Finding God: The First Step

Voltaire once wrote: “Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers.”

There’s a lot of wisdom in that. A man questions what he /she genuinely wants to know, yet a fulfilled life isn’t so much determined by what you know as it is by how willing you are to learn.

We can memorize the Bible and quote at the drop of a hat and answer any question in a Bible quiz and still not know Jesus. Memorizing verses is good, but knowing their meaning in your life is important too.

Knowing Jesus can take a lifetime. It's a lifelong process. Every time one reads the Bible thoughtfully, a new picture of Jesus emerges. Jesus as a son to Mary; Jesus as a son to God; as a friend; Jesus as a carpenter; as an ordinary human; as a God; as a Godly human; as logical; as wise and so on. Different stories paint a new picture of Jesus.

So, today let us determine to learn more about Jesus, studying His life, His character and His thoughts, because He is the ideal we strive to become. That is the first step. 

That is why we are called by His name.

A Rudderless Boat

"Amos 8:11 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD:

Amos 8:12 And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the LORD and shall not find it".

As believers and followers, we are extremely dependent on the word. We may not be regular, we may run to in times of trouble only, we may not be familiar with it, but the truth is our lives are centered around the word of God. The word acts like a rudder as we sail to the other end. 

What then would happen if suddenly we were left bereft of the word? Bereft of the rudder? Can we imagine such a scenario in our lives? We would panic at the slightest mishap; we would feel directionless. 

The fact is that we realize the value of something, when we are left without it. It could be a person, a blessing or anything we take for granted like food and water.

Without Gods word we would be left rudderless, drifting from one direction to another.

Today let us not take His word for granted; nor His son's sacrifice for granted but value it and honor it. His word is not for hearing but for listening and following, not for academic discussion, but for our hope and our fulfilment and our peace.

Prophecies: Part II - Continuing Pastor Rajiv's Message