Is there a God?

Call To Prayer 

Title: Is there a God ?

By: Njuacha Hubert 

Date: 08.12.2023 

For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse. Romans 1: 20 

I guess everyone has pondered about this question at least once in their life. Asking questions is not wrong in itself. The problem is when you ask but close yourself to receive any answer other than what you expect. So, is there a God? 

Often Scriptures describe God as surrounded by a cloud and darkness and this symbolises mystery and power (Psalm 97:2, Job 22:14). God is a mystery. Despite this, we can find pointers to the existence of God. Saint Paul writes in Romans 1:20 that by observing nature we understand that surely there is a supernatural being that made all these. Again, let us consider morality. Why is that there is such a thing as good and evil if there is no God? Each one has a conscience that tells him this is right or that is wrong (Romans 2:14-15). But gradually we are also able to convince ourselves (or be encouraged by others) of wrong as right, sacrificing peace while chasing a pleasure. Doesn’t this testify of the existence of God? Let also look at the evidence of Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ is a historical figure documented in other sources of history other than the Bible; that includes His miracles, death and resurrection. The last one I would like to mention is the evidence from the activities of the devil. Today we see musicians openly expressing diabolism. Can there be a devil without God? And then the miracles of God. 

Many people acknowledge there is a God. But it seems some perceive Him (God is not a human nor has a gender despite use of pronoun Him) to be distant and uninterested in their affairs which is quite the opposite. It is not enough to acknowledge God’s existence; we need to seek to know Him. The more we know Him the more He becomes real to us, and we can know ourselves better and truly live rather than merely exist. We get to know Him more as we seek to understand His mind/ways through scriptures and through prayer and personal encounters with Him.  

However, there are still times you wonder and have questions. In the movies, a man would disguise as a poor man and try to woe a lady in his poor appearance. His intention is to find out if the lady can love him for other things other than his wealth. Similarly, the lack of hundred percent evidence gives room for faith without which it is impossible to please God (Hebrews 11:6). 

Prayer Point: 

Let’s thank God for the word. Let’s pray for the grace to seek Him to seek to know Him more and more.