Who is the God You know?

I was asked to present a devotional the middle of next week, so I thought I'd share it with you. 

Who is the God You know? How do you relate to the Person? Do you have Him a box? Do you bring Him out only in times pf crisis? Do you only bring requests? How do you see Him interacting with you? Perhaps you see Him as so majestic that He is untouchable; and thus unreachable? Is He not to be bothered? Who is the God you know?

Since He is changeless is He who you discovered when you accepted Him as 

your Lord… and remained there? Have you taken the time to discover and know 

a changeless Creator? Do you know the God that you think you know? He is 

unchanging but He's also the Creator. Do you think He's stopped creating?

Has His Word led you into new understandings and appreciation? Do you see 

Him as the Old Testament God who seems vengeful against His Creation? Or 

is He only the New Testament God who has taken so much time and effort to 

help?

Yes, a whole lot of questions... but they aren't idle ones. The Father is vibrant, 

alive, involved never aloof. If He was removed from us by choice then He would 

go against His own word that tells us He will never leave us for forsake us. Also, 

would He have willingly had His own son killed for our sins? Yes they both had to 

agree, but the point is - that was the plan from the beginning. Does that give you any sense of how far He went to save you? Does it begin to define how He loves you? Don't you want to know Him more?

There's no way you can ever 'repay' the Father - and He doesn't expect you to. But since we are the clay to Him being the Potter, are we constantly jumping off the table? Why is it we're always trying to be the center of attention when in fact when it comes to the Creator of the Universe - we are? It's a matter of perspective. Why, do you think, that the Creator God places such significance on you? Part of it relates that He wants you to know Him. Know Him from His Word, know Him from your experience.

God IS God, and not only that but He's a Triune God [Father, Son, Holy Spirit]. He is Omni, He is Creator. But never stop there. Who is He in relationship with you? Is He Jehovah Jireh - your Provider, Jehovah Rapha - your Healer, Jehovah Tsidkenu - your righteousness. And that begins the discovery of Who He is, What He does, How He does it. The wonderful reality is that He will help you discover all that.

Got Questions says:

   "Only what God has chosen to reveal of Himself can be known. One of God’s attributes or qualities is “light,” meaning that He is self-revealing in information of Himself. The fact that God has revealed knowledge of Himself should not be neglected. Creation, the Bible, and the Word made flesh (Jesus Christ) will help us to know what God is like.

Let’s start by understanding that God is our Creator and that we are a part of His creation and are created in His image. Man is above the rest of creation and was given dominion over it. Creation is marred by the fall but still offers a glimpse of God’s works. By considering creation’s vastness, complexity, beauty, and order, we can have a sense of the awesomeness of God.

If you are interested in pursuing this more, I recommend you go to:

 https://www.gotquestions.org/content_God_nature.html

That can begin or reignite your own passion about the God you can know.