Who is our God?
Who is our God?
God is the Creator of the universe, of mankind, the animals, and the beautiful landscape. He is almighty and powerful. He is perfect, it’s hard to picture being perfect since all of mankind isn’t perfect but there is absolutely no flaw to God. God is love. He is the way, the truth and the life. He is all-knowing, it’s crazy to think that He knows everything. He is the beginning and the ending, it’s hard to fathom that he was, is, and always will be here but it’s true! These are just a few things I (Aly) could think of, but one of my favorites is that He’s our friend. I love that no matter what we always have a friend in Jesus.
-What is God?
“To admit that there is One who lies beyond us, who exists outside of all our categories, who will not be dismissed with a name, who will not appear before the bar of our reason, nor submit to our curious inquiries: this requires a great deal of humility, more than most of us possess, so we save face by thinking God down to our level, or at least down to where we can manage Him.”- AW Tozer
Instead of “thinking God down to our level”, lest really explore Our God. He is too holy just to be thought of as a human. With that being said, there is nothing or no one like God, so our little human minds can’t fully understand everything about God. Not to mention how ultimately magnificent He is compared to anything or anyone we know of! While you won't be able to fully understand what God is after reading this section, we pray that y’all be able to take away a few things we’ve pointed out!
God is:
A FATHER
Understanding God as our Father is beneficial for our relationship with Him. Whether or not you have a godly father, seeing God as a Father figure helps us understand who He is. Here are some verses that show God as a Father.
Isaiah 9:6
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counseller, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
1 Corinthians 8:6
But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.
Isaiah 64:8
But now, O LORD, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand.
A SON
God came to earth in the form of a Man named Jesus. So in a way, God was a Man. Jesus was the Son of God, but still God at the same time. Here are some verses about God as The Son!
John 10:30
I and my Father are one.
(Jesus was talking)
John 14:9
Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father?
Matthew 1:23
Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.
(That Son was Jesus)
A SPIRIT
God as The Holy Spirit is a little difficult to understand. The Holy Spirit helps believers by assisting them in prayer, He grantees our salvation once we accept God as our Savior, and gives believers wisdom to help us understand God (He does a lot of other things, but these three specific works of The Holy Spirit stood out to me!)
1 Corinthians 2:10
But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.
John 4:24
God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.
Acts 5:3-4
[3] But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land?[4] Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God.
The Father, The Son, and The Holy Spirit is God. They are not three different God’s, just God working in three different ways. Think of it like this! My (McKenzie’s) mom is a stay-at-home mom, homeschool teacher, and a massage therapist. Whenever I wake up to start school, I need Mom as a teacher. Later in the day whenever I go to soccer practice I need Mom as a stay-at-home mom, so I can get to the field on time. Then before I go to bed I need Mom as a massage therapist, because I pulled something while playing soccer. I don’t think of my mama as three different people whenever she does different things for me. She’s just my mom! That’s how you can think of God!
-Where is He?
God is omnipresent, which means He is everywhere at the same time. To answer the question, God is everywhere (Proverbs 15:3, Jeremiah 23:24, Psalm 139:7-12)! God is the only One who can be omnipresent. While He is omnipresent, the Bible shows us more specifically where each part of Him is at. If you look in Isaiah 66:1, we see that God as The Father lives in Heaven. Then if we look at Mark 16:19, it says that Jesus is sitting at the right hand of God as The Father. Finally, God as The Holy Spirit lives in everyone who accepts Jesus as their Savior (1 Corinthians 6:19).
-What does He do?
“We can not understand God apart from His works, because what God does flows from who He is.”- Got questions
This quote from https://www.gotquestions.org/ is perfectly said! To know God we need to really understand what He does. Let’s look at some verses to try and figure out what God does (btw! All of these verses are KJV!).
God FORGIVES!
1 John 1:9
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Our God is forgiving! If we tell God that we’re sorry for sinning, and actually mean it, then ask for His forgiveness, He will forgive us. No doubt about it!
God SAVES!
Romans 10:13
For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
We have a whole blog post explaining this verse, and how to “call upon the name of the Lord”! It’s called Stop Thinking of Death as the End. We encourage you guys to read it! We believe it’s the most important blog post we’ll ever write. Here! -https://gfj.mozello.com/blog/params/post/2340759/stop-thinking-of-death-as-the-end
God LOVES!
John 3:16
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have everlasting life.
At first, I wanted to try and search for a less common verse to use for God’s love. I realize sometimes the more you hear something, the less meaning it can mean to you. But I decided to just stick with John 3:16 because It speaks so much truth in one sentence! God LOVES us! He loves us so much, He gave His Son to die a tragic death. A death that not only had the most physical pain anyone could ever go through, but also spiritual, emotional, and mental pain we will never have to go through! THIS IS MORE LOVE THAN WE WILL EVER BE ABLE TO GIVE!
God DISCIPLINES!
Revelation 3:19
As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
While God doesn’t want us to be in pain, He would rather us be in pain for a little while rather than suffer long-term consequences in the future. He loves us so much He doesn’t want us to turn away from Him. He knows turning to anyone/anything but Him would lead us to a LOT of trouble. A simple example is this: Say your parents found out you were vaping. I looked up what happens when you vape, and this popped up. “Vaping puts nicotine into the body. Nicotine is highly addictive and can: slow brain development in teens and affect memory, concentration, learning, self-control, attention, and mood. increase the risk of other types of addiction later in life.” If your parents truly loved you then they would discipline you out of love! Not because of anger for whatever reason or because of hate. Yes, unfortunately, there are people in this world who mistreat their kids and discipline them for all the wrong reasons and awful motives, but we have to remember that this is not how God disciplines. Even while God disciplines His children, He is still for them, not against them!
God ANSWERS PRAYERS!
Psalm 91:15
He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honor him.
No this doesn’t mean that if we pray for the new Xbox Series X God will automatically give it to us. It doesn’t even mean God will give us things that seem good! I’m not saying it’s wrong to get the new Xbox! “things that seem good” as in maybe a good grade on a test or money for a friend’s birthday gift. God always answers though! He’ll say one of three things. Yes, no, or not now. He gives us an answer that will best benefit His will for our lives! About a month ago I (McKenzie) posted something on our Instagram and Facebook, talking about a time my family and I were close to a tornado and I was struggling to trust God with the situation. While I knew God could call the storm to stop with His voice, I also knew He could have let it hit our house. Not because He didn’t hear our prayers or wanted us hurt, but because He may have had a different plan. We were all fine, but even if we weren’t God still would have been in control, He still would have been for us, and He still would have been good! So when He says “I will deliver him, and honour him.”, this may not mean what we want it to mean, but we can still trust God with any situation.
God LISTENS!
Psalm 116:1-2
[1] I love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications.[2] Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live.
People will trick you into believing that God isn’t listening. Maybe even you trick yourself into thinking that at times! But just because God says “No” or “Not now” doesn’t mean He’s not listening to you. These verses show us loud and clear that whenever we talk to God, He’s right there listening to every word you say!
“I'm not just hopin', I'm not just wishin'
I know I'm prayin' to a God who listens
I know He hears me, I know He's livin'
Yes, I am prayin' to a God who listens”
(This is a great worship song by Christ Tomlin and Thomas Rhett!! It’s called “God Who Listens”.)
God SPEAKS TO US!
John 10:27
My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:
Just like you would want to talk to your friends, God, our Friend who sticks closer than a brother (Proverbs 18:24), wants to talk to us! God has so much He wants to tell us. He LITERALLY wrote a book of everything He wants us to know (HINT: It’s the Bible!)! He’s ready to speak to you if you’re ready to listen.
God WORKS!
Philippians 4:13
I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
This verse shows us that God is very much so working for us. If there’s a will, there’s away! If God wants us to do something, we can do it with His help. We just have to put in the work. Sometimes we only use this verse for the “really hard or important things''. Like collage or fighting temptations. While we absolutely should remind ourselves of this verse whenever these situations come up, God is just as able and willing to work for us whenever we try to work out, get homework done, or just be kind to someone who makes kindness look impossible! The list goes on!
These are just some of the many things that God does all the time. And did you notice a pattern within this list? All of these things that we’ve mentioned are done FOR US! There is none higher than God. God is the most important One ever. He is “King of kings and Lord of lords” (Revelation 19:16). Yet He is so interested in YOUR life! He doesn’t HAVE to be! He’s God. He can do whatever He wants, and He chooses to be loving, faithful, and kind to us little humans. Just think about that for a minute.
-What is He like?
The first thing I could think of when I started writing this section was merciful. God is so merciful that He sent His only son to die on a cross for us, even though we’re sinful creatures who did not deserve His forgiveness. The fact that God will just forgive our sins and let us spend eternity in paradise with Him also shows His mercy. The second thing I thought of was faithful. He is faithful to His children. No matter what happens, we can know that He will not leave us. After we sin, He doesn’t just say, “Okay I tried, I give up.” He keeps persisting and trying to make His children more like Him. He is also very forgiving. He’ll forgive us, no matter the sins we commit. These are only a couple of the characteristics of our God. Some others include loving, honest, accepting, and so many more!
What does He have to do with me?
The answer to this question is… everything. He has everything to do with you. He created you! He wants us to give our lives to Him, to find a friend in Him, and overall He wants us to live our lives for Him.
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