God: March 25, 2011

MARCH 25, TODAYS WORD FOR FRIDAY MARCH 25, 2011

GOD

DEFINITION:

The creator and ruler of the universe; Supreme Being; sovereign Lord; redeemer; infinite; Spirit.

SCRIPTURE:

“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” John 1:1

I am the Lord and there is none else, there is no God beside me. Isaiah 45:5

“But without faith it is impossible to please God, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that he is a rewarder of those that diligently seek Him.” Hebrews 11:6

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE:

Children have a way of coming up with very challenging and thought provoking questions. No doubt you have been asked some of the same questions that we were asked by our children. What or who is God? Where does He live? Why can’t we see Him? What does He look like? And many more! These are challenging questions indeed and not easy to answer especially in child-like terms.

The Bible does not give us a concise definition of “God”, but all of God’s attributes can be seen on every page of the Bible. Perhaps the best man-given definition of God is found in the Westminster Catechism. This definition consists of what the Bible declares about God. The definition is:

“God is a Spirit, infinite, eternal and unchangeable in His being,
wisdom, power, holiness, justice, goodness and truth.”

When we speak of God we are speaking of the living God of the Bible. The Bible tells us that God is the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, yet He is not three deities but one God-head. This is a hard concept for our infinite minds to understand. Jesus said in John 10:30, “I and the Father are one.”

As believers we believe that God the Father is our creator, God the Son came to this earth and died to pay the penalty for our sins, so He is our redemption, and God the Holy Spirit is our comforter and is with us every moment of every day. Thus God is not three deities but three distinct persons in one God-head. John says in 1 John 1:7, “For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word (Jesus), and the Holy Ghost: and these three agree as one.”

The only way that one can come to God is by faith and through His Son Jesus and one must believe that He is God. No one has honestly sought God by faith and failed to find Him.

It needs to be noted that none of the writers of the scriptures or the patriarchs or prophets ever attempted to prove or argue the existence of God. Although the Holy Spirit did not move the writers of the scriptures to argue the existence of God, He revealed to them clear evidence that there is a living God.

First, there is evidence of the living God in creation: Creation demands a living personal creator. A building must have a builder, an airplane and a car must have a mechanical engineer and a watch must have a watch maker. God is the creator of creation as noted in Psalm 19:1-3: “The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they display knowledge. There is no speech nor language where His voice is not heard.” In other words the entire universe speaks to us declaring there is a great creator. God is our creator and the creator of the universe.

Secondly, there is evidence of the existence of God in the written Word: All scripture is given by inspiration of God (II Timothy 3:16) and in II Peter 1:21 it tells us that God’s Word was written by men who spoke from God as they were led by the Holy Spirit. God’s Word is the inerrant Word of God and is evidence that He does exist.

And thirdly, God is the living Word: In the verse found in John (above), we are told that the Word was with God and the Word was God. The Word is Jesus Christ the Son of God who was in the beginning with God. God sent Jesus to this earth to be our redeemer and because of this Jesus becomes evidence that God exists. Those that lived on earth during Jesus life time witnessed His life, His miracles, His death and His resurrection from the dead. What greater evidence could we have? Yes, there is a living God who always has been and always will be. He is “the same yesterday, today and tomorrow.” Hebrews 13:8-9.

God is a personal being, He is part of the Trinity, He is light, and He is eternal. What an awesome God we have. He is our salvation, our comforter and our hope for life eternal.

LEARNING:

Our memory verse for this week is found in Proverbs 14:21.

But he who has mercy on the poor, happy is he.

PRAYER:

I stand at awe before You today, humbled by all You are and all You have done for me. Thank You for Your creation, Your Word and Your comfort that is available to me every day. Thank You for my salvation and the blessed hope I have for a life eternal with You in Heaven.