DO YOU WANT TO KNOW GOD, BUT DON’T KNOW WHERE TO START?

Many people long to know God to understand who He is, what He desires, and how to walk closely with Him. But where do you start?

Let’s begin with a simple illustration. Imagine you place two people before you: one is a doctor, the other is an uneducated person. You show them a fighter jet flying through the sky and ask,
“Who made that?”

The uneducated person may quickly say, “That’s obviously the work of a human being.”
But the doctor, because of his deep understanding of biology and the human mind, might say, “That’s the result of the human brain a product of thought, intellect, and planning.”

Now, if you had to say who was correct, who would it be?
Both are right. The first recognized the creator a human being. The second recognized the source of creativity the brain, the control center of the human body.

This is exactly how people respond when asked, “Who created the world?”
Most will say, “God.” And that’s true. But few will go deeper and say, “It was through the Word of God.”
That Word is not just a sound it is the eternal expression of God’s own mind, will, and power.

Hebrews 11:3 (NKJV)
“By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible.”

GOD’S WORD IS GOD HIMSELF

Here is where many become confused. They think of the Word of God as something separate from God, or as a secondary figure. But Scripture makes it clear:

John 1:1–3 (NKJV)
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
He was in the beginning with God.
All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made.”

The Word was not created the Word is God. It existed from eternity past, was with God, and was God.

If John were speaking in modern terms, he might say something like this:
“In the beginning, there was the mind. And the mind was within the person. And the mind was the person. Everything was made through that mind and without it, nothing could have come into being.”

Just as you can’t separate someone from their brain or mind, you can’t separate God from His Word. His Word is His intelligence, His will, and His power expressed.

YOU CAN’T KNOW GOD APART FROM HIS WORD

If you want to truly understand a person, you can’t do it just by looking at their face, job, or appearance. You must understand their mind their thoughts, motivations, and reasoning. Likewise, you cannot know God through creation alone, or even by witnessing miracles. These only point to Him. To know God deeply, you must go straight to His Word.

And here’s where God’s love is revealed: He made it possible for us to know Him, not just through written words, but by becoming flesh.

John 1:14 (NKJV)
“And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.”

The Word took on human form and lived among us so we could hear God speak, see how He lives, and learn how to be reconciled to Him. That Word made flesh is Jesus Christ fully God and fully man.

JESUS CHRIST: THE LIVING WORD OF GOD

1 Timothy 3:16 (NKJV)
“And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness:
God was manifested in the flesh,
Justified in the Spirit,
Seen by angels,
Preached among the Gentiles,
Believed on in the world,
Received up in glory.”

1 John 1:1–2 (NKJV)
“That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, concerning the Word of life
the life was manifested, and we have seen, and bear witness, and declare to you that eternal life which was with the Father and was manifested to us.”

Through Christ, the Word became visible, tangible, personal. In Him, the fullness of God was revealed.

Colossians 2:9 (NKJV)
“For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily.”

KNOWING GOD STARTS WITH KNOWING JESUS

So how do you begin a relationship with God? You must begin with Jesus Christ, who is the exact expression of God’s being.

John 14:6 (NKJV)
“Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.’”

The journey starts with:

Repentance – turning away from all known sin, sincerely and wholeheartedly.

Faith in Jesus Christ – believing that He is the Son of God, who died and rose again for your salvation.

Water Baptism – being baptized by immersion, in the name of Jesus Christ, as the apostles taught:

Acts 2:38 (NKJV)
“Then Peter said to them, ‘Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.’”

Receiving the Holy Spirit – the very presence of God living in you, guiding you into all truth and transforming your heart.

Once you take these steps, the Spirit of God will begin to open your understanding, helping you to know God through His Word, through prayer, and through walking with Christ

may the Lord bless you.

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