When we are transparent, we become vulnerable.  We open ourselves up to judgment, to fear that maybe who we are or what we have done will negatively impact our relationships and what others think about us.

God doesn’t have that kind of fear.  He is completely transparent.  He reveals Himself to us through His word, the Bible.  He even sent His Son, His one and only Son, to earth and He became man to reveal Himself to us on a personal level.  Jesus celebrated with the people at the wedding feast in Cana (John, chapter 2).  He cried when his friend, Lazarus, died (John, chapter 11).  Jesus spent time with people (The Gospels: Matthew, Mark, Luke, John).

God desires that we know Him because when we get to know Him, we will understand His love for us.  We will begin to know ALL of Who He is.

Mary and Martha were sisters who loved Jesus.  He spent time in their house.

(NIV) Luke 10:38-40 “As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what he said. But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made.”

For some of us, it is hard to just sit at the feet of Jesus when we have so many things to get done.  However, because God is transparent and wants us to know ALL of Who He is, we need to focus on our relationship with Him and put aside the work.

~ Take it to heart ~

Take the opportunity to get to know God.

He wants us to know more about Him tomorrow than we know about Him today.