Can We Really Find God?

“God is incomprehensible.”

<<Philo Of Alexandria, First – century philosopher>>

“God is not far off from each one of us.”

<<-saul of Tarsus, addressing first century philosophers in Athens.>>

As we read those two statements, which one describes your view? Many find the word of Saul Tarsus, also called the apostle Paul, comforting and appealing. (Acts 17:26, 27)… And the Holy Bible contains other assurance like that one. For example, Jesus Christ offered a prayer that contains a warm assurance that his followers can come to know God and receive his blessing, --

However, philosopher such as Philo took a different view. They implied that we could never know God at all because he is completely incomprehensible.

The Hole Bible frankly acknowledges that there are some things about GOD that are difficult for humans to understand. For example, the length of the creator’s existence, the brilliance of his mind, and the depth of his wisdom cannot be measured, quantified or fathomed. However, those aspects of God present no obstacle to our getting to know him. Infact, meditating on those very things can help us to “draw close to God.”

What Aspect Are Incomprehensible?

God Eternal Existence: The Bible Teaches that God exists “from everlasting to everlasting.”( The Holy Bible ; Psalm 90:2). In other words, God had no beginning and will have no end. From a human point of view, “the number of his years is beyond comprehension--- (The Holly Bible: ‘Job 36:26’).

God promise to us is everlasting life if we truly come to know him. (The Holy Bible: ‘John 17:3’) How reliable would such a promise be if God himself did not live forever? Only “the king Of Eternity” could fulfill such a promise. (The Holy Bible: ‘1 Timothy 1:17’).

The Holy Bible teaches that God’s “understanding is unsearchable” because his thoughts are so much higher than ours. (The Holy Bible: ‘Isiah 40:28, 55:9’) Appropriately the Holy Bible asks the rhetorical question: “Who has understood the mind of the Lord so as to instruct him?” (The Holy Bible: ‘1 Corinthians 2:16’ English Standard).

God is able to listen to millions of prayers at the same time. (The Holy Bible: ‘Psalm 65:2’) He even notices every sparrow that falls to the ground. Will God’s mind ever be overloaded, preventing him from noticing you and listening to your prayers? No , because his mind is not limited. What is more, “you are worth more than any sparrows” to him. (The Holy Bible: ‘Mathew 10:2, 31”).

The Holy Bible teaches that man can “never find out the work that the true God has made from start to finish.” Hence we will never know everything about God. The wisdom behind God’s ways is “beyond tracing out.” However, god is willing to reveal his ways to those who want to please him. If you ever read and study the Holy Bible, you will never cease to learn new things about God and his ways. This means that we can draw ever closer to our heavenly Father for all eternity.

What You Can Know

Just because we cannot fully comprehend certain aspects of God does not mean that we cannot get to know him at all. The Holy Bible contains plenty of information that helps us to get to know God better.

The Holy Bible teaches us that God has given himself a name. He says: “I am Jehovah. That is my Name.” God’s name appears some 7,000 times in the Holy Bible, more than any other name.

The Holy Bible teaches that there are two “realms” – a spirit realm where spirit creatures with spirit bodies exist and a physical realm consisting of our earth and the universe. In the Holy Bible, the word “heavens” often refers to the spirit realm. The Creator’s “dwelling place” is in those “heavens.”

We get a clearer picture of God. The creator is not an obscure force that is everywhere and in everything. Jehovah God is a real Person who lives in a real place. Still, “there is not a creation that is hidden from his sight.”

GOD’S PERSONALITY: The Holy Bible teaches that Jehovah God has endearing qualities. “God is love.” He never lies. He is impartial, merciful, compassionate, and slow to anger. It may come as a surprise to many that the Creator desires to have a “close friendship” with those who respect him.

We can become God’s friend. Then as you come to know God’s personality, we can better understand Holy Bible accounts.

Search For Him

The Holy Bible portrays a clear picture of God. He is far from being incomprehensible. In fact, the creator wants us to get to know him. His word, the holy bible, promises: “if you search for him, he will let himself be found by us.”

Why not get to know God by reading and meditating on the Holy Bible accounts? If we do so, the Bible promises that God “will draw close to us.”

We might wonder, since we cannot comprehend everything about the Creator, how can we ever be his friend? Consider this: Does the best friend of a surgeon need to have a degree in medicine? Not at all! The surgeon’s friend might have a completely different profession. Still, a close friendship is possible. What really counts is that the surgeon’s friend knows the surgeon’s personality as well as what he likes and what he dislikes. Similarly, we can learn from the Holy Bible what kind of person God is—exactly what we need to know in order to forge a friendship with him.

Far from providing a faint outline of the Creator, the Bible contains the kind of information that we need in order to get to know God.

Source: www.jw.org