JULY 28, 2024
Topic: WHO IS GOD? I”
Text: Isaiah 46:9-10
Memory Verse: Isa 46:9 – “Remember the former things, those of long ago; I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like me”.
In Christianity, God is believed to be the eternal, Supreme Being who created and preserves all things. Most Christians believe in a monotheistic, Trinitarian conception of God, which is both transcendent wholly independent of, and removed from, the material universe and immanent.
Most people have their own distinctive opinions of a Supreme Being. However, where do these impressions come from? Many are simply reflections of how people perceive God. Consequently, the word God has come to embody a spectrum of meanings, many of them foreign to the Bible. Nevertheless, which meaning is the true one? How does the Creator reveal Himself to man?
The answer is, of course, a matter of debate, but we will state unequivocally here that the principal way God reveals Himself is through His Word, the Bible. The Bible is a book about God and His relationship with human beings. The Scriptures contain a long history of God’s revelation of Himself to man, from the first man Adam to the prophet and lawgiver Moses, down through to the apostles of Jesus and the early Church.
In contrast to many human assumptions, the Bible communicates a true picture of God. This remarkable book reveals what He is like, what He has done and what He expects of us. It tells us why we are here and reveals His little-understood plan for His creation. This handbook of basic knowledge is fundamentally different from any other source of information. It is genuinely unique because it contains, in many ways, the very signature of the Almighty.
The Creator tells us in His Word, “I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like Me, declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times things that are not yet done, saying, ‘My counsel shall stand'” (Isaiah 46:9-10). He tells us that He alone not only foretells the future, but also can bring it to pass. What a powerful testimony of the mighty God of the Bible.
PRAYER: Father, please prove yourself mighty to those who doubt your power. Father, do what you did in Egypt when Pharaoh asked who you are. I declare that you are the Almighty and All-knowing God, Hallelujah!