What it Means to Know the Lord

I wonder what the results would be if we went about asking the question, What does it mean to know the Lord? People would surely talk about faith and prayer, bible reading and church attendance, and all those things are part of knowledge. But I am always struck by what the bible says is it means to know God. Take, for example, this passage I stumbled across in Jeremiah:

13 How terrible for Jehoiakim, who builds his house with corruptionand his upper chambers with injustice,working his countrymen for nothing,refusing to give them their wages.14 He says, "I’ll build myself a grand palace,with huge upper chambers,ornate windows,cedar paneling,and rich red decor."15 Is this what makes you a king,having more cedar than anyone else?Didn’t your father eat and drinkand still do what was just and right?Then it went well for him!16 He defended the rights of the poor and needy;then it went well.Isn’t that what it means to know me?declares the Lord.17 But you set your eyes and hearton nothing but unjust gain;you spill the blood of the innocent;you practice cruelty;you oppress your subjects.- Jeremiah 22 -

Knowledge of God, as represented in scripture, translates in one doing the things that makes God happy. What a word for a country that is founded on Judeo-Christian principles. What a word for a nation that boasts its Christian heritage, while also leading the league in many areas related to poverty. What a word for us as we seek to elect a new leader. What a word for the almost innumerable number of churches that boast a knowledge of God. What a word for CEO's, bosses, fathers, mothers, pastors, teachers, politicians, litigators, people with means, educated people, uneducated people.To know God, is to bring God's reality to bear upon our unreality. Seek to know God today.