God: April 8, 2014

TODAYS WORD FOR TUESDAY APRIL 8, 2014.

GOD

DEFINITION:

The Supreme Being, creator, ruler of the universe and the master of all.

SCRIPTURE:

But without faith it is impossible to please Him, 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:

Do you know who God is? Do you think that He is some supreme being up in the sky somewhere that you can call upon when you have a serious need? What do you know about God? Do you know that God wants you to know Him and He has made it possible for you to have a relationship with Him through His Son Jesus Christ?

According to the scriptures, which are God’s Holy Word, the only way that one can approach God is by faith. Anyone that comes to God must first believe that He is.

However, true faith is more than merely believing God exists. In Hebrews 11:5, Enoch is described as a man that pleased God. We are not told of any great thing that Enoch did, but only that he “walked with God.” To say that Enoch walked with God indicates that not only did he have faith in God but that he made God not only the focus of his life but the major portion of his life.

In Hebrews 11:6, the writer tells us that without faith it is impossible to please God and he also tells us what is necessary for us to believe to have that kind of faith. We must believe not only that He is the one and only true God but also that He will reward all those who diligently seek Him in genuine faith. So genuine and great was Enoch’s faith that God rewarded him by taking Enoch from this life to eternal life without facing death (Genesis 5:24). God rewards all who diligently seek Him with the reward of eternal life.

Enoch is an example for those of us who seek to know God and to please God. To please God we must accept God into our lives through His Son Jesus and then by faith walk with Him and live for Him. Without faith it is impossible to please God, and without faith it is impossible to know God.

God is a personal being. In Jeremiah 10:10 we read that the Lord is the true God; He is the living God and the everlasting King. The personality of God is seen in certain characteristics ascribed to Him in the scriptures. God is not only all powerful and all knowing but God is a caring God and He has feelings.

God is a God that grieves. In Genesis 6:6 we read, “He was grieved in His heart.” God becomes angry. In 1 Kings 11:9 we read, “The Lord became angry with Solomon.” God is a jealous God. In Exodus 20:5 we read, “For I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God.”

Did you know that God laughs? In Psalm 2:4 the Psalmist writes, “He who sits in the heavens shall laugh.” God also is a caring God. In I Peter 5:7 it is written, “Casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.” God also hears us. In Psalm 94:9 the Psalmist writes, “He who planted the ear, shall He not hear?” And finally God sees. In Psalm 94:9 it reads, “He who formed the eye, shall He not see?”

God is eternal. The Psalmist tells us in Psalm 102: 24-27 that God’s years are through all generations, God is the same throughout the years, and His years will have no end. God had no beginning, but “in the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.”God has no ending. He is eternal and exists totally from Himself.

Do you know God personally and have you made a decision to have a relationship with Him through His Son Jesus Christ? If you have not, now is the time for you to act. We do not know what tomorrow will bring.

LEARNING:

This week we are memorizing the third commandment found in Exodus 20:7

You should not misuse the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses His name.

PRAYER:

Lord, I know You are the one true God and You are ruler over all. Thank You that You have made it possible for us to know You. How grateful I am that you are from the beginning and for eternity. May my family rejoice, as I do, that You are our God, our Lord and our Savior. Keep my faith strong and keep me walking with You so that my life might be pleasing to You.