How Can I Know If God Exists?
Psalm 97:2-5
2 Dark clouds surround him.
Righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.
3 Fire spreads ahead of him
and burns up all his foes.
4 His lightning flashes out across the world.
The earth sees and trembles.
5 The mountains melt like wax before the Lord,
before the Lord of all the earth.
In this psalm the psalmist shows the power of God in His creation. The psalmist uses images from the Old Testament as a reminder of how God uses nature to illustrate His great power. Fire and smoke represented how God showed up to the Israelites on Mt. Sinai, when God revealed himself through Moses.
Charles Spurgeon says this about this psalm and the phrase "the mountains melt like wax".
“Men cannot move the hills, with difficulty do they climb them, with incredible toil do they pierce their way through their fastnesses, but it is not so with the Lord, his presence makes a clear pathway, obstacles disappear, a highway is made, and that not by his hand as though it cost him pains, but by his mere presence, for power goes forth from him with a word or a glance.” (Spurgeon)
The key thing about this revelation of God's nature is that all people can see His power. In Romans 1:2o Paul says this,
"For ever since the world was created, people have seen the earth and sky. Through everything God made, they can clearly see his invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature. So they have no excuse for not knowing God."
So what does this mean for us? One of the biggest arguments for God is what we see around us. When we see the beauty of the mountains, the oceans and a beautiful sunset, we have one of two options. One, there is a purposeful Creator. Two, it all happened by chance then evolved into what we see today. Those are the only two options to explain what we see around us in nature.
It is evidence that demands a verdict for if there is a Creator or not. But if that wasn't enough, God revealed Himself through His Son, Jesus so that all the world would not only see His power, but also His love. When Jesus went to the cross he showed the full extent of God's love. When Jesus rose from the dead it showed the full extent of God's power. So God has revealed himself clearly in two very specific ways. In Creation, and in the life, death and resurrection of His Son. Finally, one day we know that God will reveal himself in a new way when His Son, Jesus comes back to earth in great and promised glory. The invisible God will be made visible for all to see.
2 Dark clouds surround him.
Righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.
3 Fire spreads ahead of him
and burns up all his foes.
4 His lightning flashes out across the world.
The earth sees and trembles.
5 The mountains melt like wax before the Lord,
before the Lord of all the earth.
In this psalm the psalmist shows the power of God in His creation. The psalmist uses images from the Old Testament as a reminder of how God uses nature to illustrate His great power. Fire and smoke represented how God showed up to the Israelites on Mt. Sinai, when God revealed himself through Moses.
Charles Spurgeon says this about this psalm and the phrase "the mountains melt like wax".
“Men cannot move the hills, with difficulty do they climb them, with incredible toil do they pierce their way through their fastnesses, but it is not so with the Lord, his presence makes a clear pathway, obstacles disappear, a highway is made, and that not by his hand as though it cost him pains, but by his mere presence, for power goes forth from him with a word or a glance.” (Spurgeon)
The key thing about this revelation of God's nature is that all people can see His power. In Romans 1:2o Paul says this,
"For ever since the world was created, people have seen the earth and sky. Through everything God made, they can clearly see his invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature. So they have no excuse for not knowing God."
So what does this mean for us? One of the biggest arguments for God is what we see around us. When we see the beauty of the mountains, the oceans and a beautiful sunset, we have one of two options. One, there is a purposeful Creator. Two, it all happened by chance then evolved into what we see today. Those are the only two options to explain what we see around us in nature.
It is evidence that demands a verdict for if there is a Creator or not. But if that wasn't enough, God revealed Himself through His Son, Jesus so that all the world would not only see His power, but also His love. When Jesus went to the cross he showed the full extent of God's love. When Jesus rose from the dead it showed the full extent of God's power. So God has revealed himself clearly in two very specific ways. In Creation, and in the life, death and resurrection of His Son. Finally, one day we know that God will reveal himself in a new way when His Son, Jesus comes back to earth in great and promised glory. The invisible God will be made visible for all to see.
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