The One!

The One!

John 1:1 KJV

[1] In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

There are many questions in the hearts of men that the verse above answers. A few of these questions are: 'Who is God?' 'Where does God come from?'' 'How did all of creation come to exist?'. The usual challenge with what we read or see from the Word of God is if our hearts can process and accept it. The truth of God's Word has been in place for centuries, and no varying degree of education, enlightenment, earnings or elocution can change it. You can accept it, and you are also allowed to reject it, but it does not in any way change who God is. It is also a fact that one day soon, either by free will or compulsion, we all must deal with this God. You can choose to submit to Him now of your freewill or you can wait to be do it whether you like it or not. Well, at that time, you will not even have a choice, when you stand before the throne of judgement. Who is this God, and why is His truth important? 

The verse above goes back to the origin of everything. Whatever you see today was made by someone or something. Reflect on this: can something also created be able to explain another created thing? Would you not want to know the mind of the Creator? Can I use that which is itself created and limited to explain the identity, power and personality of the One who made all that I see today? This is the dilemma of science; it wants a rational explanation for that which precedes it. Even the atom, claimed to be the fundamental building block of matter, has to originate from a power that is not limited by the atom. The idea that all life on Earth, from the smallest bacteria to the largest whale, originated from a single, ancestral cell billions of years ago is interesting, because you also have to ask how and where that single cell originated from. Is it not even a testament to power that a single cell could lead to the billions of organisms in the world today? 

God's version of truth is that He existed long before the world came into being. He had the power to, and He did create what He wanted, how He wanted them and when He wanted them, and all that He has made answers to Him. Whatever time you think was the beginning of time, God was there. Long after time, as we know it now, will cease to exist, God will still be there. The Word of God is also seen as being with God at that beginning, and we know that the Word is the instrument used by God to create the world. The Word is the person of Jesus, and He is also referred to as the second person of the Trinity, the Son of God or God the Son. You cannot claim to know and accept God the Father, and reject God the Son. The verse above has laid down the truth by God's standard. Identity, power and impact have been spelt out clearly, and the choice of response is left for me to make. Remember: a day comes when I must deal with this God. I submit to His power willingly; He is my God, and the One to whom my full allegiance is given. What of you? God's time of favour is here.