ENCOUNTER WITH JESUS( WHO IS GOD? WHY DO I NEED GOD?) Many people have asked themselves many time why do I need God ? If God is not source of my existence, then why do I need Him ? If God is not my sustainer, why do I need Him ? If God is not my source of provision ,why do I need Him ? If God is not my source of income why do I need God ? Such arguments comes from the falling mindset of WHO GOD IS? If we define God to be the source of Money, Joy, Good Health ,Entertainment, then when we can find them outside personal relationship with God,then God doesnt exist. Is there God you may ask ? Yes there is God. Who is God then ? God is the beginning of all things. God is the source of all things. God is the sustainer of all things. God is the meaning of all things. God is the material for all things. God is the source of all life. Genesis chapter 1 ,2,3 confirms all the above statements. Why Do I need God ? I need God because He is my source of life, Joy, peace and everything. I need God because He is the sustainer of my life. I need God because He is the reason of my existence. I need God because I depend on Him for everything in life. I need God because I was created for Him, I exist to know Him in all eternity. Romans 11:36 Jesus Christ For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen. Hebrews 2:10 In bringing many sons and daughters to glory, it was fitting that God, for whom and through whom everything exists, should make the pioneer of their salvation perfect through what he suffered. Jesus in Colonialness Who is the image of the invisible God, the first born of every creature: 16 For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: 17 And he is before all things, and by him all things consist. 18 And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the first born from the dead; that in all things he might have the pre-eminence For it pleased the Father that in him should all fullness dwell; 20 And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him,I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven. One main quality of God that all His attributes are His personalities are built on is that God is and ACCESSIBLE He is Approachable. God invites us to talk to him and engage him in what concerns us. We dont have to get our act together first. Neither do we need to be polite, theologically correct or holy. It is his nature to be loving and accepting when we go to him. The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth. (Psalms 145:18) He is Knowable. who is God, who created the universe in all of its magnitude and creative details, is able to be known, by us. He tells us about himself, but even goes beyond that. He welcomes us into a relationship, so that we personally can get to know him. Not only can we know about him, we can know him, intimately. Let not the wise man boast of his wisdom or the strong man boast of his strength or the rich man boast of his riches, but let him who boasts boast about this: that he understands and knows me, that I am the Lord, who exercises kindness, justice and righteousness on earth, for in these I delight, declares the Lord. (Jeremiah 9:23,24) He is Creative. Everything we make is put together with existing materials or built on previous thoughts. God has the capacity of speaking things into existence, not just galaxies and life forms, but solutions to todays problems. God is creative, for us. His power is something he wants us to be aware of and to rely on. Great is our Lord and mighty in power; his understanding has no limit. (Psalms 147:5) ...where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. (Psalms 121:1,2) He is Forgiving. We sin. We tend to do things our way instead of Gods way. And he sees it and knows it. God does not merely overlook such sin, but is prepared to judge and condemn people for their sin. However, God is forgiving and will forgive us from the moment we begin a relationship with him. Jesus, the Son of God, paid for our sin with his death on a cross. He rose from the dead and offers us this forgiveness. We are made right in Gods sight when we trust in Jesus Christ to take away our sins. And we all can be saved in this same way, no matter who we are or what we have done... We are made right with God when we believe that Jesus shed his blood, sacrificing his life for us. (Romans 3:22,25) He is Honest. Just like a person who lets you know their thoughts and feelings, God clearly tells us about himself, the possible difference being, he is always honest. Everything he says about himself, or about us, is reliable information. Truer than our feelings, thoughts, and perception, God is totally accurate and honest in what he says. Every promise he makes to us can be fully counted on, he means it. We can take him at his word. The unfolding of your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple. Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. (Psalms 119:130,105) He is Capable. How would you like to be always 100% right, about everything? God is. His wisdom is unlimited. He understands all the elements of a situation, including the history and future events related to it. We do not have to update him, counsel him or persuade him to do the right thing. He will, because he is capable and his motives are pure. If we trust him, he will never make a mistake, never undercut us or deceive us. He can be fully trusted to do what is right, in all circumstances, at all times. No one whose hope is in you will ever be put to shame... (Psalms 25:3) Your understanding with this will lead you to have personal encounter with Jesus Christ .Please listen the following for more. https://youtube/watch?v=cBmYlp-94Hs
Posted on: Mon, 15 Dec 2014 06:47:42 +0000
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