Do we really know Jesus?

So today during my devotion time something I've read before totally spoke to me in a way that it never has done before. I was reading John chapter 1 and I was reading about John the Baptist. The part that stood out to me the most was how John knew what his job was, preparing the way for the Messiah, but really didn't know exaclty who He was until it was revealed to him that it was Jesus. I was reading a little commentary note in my Bible and is was talking about truly knowing who Jesus is. At first I didn't see how they made the connection between Jesus and John until the commentator said that Jesus and John were related. He said that even though John lived in the wilderness he probably knew who Jesus was because they were relatives. So to say that John knew Jesus but didn't really know who Jesus was is a fair thing to say. Then of course in John chapter 1 Jesus was revealed to John by the Spirit. As soon as I read that the first thing that popped into my head was the idea of know who Jesus the person is and knowing who Jesus my personal Lord and Savior is. I believe there is a difference of know who Jesus the person is and knowing who Jesus really is. The portion of scripture that comes to mind is found in Matthew 7:21-23 when Jesus tells people that He never knew them. That's a real scary thought to think that we might think we know Jesus but maybe we might be like those people who He told He never knew?
So what does this mean for us, the only thing that comes to mind is we better make sure we know who Jesus is! We need to make sure that we develop an intimate relationship with the Son because He's the only way to the Father. I believe it's super easy to just say we know Jesus and because we do then that's all we need to do. In Matthew 7 the people that Jesus told I never knew you to were people who were actually doing things that were good things yet they weren't good enough. So if you are wondering what it takes then to be known by God then I suggest that you pick up your Bible and find out. Also how about asking the One who knows what it takes:-)
So my prayer for us today is that we don't get comfortable just knowing God the way we think we do. I pray that we would daily want to find out more and more about Him. I pray for faith and strength for us to let God be God.