Known Without Knowing

(Psa 138:6 KJV)  Though the LORD be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off.

Recently, our pastor took some new members into the church.  At one point he talked about now that they were members they had not only the responsibilities, but the privileges of the church.  I hear that kind of talk at times and I wonder just what privileges are they talking about?  The privilege of giving a 10th of my income?  The privilege of coming to work days?  The privilege of serving in the nursery when the attendant doesn’t show up?

Probably the greatest privilege that we know as Christians is knowing God.  It can be a very personal and fulfilling relationship.  What makes it so worthwhile is not just that we can know Him, but that He knows us.  This verse points that out in a kind of backhanded way.  He says that the proud, or arrogant, he knows from a far off.

So?  Do you know God close up?  Is He intimate with you?  If He is far off, if you can’t seem to reach Him, there’s a very good possibility that you are one of those that are called proud.  There are other words for that, such as puffed up, fill in the blank, but God is trying to reach you, as the song says “humble yourself in the sight of the Lord and He will lift you up”.