Hello...God are You There?
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Hello…God are You There?
Hello…God are You There?
For I know that my Redeemer lives, And He shall stand at last on the earth;
And after my skin is destroyed, this I know, That in my flesh I shall see God,
Whom I shall see for myself, And my eyes shall behold, and not another. How my heart yearns within me!
I Shall See God!
I Shall See God!
Illustration: Drawing God
A kindergarten teacher once assigned her class to draw a picture of something that was important to them. Each of the children got to work, and scrawled images of parents, pets, sports, and rainbows began to appear. Johnny sat in the back, head down, working diligently. All the other kids turned in their assignments, but Johnny drew on, feverishly scribbling with furrowed brow.
His teacher noticed and asked, “Johnny, what are you drawing?”
Without looking up, Johnny replied, “I’m drawing God.”
Smiling, the teacher said, “Well, Johnny, no one knows what God looks like.”
Without missing a beat, Johnny looked up. “They will when I’m through.”
[Heitzig, S. (2020). Biography of God (pp. 9–10). Harvest House Publishers.]
Job believed one day he would see God!
The apostle John was assured that one day we would see God.
Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is.
Unfortunately, there are many who do not have this hope. They are not convinced there is a God. If there is, can they know Him, and does He care?
Is there a God?
Is there a God?
Creation testifies to the existence of God.
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
The heavens declare the glory of God; And the firmament shows His handiwork.
For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse,
because, although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened.
Nevertheless He did not leave Himself without witness, in that He did good, gave us rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.”
C. S. Lewis: “I believe in Christianity as I believe that the Sun has risen, not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.” [C.S. Lewis, “Is Theology Poetry?” in C.S. Lewis: Essay Collection (London: Collins, 2000), 1. / Heitzig, S. (2020). Biography of god. Harvest House Publishers.]
Conscience testifies to the existence of God.
Conscience affirms the existence of a designer.
because what may be known of God is manifest in them, for God has shown it to them.
Conscience affirms the concepts of good and evil, right and wrong, and of just and unjust. This distinction requires a moral Lawgiver and Judge.
For as many as have sinned without law will also perish without law, and as many as have sinned in the law will be judged by the law
(for not the hearers of the law are just in the sight of God, but the doers of the law will be justified;
for when Gentiles, who do not have the law, by nature do the things in the law, these, although not having the law, are a law to themselves,
who show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and between themselves their thoughts accusing or else excusing them)
in the day when God will judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ, according to my gospel.
Biography of God 3. Follow the Clues Proofs for God’s Existence, Part 2: Teleological and Moral Law
“My argument against God was that the universe seemed so cruel and unjust. But how had I got this idea of just and unjust? A man does not call a line crooked unless he has some idea of a straight line.”10
Scripture testifies to the existence of God.
Tell and bring forth your case; Yes, let them take counsel together. Who has declared this from ancient time? Who has told it from that time? Have not I, the Lord? And there is no other God besides Me, A just God and a Savior; There is none besides Me.
God reveals Himself through the divine record of Scripture including the accounts of His providential activity in human and redemptive history—His story.
Jesus testified to the existence of God.
No one has seen God at any time. The only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him.
Not that anyone has seen the Father, except He who is from God; He has seen the Father.
The Holy Spirit testifies to the existence of God.
He also testifies to the Person of Jesus Christ and to the reality of sin, righteousness, and judgment.
However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come.
He will glorify Me, for He will take of what is Mine and declare it to you.
All things that the Father has are Mine. Therefore I said that He will take of Mine and declare it to you.
Nevertheless I tell you the truth. It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I depart, I will send Him to you.
And when He has come, He will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:
of sin, because they do not believe in Me;
of righteousness, because I go to My Father and you see Me no more;
of judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged.
Experience testifies to the existence of God.
Experience is subjective and can only be trusted when it affirms and confirms what is objective.
The radical conversions and transformations of lives bear witness to the existence of a loving, merciful, gracious, and redemptive God.
The presence of miracles, signs, and wonders testify to the supernatural power and intervention of an unseen God.
Then a man of God came to Eli and said to him, “Thus says the Lord: ‘Did I not clearly reveal Myself to the house of your father when they were in Egypt in Pharaoh’s house?
Does God care?
Does God care?
Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time,
casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.
And the Lord, He is the One who goes before you. He will be with you, He will not leave you nor forsake you; do not fear nor be dismayed.”
We can know God!
We can know God!
But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put My law in their minds, and write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people.
No more shall every man teach his neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ for they all shall know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them, says the Lord. For I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin I will remember no more.”
And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.
And 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.
How can I know God?
How can I know God?
We can only know God personally through faith in His Son Jesus Christ.
Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
At that time Jesus answered and said, “I thank You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and prudent and have revealed them to babes.
Even so, Father, for so it seemed good in Your sight.
All things have been delivered to Me by My Father, and no one knows the Son except the Father. Nor does anyone know the Father except the Son, and the one to whom the Son wills to reveal Him.
Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”
God is here and you can know Him TODAY!
God is here and you can know Him TODAY!
Believe in His Son Jesus Christ, including His atoning death on the Cross for your sins, and let Him introduce you to God the Father!