What Do You Really Know About God?

What Do You Really Know About God? I know as Christians, we say we believe in God, but what do we mean when we say that?   What do we really know about God as a spiritual being?  What do you think God wants us to understand about Him?  If you were asked to describe God to someone who never heard about Him, what would you say & how would you describe Him?  Could you do it using plain English, not the church talk we’ve grown so accustomed to speaking?  We can see in Jeremiah 9:23-24 (amp); 23 Thus says the Lord: Let not the wise and skillful person glory and boast in his wisdom and skill; let not the mighty and powerful person glory and boast in his strength and power; let not the person who is rich [in physical gratification and earthly wealth] glory and boast in his [temporal satisfactions and earthly] riches; 24 But let him who glories glory in this: that he understands and knows Me [personally and practically, directly discerning and recognizing My character], that I am the Lord, Who practices loving-kindness, judgment, and righteousness in the earth, for in these things I delight, says the Lord; that God wants us to know Him up close & personally, but do we really know Him like this scripture says?

I would say we know “about” God.  The main reason I say that is because most people get their information, concepts & ideas about God from other people instead of from God directly or from His Word.  The demon of religion has us so satisfied with taking someone else’s idea’s & interpretations about God instead of checking God out for ourselves.  As we have seen over time, many religious teachers are just preaching what they’ve heard or think about God because they don’t know God personally either.

Crazy right?  Yes it is. How can we continue to build our lives around something that we really don’t know about first hand?  Our lives & the lives of our children & families depend on our knowing God for ourselves so that they can know the truth of who God is.  So let’s check God out for ourselves.

One of the biggest, most powerful gifts God has given us is the gift of “free will” & “free thinking”.  We have the choice to either chose God & His way or to go on our own way.  If we chose God we get direct access to God & His thrown.  We can talk to Him about anything, anytime & He will respond.  God has also made who & how He is clear in the Bible so we can see for ourselves what He’s about.  In addition, God also left us with the Holy Spirit to guide us & help us develop our discernment that uncovers the true knowledge of God & the power that comes with it.

 Let’s briefly take a look at just 5 of God’s major attributes & qualities that He shows us in His word.  This will help us know Him better & on a much more personal level.

1. God is our creator! Colossians 1:16 (nkjv); For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him; tells us that we were not created via evolution or some lucky accident but many people who do not believe God exists hold fast to this concept.

2. God is the supreme lawgiver – James 4:12 (nkjv); There is one Lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy. Who are you to judge another?; tells us God is the only judge & His law brings freedom.  We use it daily in everything like breathing, eating, gravity, etc.  God has given us directions to cover every area of life.

3. God is Love – “Love” is probably one of the most mis-used words in our vocabulary.  God’s definition of love brings power & freedom to our lives. – 1 John 4:7-10 (msg); My beloved friends, let us continue to love each other since love comes from God. Everyone who loves is born of God and experiences a relationship with God. The person who refuses to love doesn’t know the first thing about God, because God is love—so you can’t know him if you don’t love. This is how God showed his love for us: God sent his only Son into the world so we might live through him. This is the kind of love we are talking about—not that we once upon a time loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to clear away our sins and the damage they’ve done to our relationship with God.

4. God is full of justice & mercy – If you take a look at your own life you will see many examples of this but there is no greater example of this than what Jesus did for us on Calvary. Romans 6:23 (nkjv); For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

5. God is eternal – God has always existed.  People including Christians have a hard time believing this one, but it is true.  Just take a look at what Jesus said in conversation just before his crucifixion in John 17:5 (amp); And now, Father, glorify Me along with Yourself and restore Me to such majesty and honor in Your presence as I had with You before the world existed.

As Christians we really need to spend more time talking to God about these 5 qualities.  There are many more but this will get you started.  What do these qualities mean for you & your life?  How can you benefit from them?  You need to know the answers to these questions, so get started now.

In addition, is there a way that you can emulate the above God-like qualities to enhance your live & the lives of others?  Do the people looking at your life want the God you talk about?

 Let’s start right now to simply turn up and step our game u!.  Just take a look inside yourself & start to do the things that you already know you should be doing.  Getting to know God better helps us to know the spirit side of ourselves better and since we say we believe we’re spiritual beings shouldn’t we know that side of ourselves better than we do?

So, what do you really know about God?