I recently received some disturbing news from an acquaintance of mine. He
informed me that he had decided to question the existence of God and begin
trusting in himself. Unfortunately this has been the decision of entirely too many
people. (If it were just one it would be too many) Granted this individual never was
the most devout of religious people, but never did I imagine that he would question
the very existence of God. Within man there is a desire to believe in something.
That desire stems from the nature of his CREATION and NOT his so called
“Evolution.” Sadly, rather than believe in the creator who “made mankind in his
own image,” (Genesis 1:27) people have turned to themselves for the answers to
life’s challenges and questions.
Our society is not the only one where there are many who do not know Jehovah
God. In fact that problem has been part of man’s existence for some time. The
Athenians in Acts 17 are a perfect example. Although they were a “religious”
people, they failed to know the one true God. Paul in verse 23 of that passage
states that he would declare unto them the “Unknown God.” It is important, as we
can see from this example, to share with others the knowledge of Jehovah. It is one
thing for a people to be willfully ignorant of who God is, it is another thing when I
fail to do my part to share that knowledge with them. Paul could have decided to
walk away from that place in amazement that there would be anyone who didn’t
know God. Yet he saw a need to share that knowledge with them. In verse 30 Paul
teaches that God had been patient with man in his denial of God’s existence. Paul
declares that time is over. It was time for men to repent and start living as God
would have them to or reap the consequences of their actions.
The question for us is, do I know God? Not just do I believe he exists but do I truly
know him. He is declared unto us through the pages of his Word. Do we trust in
him as he deserves to be trusted. In Acts 17:27 we are encouraged to seek after
him. We are also taught that he is not far from any of us if we are willing to look
into the Scriptures where he reveals himself unto us. As we stated in the opening
of this article, many have turned to themselves for the answer. Why would we want
to trust in fallible and error ridden man, when we can trust in a perfect God who
cares for us. Do I know Jehovah God? Have I shared that knowledge with others?
Is he known in my home, in my school, in my work place? He can be known in all
of those places, if he is known in me.