Want to know God?

Retired pastor

I believe in God, for He is the Creator of all that there is, and that is much more than just our planet. “All” includes our solar system and the vast reaches of space.

The early church fathers tried to prove God with all kinds of arguments, but these each contained some flaw. Therefore we are left with faith. Through general revelation, even the greatest skeptic cannot deny seriously that there had to be a first cause and a divine designer.

To know God as Creator is to take a leap of faith. To believe the One who created you loves you is a leap of faith.

Despite all the problems we experience such as storms, earthquakes and other disasters, we, too, like Job can say, “Though He destroy me, yet shall I trust Him.”

Not only is God Creator but He is also a loving Savior, who is continually with us. The word “steadfast” (“hesed”) in the Old Testament means this God will never forsake us. When we meet His Son, Jesus Christ, we notice something is different about this man, who claims to be so powerful that He can take all of our sorrows, thirsts and need for security upon His shoulders. Jesus is God revealed in human flesh. He had a face, a human body and human hands, and yet He is more than just a good loving man. The Holy Spirit of God is the only One who can reveal God in Jesus to us. As God’s Son, Jesus came as the One who can bear all of our sins. When the battle seems hopeless, He still will not leave us nor let us go. His care for us and seriousness in handling all of our problems show His personal side.

Isn’t this the kind of God we want to know? We want to know One who is stable and creative — renewing us at every turn, whose strong hand can solve all of our problems and who knows us intimately. Want to know God?

When you meet Him, it’s just the beginning of the real you.