It is said that even the devil knows that God exists. What importance or value does knowing God's existence have in human life?

It is said that even the devil knows that God exists. This statement reminds me of a story in the Bible. Most of us, I'm sure, are familiar with this story. We always hear this during the season of Lent. The story I'm referring to is the story of the temptation of Jesus for forty days in the desert.

The story of the temptation of Jesus in the desert shows us that even the devil knows that God exists. We are all aware of the relationship of God and Jesus. Since the devil knows that God exists, he tempted Jesus. Nevertheless, we can say that without God, there is no evil. Evil is related to the importance and value of knowing God's existence in the human life. Knowing God's existence is realistic and appropriate. We ought to know God, so we can turn away from evil. When we know God, the better we can deal with life. We can face the challenges in life, and manage it well. Unlike when we don't know God, we become hopeless and our thoughts are distorted. When we are thrusted with struggles, we tend to do evil instead of managing it and learning from it. In the end, after the difficulties, we come out as better and stronger individuals. Relating now the story of the temptation of Jesus in the desert, if we consider Jesus as an ordinary person and not as our Savior, He managed not to fall into the trap of evil because He knows God. He lived a life following God's teachings. Thus, if we know God, we live better lives, and we reject evil.

I want to end this entry sharing my thought on how we can know God better. First, we must know more about God. Notice now my use of words; to know God is different from knowing about God. When I say that we must know more about God, I am pertaining to gaining more knowledge through understanding the Bible and God's nature. And when we have more knowledge about God, we must turn this knowledge into practice. It is learning theologically and applying what we learned in life. Thus, the importance and value of knowing God's existence is to live a purposeful and essential human life patterned after God's teachings.