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2BODYOFCHRISTNEWSAPRIL2014WhoDoYouReallyThinkGodIsTHEQUESTIONIASKISNOTASWEHUMANSWOULDASKeachotherintermssuchaswhodoyouthinkyouareThistypeoftenorortonemaysuggestthatwehaveconflictdisagreementoroppositionwiththeotherperson.ThecontextwithwhichIposethisquestionisdealingwiththeSupremeBeing.UnlikemanyofusGodistrulyseriousaboutpeopleandhedoesnottakethingslightlyjestinglyornonchalantly.TheGodthatIrefertoistheonewhosenthisonlybegottenSontodieforthesinsoftheworld.TheGodwhowebelieveinhascertainexpectationsforthoseofuswhoarecalledbyhisname.TheGodwithwhichIspeakofistheCreatoroftheheavensearthandallmankind.TheGodweliftupistheSovereignofsovereignstheKingofkingsheisAlfaandOmega.HeistheBeginningandtheEndandisChiefoftheTrinity.Manypeoplesaythattheybelieveinagodorhigherpoweryettheycannotgiveyoufactsproofdocumentationorcommentontheirrelationshipwiththeirgod.Theywillsaythatthebibleisflawedorskewed.Iunderstandwhytheythinkthiswaybecausetheydontwantboundariesplacedupontheiractionsnortheirlibertyconstrained.NeitherdidthepeopleduringthefloodorthoseofSodomandGomorrah.Itisalsotruethatmanyparentstodayhavenoboundariesorguidelinesfortheirchildren.Goddoesexpectbetterfromhispeople.Whenwelookatoursoci-etytodaywecanunderstandwhyweareinacrisis.TheyrefusetobelieveinthetrueGodbecauseoftherequirementshehasforhispeople.Thegodwithwhomtheyspeakofisagodthatcannotgiveorprovideeternallife.Thegodwhichtheybelieveinhasnocompassorguidelinesforthepeople.Theirgodallowsyoutosayanddoasyoupleaseandanythinggoeswithnoex-pectations.Satanhasdoneagreatjobofmakingsinappealingtothoseofuswhoareeasilymotivatedbyhisprowess.Allunrigh-teousnessissin.InIJohn19KJVitreadsIfweconfessoursinsheisfaithfulandjusttoforgiveusoursinsandtocleanseusfromallunrighteousness.InST.Matthew41-10KJVitsaysThenJesuswasledupofthespiritintothewildernesstobetemptedofthedevil.Andwhenhehadfastedfortydaysandfortynightshewasafterwardanhungred.AndwhenthetemptercametohimhesaidifthoubetheSonofGodcommandthatthesestonesbemadebread.ButheansweredandsaidItiswrittenManshallnotlivebybreadalonebutbyeverywordthatproceedethoutofthemouthofGod.ThenthedeviltakethhimupintotheholycityandsettethhimonapinnacleofthetempleAndsaithuntohimIfthoubetheSonofGodcastthyselfdownforitiswrittenHeshallgivehisangelschargeconcerningtheeandintheirhandstheyshallbeartheeuplestatanytimethoudashthyfootagainstastone.JesussaiduntohimItiswrittenagainThoushaltnottempttheLordthyGod.AgainthedeviltakethhimupintoanexceedinghighmountainandshewethhimallthekingdomsoftheworldandthegloryofthemAndsaithuntohimAllthesethingswillIgivetheeifthouwiltfalldownandworshipme.ThensaithJesusuntohimGettheehenceSatanforitiswrittenThoushaltworshiptheLordthyGodandhimonlyshaltthouserve.Beingtemptedisnotsinbutyieldingtotemptationissin.WhathasSatintemptedyouwithWebeingthechildrenoftheAlmightyGodinmanyinstanceshavealsochosennottoheedhiswordonsomeoccasions.Wegivemorecredencetowhatmanhastosayevenifitswrong.Wehaveattimeselectedtosetasidephonecallse-mailstextlettersorotherformsofcommunicationswhichwemaynotreadilywanttorespond.ButthequestionisarewepreparedfortheconsequencesofGodAlmightyifweignorehimWecannotignoreGodandexpectagoodout-comeandneithercanunbelievers.Thebiblehasrecordedmanysuchinstances.WhoisGodGodisOmnipotentwhichmeansheisallpowerfulinvincibleun-stoppableandhastheabilitytodoanythinghewantstodonomatterwhatwethink.InPsalms13612KJVitreadsWithastronghandandwithastretchedoutarmforhismercyendurethforever.InPsalms667KJVitsaysHerulethbyhispowerforeverhiseyesbeholdthenationsletnottherebelliousexaltthemselves.Isaiah264KJVreadsTrustyeintheLordforeverforintheLordJEHOVAHiseverlastingstrengthInthebookofJeremiah1012KJVitsaysHehathmadetheearthbyhispowerhehathestablishedtheworldbyhiswisdomandhathstretchedouttheheavensbyhisdiscretion.ThebookofST.Matthew1926KJVreadsButJesusbeheldthemandsaiduntothemWithmenthisisimpossiblebutwithGodallthingsarepossible.ThebookofST.Luke1120KJVJesusstatesButifIwiththefingerofGodcastoutdevilsnodoubttheKingdomofGodiscomeuponyou.ICorinthians614KJVsaysAndGodhathbothraiseduptheLordandwillalsoraiseupusbyhisownpower.WhoisGodGodisOmnipresentwhichmeanshehastheabilitytobepresenteverywhereatthesametime.InthePsalms1397-12KJVsaysWhithershallIgofromthyspiritOrwhithershallIfleefromthypresenceIfIascendupintoheaventhouartthereifImakemybedinhellbeholdthouartthere.IfItakethewingsofthemorninganddwellintheuttermostpartsoftheseaEventhereshallthyhandleadmeandthyrighthandshallholdme.IfIsaysurelythedarknessshallcovermeeventhenightshallbelightaboutme.Yeathedarknesshidethnotfromtheebutthenightshinethasthedaythedarknessandthelightarebothaliketothee.Isaiah661KJVsaysThussaiththeLordTheheavenismythroneandtheearthismyfootstoolwhereisthehousethatyebuilduntomeAndwhereistheplaceofmyrestInthebookofActs1727-28KJVitreadsThattheyshouldseekthelordifhaplytheymightfeelafterhimandfindhimthoughhebenotfarfromeveryoneofus.ForinhimweliveandmoveandhaveourbeingascertainalsoofyourownpoetshavesaidForwearealsohisoffspring.InthebookofIsaiah508KJVitsaysHeisnearthatjustifiethmewhowillcontendwithmeletusstandtogetherwhoismineadversarylethimcomeneartome.ST.Matthew2820KJVstatesTeachingthemtoobserveallthingswhatsoeverIhavecommandedyouandloIamwithyoualwaysevenuntotheendoftheworld.Amen.Psalms14518saysTheLordisnighuntoallthemthatcalluponhimtoallthatcalluponhimintruth.ThebookofExodus2945KJVsaysAndIwilldwellamongthechildrenofIsraelandwillbetheirGod.WhoisGodGodisOmniscientwhichmeansheisknowledgeableofeverythingwithanunlimitedunderstanding.Heseeshearsandknowsallthatwesayanddo.InPsalms1475KJVitreadsGreatisourLordandofgreatpowerhisunderstandingisinfinite.Isaiah4028KJVsaysHastthounotknownHastthounotheardthattheeverlastingGodtheLordtheCreatoroftheendsoftheearthfaintethnotneitheriswearythereisnosearchingofhisunderstanding.Jeremiah2911KJVstatesForIknowthethoughtsthatIthinktowardyousaiththeLordthoughtsofpeaceandnotofeviltogiveyouanexpectedend.ST.Matthew1030KJVJesussaysButtheveryhairsofyourheadarenumbered.InthebookofRomans1133-36KJVitreadsOthedepthoftherichesbothofthewisdomandknowledgeofGodhowunsearchablearehisjudgmentsandhiswayspastfindingoutForwhohathknownthemindoftheLordorwhohathbeenhiscounsellorOrwhohathfirstgiventohimanditshallberecompenseduntohimagainForofhimandthroughhimandtohimareallthingstowhombegloryforever.Amen.Hebrews413KJVreadsNeitheristhereanycreaturethatisnotmanifestinhissightbutallthingsarenakedandopeneduntotheeyesofhimwithwhomwehavetodo.Jeremiah15KJVsaysBeforeIformedtheeinthebellyIknewtheeandbeforethoucamestforthoutofthewombIsancti-fiedtheeandIordainedtheeaprophetuntothenations.WeshouldalsoberemindedthatinPsalms1214KJVthePsalmistsaysBe-holdhethatkeepethIsraelshallneitherslumbernorsleep.ThisshouldletusknowforsurethatallthescriptureswejustexaminedplaceshimastheoneandonlytrueGod.NowthatwevehadanopportunitytoexploreandseejustasmallglimpseofwhoGodisormightIsayapartialreportonwhoheisandtheattri-buteswhichhepossessesIbelievethatheisallthatandsomuchmore.ItwouldbefoolishforanyofustoattempttocompareourselvesinanymannertoGod.InST.John424KJVJesussaysGodisspiritandtheythatworshiphimmustworshiphiminspiritandintruth.InthebookofIsaiah558-9KJVsaysFormythoughtsarenotyourthoughtsneitherareyourwaysmywayssaiththeLord.Forastheheavensarehigherthantheearthsoaremywayshigherthanyourwaysandmythoughtsthanyourthoughts.SonowthesecondmostimportantquestionforpeopletodayisWHODOYOUTHINKYOUAREREALLY.WeareeitherintheprocessofresistingGodstruthorintheprocessofbe-ingshapedandmoldedbyhistruth.CharlesStanleyrWilWilsonWilWilson