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Where
is God? Have you ever asked that question? Most of us have at one time
or another. Its answer has more to do with His presence in our lives
than with belief in His existence. We want to know -- where is God when
I hurt, or where is God when something goes desperately wrong in my
life? Our conclusions depend on what we rely on as a benchmark for truth
in our lives.
Do you believe the Bible is true, and that it is what it claims to be?
If you do, then you recognize that it is the very Word of God. What a
great place to begin looking for His presence.
Where is God? How Can I Know He Exists?
Where is God? If this question still needs to be settled in your mind,
consider the evidence for God in His creation. Genesis
1:1 says, In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Do
you believe it? Look around at the evidence. Psalm
19:1-2 tells us: The heavens
declare the glory of God; And the firmament shows His handiwork. Day
unto day utters speech, And night unto night reveals knowledge. God
wants us to know He exists. Where is God? We see Him in what He has
created.
Do you believe that God wants you to see Him? The Bible says He does. He
reveals Himself to us. Psalm 98:2
says, The Lord has made known His salvation; His righteousness He has
revealed in the sight of the nations.
God reveals Himself to us through His creation (see Romans 1:20) and
through His Word: All scripture is
given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for
reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness (2 Timothy
3:16).
Finally, God desires us to know Him so much that He took on the form of
a man, in the person of His Son Jesus Christ. Consider these words from
Paul in Philippians 2:6-8: Who,
being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:
But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a
servant, and was made in the likeness of men: And being found in fashion
as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the
death of the cross.
John, another apostle, helps us understand that Jesus is the same God
who created the universe when he says In John 1: In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word
was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by
him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was
life; and the life was the light of men… And the Word was made flesh,
and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only
begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
We can see God in what He has created; we can see Him when we read His
Word; we can see Him in the person and character of Jesus Christ. Jesus
came to help us understand God, and to assure us that God understands
us. John goes on to say: No man
hath seen God at any time, the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom
of the Father, he hath declared him. (John 1:18). Jesus declares His
existence and further reveals the truth about God.
Where is God? How Can I Relate to Him?
Where is God? There's a popular song that says God is watching from a
distance. Or you may have heard Him referred to as a higher power, the
man upstairs or a divine imminence. But the Bible tells us He is a
person, and that He is near. James, a man history records as the brother
of Jesus, tells us that if we draw near to God, He draws near to us (James
4:8). What more could we ask? Does that give you a picture of being
cuddled? It should - God longs to cuddle you in His arms.
Have you believed God is waiting to judge you? The Bible says He longs
to forgive you. Over and over throughout the pages of Scripture, we read
of His longsuffering nature. From Genesis through Revelation, we see a
consistent picture of a God who continues to offer forgiveness, up to
the very end of time. He is not willing that any should perish, the
Bible says, but that all should be saved. The reason He sent Jesus into
the world is so that we could all be saved!
(John 3:17). Religions teach us we need to earn God's favor. The
Bible tells us God's favor is a gift. All He is waiting for is for us to
admit our need. Once we confess our sin, His forgiveness is ours. (1
John 1:9)
Where is God? What Next?
Where is God? In today's world, it's easy for us to think that we suffer
alone. But if you have wondered where God is, so has someone else. Now
that you know who He is and where He is, you can help someone else know
where God is, too.
Near the end of the Gospel of John, just before He was crucified, Jesus
told His disciples about a comforter He would send, to remind them of
all the things He had taught. That comforter, the Holy Spirit of God,
came at Pentecost, just a short time after Jesus ascended into heaven.
In the first chapter of Acts we read about that event as His disciples
were filled with His Spirit and began declaring the Gospel message.
What this means for you and me is that once we confess our sins, receive
God's forgiveness and accept the gift of salvation through Christ, we
can know the presence of that Comforter, too. With His Holy Spirit
living in us, His nature gradually overtakes our own. As that happens,
others will begin to discover where God is by knowing you.
Source:
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