If we want to get to know and be at peace with the Lord our Maker we do so by how He has revealed Himself, both in the unity of His attributes and in the plurality of His persons. He said, "let us make man in our image." May we not stop until we know something of the "us." Get to know and be at peace with God the Father; bury your head in His warm chest in deep repentance of your sins and confess that you are not worthy to he called His child and recieve the kiss of His love, let the ring which is the sign of His eternal faithfulness be on your finger, sit at His table and let your heart make merry in His grace then press forward to make much of God the Son who is the brightness of His Father's glory and yet in unspeakable humility look on human flesh becoming truly human. Know Him in the singular complexity of His nature: eternal God yet suffering, finite man yet He walked the waters with deity and also sat on the well in the tiredness of humanity. Do not stop until you know and are at peace with Jesus Christ. Know Him as your friend, your brother, your husband, your all. We must not forget the Holy Spirit. Seek to get a clear view of His nature and attributes. Know His works. See God the Spirit who first of all moved upon chaos and brought order, who now visits the chaos of your soul and creates the order of holiness. See Him as the Lord and giver of spiritual life, the illuminator, the instructor, the comforter and the sanctifier. See Him as, like holy royal anointing, He descended upon Christ Jesus and afterwards rests upon us who are the body of Christ - with Him being the head, the crown. Belief in the doctrine of the trinity is intelligent, biblical and experiential. If you truly know God you will know each person of the trinity for God our Creator is triune and a product of this knowledge is peace. Peace with God.
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