Do You Know Him?: The Understanding of Who God Is

By Evangelist Rachel McCuien

There is no greater benefit to the human life than knowing and developing a relationship with God. There is peace and a sense of knowing who you are when you know God.

This book explains how Gods desire is for his people to get to know him and gives instructions on how to use the tools he has provided. Through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, I want to share with you vital tools to use to develop a relationship with God. Although these tools are not new, they have somehow been overlooked and not emphasized as important as the earlier saints taught. We need a prayer life to communicate with God. We need to read and study the word of God to know his will for our lives and to really understand who he is. We must sacrifice, consecrate and separate our lives from things that would contaminate us from reaching him.

• Language: English
• Publisher: WestBow Press
• Release date: Jul 22, 2015
• ISBN: 9781490883861

Evangelist Rachel McCuien

Rachel McCuien is married to Elder Andray McCuien. She is a licensed Evangelist and is currently attending Ashland Theological Seminary. She is a Sunday School teacher, praise and worship leader and volunteer heart mover at the Vista Maria which is a temporary home for troubled teens.

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ISBN: 978-1-4908-8385-4 (sc)

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Library of Congress Control Number: 2015909507

WestBow Press rev. date: 07/14/2015

Contents

Bibliography

Dedication

Acknowledgement

Foreword

Introduction

Who is God

      Introduction to the Names of God

      The Names of God

Developing a Relationship with God

The Five Tools to Developing a relationship with God

Prayer

The Word of God

Sacrifice

Separation

Consecration

The Importance of Knowing God

Knowing God places you in a state of worship

Knowing God creates a deep commitment

Knowing God creates complete faith in him

Knowing God makes one totally complete

Bibliography

Spirit Filled Life Bible, King James Version. Thomas Nelson Inc. 1991, 1985

Unger, Merrill F., New Unger’s Bible Dictionary, Chicago IL: The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago.

Bishop P.A. Brooks, Understanding Bible Doctrine As Taught In The Church Of God In Christ, 2002 Church of God in Christ First Jurisdiction Michigan

Rose Publishing, R.W. Research. Names Of God

Webster’s New World Dictionary, Wiley Publishing Inc. Cleveland Ohio 2000

Dedication

To my grand parents the late Reverend E.M. and Alma Anderson who taught us the importance of knowing God and the way of true holiness.

To my loving husband Elder Andray McCuien, for all of your support, patience and unselfish love. Thank you for being my friend, prayer partner and my covering.

To my parents Pastor George and Evangelist Lois Taylor, I want to thank you for all of your sacrifices, prayers and encouragements in the time that I needed it the most.

Acknowledgement

To LaWanda Ruffin and my beloved dear sister Michelle Brown for sharing your knowledge, words of wisdom and your unselfish support in getting this assignment done.

Foreword

Foreword by God

Thus saith the Lord, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches: But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the Lord which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the Lord. Jeremiah 9:23-24.

Introduction

One Sunday morning during worship service as I was sitting near the choir section, as the Elders prepared to bring the service on live radio, I began to watch the praise team go forth and the people entering into the sanctuary. Some were praising God while others were just sitting and staring at the praise and worship leaders. Suddenly, the Holy Spirit quietly spoke to my spirit and said they don’t really know me. He said it in a way in which his heart was heavy and yearned to be connected with his people. He said they go through the same routine of coming to Sunday School, Sunday morning worship, Tuesday Bible Class and Friday Evangelistic services but they never truly received or search deep enough to know who I am. Many come in sick and broken hearted and leave the same way not even scratching the surface of how great, awesome, loving and powerful I am. I started to feel that there is more to this walk of faith than just going through the motions. I wanted to know how to be more intimate with God and experience his awesome wonder. I wanted to talk and walk with him as Abraham and Moses did. They had a strong relationship with God. In Isaiah 41:8 and II Chronicles 20:7, God called Abraham his friend.

In my quest to know God, the road has been rough and bumpy. You see, Satan doesn’t want us to know God so he will throw many obstacles in our way. He will try to make