Wednesday, November 12, 2014

What is God?

God is a Spirit.  Infinite, eternal, and unchangeable, in his being, wisdom, power, holiness, justice, goodness and truth.

John 4:24For God is Spirit, so those who worship him must worship in spirit and in truth.”

This to me is very difficult question to fully grasp.  To be honest I am not sure we as humanity can fully grasp the answer to this question.  God is a Spirit, which means simply that God does not have a body, that he is invisible.  Jesus even said that "no man has ever seen God, and no man will ever see God with his physical eyes."  However Jesus also stated that "if you have seen me, you have seen the father."  So for us the only way we see God is indirectly.  We see him in creation, we see him in answer prayer, we see him through the reflection of himself in the things that He has made.  Again this is difficult and almost sounds fairy tale like.  But this is where faith comes into play.  Hebrews 11:1 says,  "Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance about things we cannot see." Since we cannot see we must by faith believe that He exists because the Bible makes it clear that He does.  I know that is a very Sunday response and probably to some is unacceptable, but for me personally I am okay with this answer.  

Father help me to see you through the things you have made today.  Help me to practice your presence as you go with me through the Holy Spirit indwelling in my life.  Help me to serve you faithfully today and to proclaim your love that you have shown through your son Jesus.