If we would rightly "acquaint ourselves with God, and be at peace," we must know him as he has revealed himself, not only in the unity of his essence and subsistence, but also in the plurality of his persons. God said, "Let us make man in our own image"-let not man be content until he knows something of the "us" from whom his being was derived. Endeavour to know the Father; bury your head in his bosom in deep repentance, and confess that you are not worthy to be called his son; receive the kiss of his love; let the ring which is the token of his eternal faithfulness be on your finger; sit at his table and let your heart make merry in his grace. Then press forward and seek to know much of the Son of God who is the brightness of his Father's glory, and yet in unspeakable condescension of grace became man for our sakes; know him in the singular complexity of his nature: eternal God, and yet suffering, finite man; follow him as he walks the waters with the tread of deity, and as he sits upon the well in the weariness of humanity. Be not satisfied unless you know much of Jesus Christ as your Friend, your Brother, your Husband, your all. Forget not the Holy Spirit; endeavour to obtain a clear view of his nature and character, his attributes, and his works. Behold that Spirit of the Lord, who first of all moved upon chaos, and brought forth order; who now visits the chaos of your soul, and creates the order of holiness. Behold him as the Lord and giver of spiritual life, the Illuminator, the Instructor, the Comforter, and the Sanctifier. Behold him as, like holy unction, he descends upon the head of Jesus, and then afterwards rests upon you who are as the skirts of his garments. Such an intelligent, scriptural, and experimental belief in the Trinity in Unity is yours if you truly know God; and such knowledge brings peace indeed.

This timeless classic from Charles Spurgeon will help to both start and end your day with wonderful insight into God's Word.

Charles Spurgeon's Morning & Evening

"Acquaint now thyself with him." - Job 22:21

Evening Devotional

Scarcely with anything can man be properly said to be acquainted. He is painfully alive to the fact of his limited comprehension of even the least department of the works of God; yet has no trouble at heart on the score of his want of acquaintance with the Lord of the universe. " God, I know," says one; " leave me alone with regard to any account of him. See, I am very busy in the study of these caterpillars; your talk of God hinders me from getting some valuable knowledge.'' " Why is this Sabbath coming perpetually in," says another, " to hinder me from pursuing my experiments in Natural Philosophy? With God I am acquainted; but I have many discoveries to make in electro-magnetism." We have here a positive command. We think it very kind of some great man, to encourage us to make his acquaintance. The greatest of all beings, the fountain of all excellence, encourages us, commands us even, to become acquainted with him. Shall we go to heaven to become acquainted with him? No, he comes to us. He stands at the door and knocks. He has hidden so much of his glory as would have awed and intimidated us. He has taken the form of a man that this acquaintanceship might be easily effected. He was acquainted with grief, that he might become acquainted with him and with peace. Acquaintance is not perfected in an instant. It may be carried, in some happy hour, to a wonderful extent. But it is essentially a thing of cultivation. There is a false peace based on misconceptions of God. The beginning of a true acquaintance breaks up this and perhaps fills the soul with terrors. But shrink not, go on; acquaint thyself with him; press into his palace; take no heed of seraphic guards whose swords turn every way; seek the private apartments of the king, and hesitate not to sit down in his banquet-chamber. Converse with thy Maker; confide all things to him; make those guards your own; that palace your house; that majesty your defence; the blessedness of that divine atmosphere your portion; and from the sublime position to which the Prince of peace has brought you, look down with serene compassion on a world where the peace of God has been offered and rejected, daily, for thousands of years; and where strife, torment and confusion must reign till men are willing to acquaint themselves with God.

A daily devotional written by a Baptist Missionary to India, Reverend George Bowen (1816-1888) over 150 years ago.

Bowen's Daily Meditations

" Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace." - Job 22:21. 

It pleased the Father that in Him all the fullness should dwell, and by Him to reconcile all things to Himself. § Mercy and truth have met together; righteousness and peace have kissed. I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil. § “Come now, and let us reason together,” says the Lord, “though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall be as wool.” § Who is a God like You, pardoning iniquity? § Now acquaint yourself with Him, and be at peace. § Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling; for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure. § Lord, You will establish peace for us, for You have also done all our works in us.

Daily Light on the Daily Path or Daily Light is a Christian daily devotional scripture reading published by Bagster & Sons about 1875. It has been reprinted continually since then. It consists of brief groupings of scripture passages which speak to prominent Biblical themes—two themes (morning and evening) for each day of the year. It appends no commentary, but simply allows scripture to speak for itself.

Morning Daily Light

 God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing their trespasses to them. 

This is the will of God, your sanctification. § Now acquaint yourself with Him, and be at peace; thereby good will come to you. § This is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent. § We know that the Son of God has come and has given us an understanding, that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life. We … do not cease to pray for you, and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding. § The God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, … give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power.

 Understand what the will of the Lord is. 

Come now, and let us reason together,” says the Lord, “though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall be as wool.” Let him take hold of My strength, that he may make peace with Me; and he shall make peace with Me. § Now acquaint yourself with Him, and be at peace. Having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. § A man is not justified by the works of the law but by faith in Jesus Christ. § By the deeds of the law no flesh will be justified in His sight. By Him everyone who believes is justified from all things from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses. Thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Evening Daily Light

 Do not enter into judgment with Your servant, for in Your sight no one living is righteous. 

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Job 22:21

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 “Submit to God and be at peace with him; in this way prosperity will come to you. 

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