How do you view God? Do you see God as all powerful, omniscient, and omnipresent? Do you see God as the Creator of all things? Do you believe God is in control? Do trust God’s plan for your life? Are you in awe of God? Do you tremble before God?
Each of us has our own viewpoint and belief about God. Our view of him is often based on our experience with him. Yes, we read of what God has done in our Bibles. We hear lessons and sermons about God. We may discuss God with others.
Yes, we can read and hear all about God, but what do we believe? The Bible is our primary source and takes precedent over feelings and emotions. Yet, our experience with God is key to our belief. It is through experience with him that we come to know that he is real. It is no different than our human interactions.
We see people on our televisions. They are nothing more than figures we see in glimpses. We do not really know any of them. We may understand a character they play. We may think we know them based on snippets we hear from them. But we do not really know them. Perhaps that is why we are so excited when we encounter one of them in person.
We must encounter God to fortify our belief. To encounter him, we must ask him to come into our lives. We must get beyond intellectual knowledge and experience him working in our lives. We can only do that if we open our eyes and be observant of what is happening around us. As we observe what is happening from a broader perspective and see God at work, we begin to have a deeper understanding of God. As our view continues to widen, we are overwhelmed by his works. It is then that we will tremble before God and fall to our knees in awe.
I pray we all seek to observe God working in this world. I pray we open our eyes to a broader perspective. I pray each one of us will experience God working in our lives and be in awe of him. Set aside your feelings. Set aside your emotions. Observe God working. Widen your perspective. Experience God. Be in awe of God.
Psalm 114:7-8
Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord,
at the presence of the God of Jacob,
who turns the rock into a pool of water,
the flint into a spring of water.
Marty Pressey 