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We are now heading towards that inevitable conclusion that we are here on earth, not by our own choices, and neither because we were created by our parents, but because we were created by a powerful and merciful being. He knows that you will need water, so He made water for you. Actually, He made different types of water for us to realize how kind-hearted He is. He did not make all waters salty; otherwise, you’ll have no safe water to drink. It will be damaging to our health if we will drink saline water. This is the reason why He made tap water. Perhaps, you would ask why He created the seawater to be very salty. God knows that all waters are heading for the sea. He made the sea salty for it to be purified. Have you noticed that the sea never smells like garbage? Through the chemical reaction between the salt in the sea and the rays of the sun, the sea plankton and the other sea creatures will always be fresh. They will not rot, despite the fact that all sorts of trash are found in the sea. Do you realize now the essence of the sea?
Why are some soils muddy, while some are sandy and loose? Why did He create gravel, pebbles, and sand? Because they are all needed by man. He provided man with everything that he needs that is why I consider Him to be very compassionate and very understanding. He knows what we want, He knows what we need, and He knows our limitations, so, He made everything available for us.
Can you catch a mosquito that flies up to 12, or 25 feet high? Since He knows that you cannot leap that high, God assigned another creature to catch it for you – the lizards. And those which are able to escape the lizards are caught by frogs. Besides, if there are no mosquitoes, where will the lizards get their food? God gave the mosquitoes wings to fly up there in the ceiling, where the lizards are waiting for them. That is why, if we will just contemplate on this matter, we will realize that the One who made us is very intelligent. He created everything beautifully and orderly.
Is there a creator, or none? If there is, who is he? Do not say God yet. Remember we still do not know God. All that we know is, there is a creator. Who is he? We do not know yet. We are just unanimous in our belief that there is a Creator, and His creations were all beautifully made. And for that, we are very thankful to Him. We want to thank Him for giving us very obedient children and a very good husband/wife. But who must we give thanks to when we do not know Him? How should we thank Him? How can we acknowledge His goodness? How can we express our gratitude to Him?
Like children, let us begin to ask questions. Let us reminisce our past. Do you know who your mother is? Of course! But what made you so sure that the mother you acknowledge is your real mother? Are you sure that all the things that your parents told you were true? Are you sure? We have to be sure!
On my part, I am sure that I am a real son of my parents despite the fact that I was not around yet when my mother gave birth to me. Do you know why? There are different ways by which I can determine if my parents are my real parents. First, thru instinct; thru the physical features. My nose, for example, resembles the nose of my mother, and I got the shape of the legs of my father. Both my father and I do not have hair on our legs. My eyes are exactly the same with the eyes of my father – round. And because of those similarities in features, I am sure that I am a son of my parents.
But aside from that, I also asked my aunt if she was around when my mother gave birth to me. She said, yes. In fact, it was to her that I was handed by the midwife who attended to my mother’s delivery. My aunt also recounted how red my skin was when I was born. So, now, I have a witness who attests that I am, indeed, a real son of my parents. In addition, I was born at home, so there was hardly a possibility that I was somebody else’s son. That is why I am very sure that my mother is my real mother because I have a witness.
What do I mean to say? We do not know everything. All that we know is that “Somebody” created us. But how are we to know who created us? There should be a witness!
One way of finding out the facts about the details of your birth is thru a birth certificate. It is indicated in the birth certificate the place, date, and time of your birth, the name of the attending doctor and midwife’ the name of the hospital, and the witness. Also, the birth certificate bears the signature of the midwife, or doctor.
Now, our problem is, we want to serve God. We want to thank Him. We want to know Him, at least. We want to hug Him if only we could for all the goodness that He has done to us. But how can we know Him? How can we serve Him? Who is He, in the first place? What is His name?
How can we resolve all these things? So far, we have found out a way by which we can answer our questions. We will look for a witness. Christ said that He had talked with God. But there are also pastors today who have a similar claim. One said that he had talked with God also, while another said that he is also able to talk with God. Let examine each of those who have claimed to have seen and talked with God, and let us find out who among them is the most credible witness. Was it really God that they talked with? What is His name? This is the time when we will begin to refer to their writings. Do you know that the Apostles had their writings compiled in what we call Bible? Do you also know that those pastors, who claim that they had seen and talked with God, have their writings, too?
Many claim to have talked with God. And because we do not have the chance to talk to these people, we will just have to make some inquiry. Do you know what is one of God’s commandments to man? Jeremiah 6:16 says, “Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls . . .”
In other words, God commanded man to ask. There is nothing wrong with asking questions. My grandmother used to tell me that an inquisitive person could outwit the intelligent. Why? You might be intelligent but if you are too reluctant and too shy to ask questions you will surely be mislead.
So, at this point, we will ask questions. And we will address our questions to our Lord Jesus Christ, and to all of those who had allegedly talked with God. After asking them questions, we will eventually be led to the answer the question we posed earlier: Who really created us? And definitely, we will be able to draw an honest-to-goodness answer because we asked all of them very objectively, and we did not take sides.
In my humble, little way let me lead you in your search for the Being who created us. Who is He? Why are we here on earth? Have you ever asked yourself why you are here on earth? What is the purpose of our Maker for creating us? How come we were not even given the chance to choose our own parents? Why were we denied of the liberty to design the kind of face we want? Actually, we were not really given a choice so we just have to make the most out of the face that had been given to us. Why did it happen that way? Is there a reason behind it? . . . These are some of the questions that we will try to answer thru God’s help. Hopefully, we will be able to see where we came from and where we are heading for. Right now, we are here on earth, but why were we brought forth into this world? And for us to know the answers to our questions, we shall look for a credible witness.
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Who
is the God of the Bible?
