God Is

by Tim Howard 

If someone asked you asked you to fill in the blank: God Is _________? What would you say? It would be difficult because explaining God is impossible. If you could explain Him – He wouldn’t be God. 

Last weekend many people celebrated Easter and the truth that Jesus Christ is raised from the dead by the power of God and lives today. 

If God is dead then there isn’t anything worth worrying about. If He really is alive, however, everything changes. The author of Hebrews said: “it’s sobering to discover that God really is alive.”  If God isn’t alive then ‘nothing matters’ but if God is alive ‘nothing else’ matters. 
You may know very little or nothing at all about God. You may not be able to articulate what you believe about Him or you might call Him a ‘higher power’.  Wherever you find yourself – there are 5 truths about God that every person on this planet needs to know. Lies, misinformation and opinions abound but these 5 truths are found in the Bible and are true for all people, at all times and in all places. 

These 5 truths have the power to change a person’s life.
1.    GOD IS! It may sound simplistic but the starting point for knowing God begins with this simple belief.  Heb. 11:6 “Without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.” When God created the heavens and the earth, he revealed His existence. Romans 1 tells us that the creation is His primary way of revealing His existence. 
2.    GOD IS all knowing. My grandson at age 7 thinks he knows everything but he doesn’t! When my sons were teenagers, they thought they knew everything but they didn’t! The theological term is ‘omniscient’ and it only refers to God because He really does know everything.  He knows your name. Everything about you. All you have done, all you haven’t done – that you should have done, all the pain you’ve caused. All the good you’ve accomplished. Nothing escapes His notice. He knows you are broken and can’t fix yourself. He knows about your dreams and desires and how many of them haven’t been fulfilled.
3.    GOD IS compassionate toward you. Even though He knows all the good bad and the ugly – Even though He knows what you will do tomorrow and what you did yesterday He still cares for you. And He wants to invest in your life.
4.    GOD IS able to fix what is broken. He can put you back together! Broken relationships, broken dreams, broken marriages, broken families – No problem, God is able to do the impossible
5.    GOD IS committed to helping you discover His destiny for you.  Jeremiah 29:11: “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” 

We’ve heard great speeches like Martin Luther King’s: “ I have a dream… We’ve heard about the American Dream but God has a dream for you and He’s committed to walking with you so you won’t get lost along the way.

John 11:25 - 26 “You don’t have to wait for the end. Jesus said - I am, right now, Resurrection and Life. The one who believes in me, even though he or she dies, will live. And everyone who lives believing in me does not ultimately die at all. Do you believe this?” Do you believe GOD IS?