"What a person thinks about God, is the most important thing about him" (or her).
This is what A. W. Tozer, a Christian writer and man of God wrote.
Have you ever stopped to consider that how we think of God affects our
lives in every way?
"We know that God does not hear sinners...", said the ignorant experts of religion in
John 9 and missed the opportunity to turn from their dead religion to the Righteous One who
(whether they believed it or not) did come to seek lost sinners.
"This is your God, O Israel, who brought you up from the land of Egypt", affirmed Aaron, pointing to the Golden Calf (Exodus 32: 4). They had yet to realize just how different their God was from the other "gods"!
But then there are those who did think rightly about God and came to know Him:
"Will not the Judge of all the earth do right?", Abraham reasoned (Genesis 18:25).
He knew that God would not...could not be unjust in anything that He did.
"I know that my Redeemer lives", Job insisted (Job 19:25) and wasn't shaken in his
faith by the sudden tragedy of the loss of his family and possessions.
"The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger,
abounding in love and faithfulness...". This is how Moses learned to think of God.
Read the whole passage from Exodus 34: 5 - 7.
The life of Christ in the New Testament shows us God in the flesh.
"Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father.....I am in the Father and the Father is in me."
Why is it important to think rightly about God?
"This is life eternal that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have
sent." (The words of Christ Himself in John 17: 3).
But it may be that, far from really knowing and far from even thinking about eternal life,
you are afraid of God. Maybe you are putting off dealing with Him till the last possible minute. Maybe
your conscience convinces you that you can never be close to Him, or trust Him.
Let me tell you some Good News!
God does hear the prayer of sinners.
Christ did come into this world to save those who are aware of their sins and shortcomings.
In fact there is no other way to God the Father but through His Son, Jesus Christ. (Read Acts 4: 12)
Do you want to be right with God? Then consider this verse:
Believe the Good News that Christ died for your sins. "Come near to God and he will come near to you." (Jas. 4: 8)
Maybe you feel that you've done so many things wrong in your life that surely God would want nothing
to do with you. But that is exactly the attitude to have when you come to God! Christ promised, "I have
not come to call the righteous, but sinners." (Matthew 9: 13)
Do you want to know that your sins are forgiven? Do you want to have a new start in this life and the
promise of eternal life? Do you want to learn to know God as your Lord and Friend? Then pray to Him in
your own words, confessing your sin to Him. Ask Jesus Christ to come into your life and change you from
the inside out.
Believe in God's wonderful promises and you will begin to discover a new life of joy, meaning and purpose.
Then ask God to lead you to a Bible-believing church. And read your Bible to grow in faith.
"I was afraid of you", said the wicked servant to his master (who represents
God in this parable) in the Gospel of Luke (Chapter 19). Then he acted accordingly by
burying the gifts that his Master gave him and turned away from him in fear and distrust.
(John 14: 9 - 11)
Think about this question a bit. Don't give the first answer that comes to mind. Considering
the witness of all those mentioned above, to think rightly about God, to understand and believe
in who He really is leads to eternal life! Can you see why this is crucial for every one of us?
"If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said,
streams of living water will flow from within him." (John 7: 37 - 38)
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