keep bringing my needs before Him. I can keep learning to follow the Holy Spirit. I can keep growing when I recognize something in myself that needs to change. I can keep trusting Him even when I do not yet understand the road ahead.
Sunshine, you have crucified it and you have asked who is leading you. Now, as you begin this new series, do not settle for a faith that depends entirely on what somebody else knows about God. Get to know Him for yourself and let the life you live testify to the One you say you know. When you say, “For I know that my Redeemer lives,” a personal experience comes to mind? Think of a season when you did not have every answer but continued to seek God. What did you learn about His character, and how can that knowledge shape the way you respond to what is before you today?
Let’s Pray:
Heavenly Father, thank You for bringing me through this journey of surrender, growth, discernment, and learning to follow Your Spirit. Thank You that You have not asked me to walk through life depending only on someone else’s testimony. You invite me to know You personally, to bring my needs before You, and to grow in my relationship with You. Lord, today I join Job in declaring, “For I know that my Redeemer lives.” I may not understand every circumstance I am facing, and I may not have every answer I desire, but help me remain confident in who You are. When I am tempted to focus only on what I cannot explain, remind me of what Your Word reveals about Your character. Teach me to come to You in prayer instead of allowing worry to become my first response. Give me wisdom to take the steps that belong to me and trust You with what is beyond my control. When I need correction, help me receive it. When I need courage, strengthen me. When I need to wait, teach me patience without allowing me to become passive about the responsibilities You have placed before me. Father, let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight. Examine what I say when I am frustrated, disappointed, afraid, or uncertain. Help me speak truth without denying what I feel and help me remember Your faithfulness without pretending that difficult seasons do not hurt. Holy Spirit continue leading me. Let what I have learned become visible in my daily decisions, my relationships, my conversations, and the way I respond when life does not go according to my plans. May my faith become more than words I repeat. Let it become a life that reflects the God I know. You are my Creator, my King, my Shepherd, my Potter, and my Redeemer. Continue teaching me what it means to belong to You. In the mighty name of Jesus Christ, Amen.
Nugget: Borrowed faith may encourage you, but a personal relationship with God teaches you whose door to approach when life gets difficult. You do not have to know every why, when, or how to declare what you know about Who: “For I know that my Redeemer lives.”
Blessings…
Love, Dr. Jean…
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