April 2009 - English

Many of the old creeds start with a simple statement ‘I believe in God the Father Almighty Maker of heaven and earth‘ It is such a simple statement, and one that we might have repeated many times. But it contains within it a depth of truth that is worthy of contemplation. Everything that exists was created by God and we are merely a part of this wonderful creation. However, while merely a part of this creation, we are dearly loved by God and have both an ability and responsibility to seek the one who created us.

We conducted a survey some time ago, and of those that said they believed in God only half attended church. So often what is meant by that phrase is ‘I believe there might possibly be some form of divine entity, but who has no relevance to me.‘ But God, who created the universe and everything in it, does not expect us to passively acknowledge His existence, but God did this so that men would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us. (Acts 17:27) All of us have a responsibility to be seeking God, whether we only have a vague idea about His existence, or have walked with Him faithfully for many years, His expectation of us is the same; to faithfully seek Him with the objective of finding Him and His will in our current situation. And whatever our situation we can be assured, as Jesus promised, that if you ... seek, ... you will find ... For everyone ... who seeks finds ... (Matt 7:7-8) And a final word of confirmation is when Paul writes: for all the promises of God in [Christ] are Yes, and in Him Amen. (2 Cor 1:20)