Who is God (Part 5)

The last description of God found in Isaiah 45 may be one the the characteristics of God that confound men the most. The God of the Bible describes Himself as a God who at times hides and at times seeks (45:15,19). Is God playing a game with man? Absolutely not! What He means by "hiding" is that God chooses to be silent at various points in history. He may chose to walk with Adam in the garden, but thousands of years pass before he speaks to Noah. He may choose to reveal Himself to Isaiah one year and then allow over 500 years to pass before we read of His birth in Bethlehem. There are deliberate times in which it may seem that God is removed or distant from creation, but the reality is that when He chooses not to speak to man, He is always watching.

Isaiah 55:6 tells us to "Seek the Lord while he may be found, call upon Him while He is near." Luke 19:10 tells us that Jesus came to seek and to save those who were lost." The God of Scripture is the only God who cares enough to find those who are lost (humanity). Other gods fend for themselves or struggle to meet their own needs, while Jehovah is all about rescuing those who are destined for hell, and bringing men into His presence. This God is one who not only has made Himself known through Scripture but one day will return to make Himself known to all the earth. He will gather those who walk by faith in the work of the cross to Himself; and those who walked according to the gods of their own mind will be cast away forever from His presence. The question is, "Have you been found by God?" If you have, then you will have a less stressed life. Until next time, keep walking close to Christ.