What is the first thing that you think of when you think of God? Some may think of a God that is great and powerful. Others think of a God that has forgiven their sins and given them a ticket to heaven to be with Him. You may ask other people and you may hear words like omniscience (all knowing), omnipresence (all present), and omnipotent (all powerful). There is a deeper fact about of God that a lot of us miss. When we explain these attributes of God, I believe that we are describing God's relational character that is all loving.
Yes, an all loving God is expected when we give attributes of Him sending His only Son to the cross to die for our sins. But, we forget that we can have that relationship with Him. Some of us may name off these attributes of God, but we have only been told these things. Have you ever experienced God coming into your life daily and showing you His love? Let me repeat that question for emphasis one more time. Have you ever experienced God coming into your life DAILY and showing you His LOVE?
I read a book last year about God's holiness throughout the Bible. The book gave a reference to John Wesley reading through the Bible to find attributes of God. When he was done reading, one of the main attributes of God was His love. After reading this I decided to try to do the same thing, but a different outcome came about. I could see the amazing miracles that God was doing throughout the Bible, but I could not relate them to my life.
The more I grew to understand the characters of the Bible, they made an effort to have a deep relationship with God. Moses wanted to see God, Elijah wanted God to make His presence known, David saw God as His strong tower over and over throughout the Psalms. Even John Wesley throughout his journals uses Scripture and describes his personal experiences of seeing God work.
I hear a lot of people say that they cannot see God in their lives. I have always wondered why people cannot find God when they seek Him. Then my next question is are we truly searching for Him?
My professor told a story that when he was in college, he always tried to prove God through reason. By his senior year, he did not believe in God because there is so much about God to know about based upon human reason, He could not be known. He finished by saying that God came to him and simply said, "Are you done trying to prove me? Now, let me show you who I am".
God does not come only when we search for Him. God graciously comes to us daily searching for us. We must hear God's voice in our very lives and listen to what He has to say. When God speaks to your heart search for it as it's a hidden treasure. Let yourself be open to God speaking into your life, hear what He has to say. Do not search for Him aimlessly in hopes to gain knowledge about God, just listen to His voice as He comes to you DAILY yearning for a loving relationship with His people.
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