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NASB | John 1:18 No one has seen God at any time; the only begotten God who is in the bosom of the Father, He has explained Him. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 1:18 No one has seen God [His essence, His divine nature] at any time; the [One and] only begotten God [that is, the unique Son] who is in the intimate presence of the Father, He has explained Him [and interpreted and revealed the awesome wonder of the Father]. [Prov 8:30] |
Bible Question:
Hi I am hoping for an answer which would really help me in my quest! My question is: Is there a God and if it is the God who is showing himself in the Bible then why is he not showing himself to me? Thanks and I hope to hear from you SOON! |
Bible Answer: Rick, God will show himself to you. Only ask him to make himself real to you and he will. I did not go to church much as a child so I did not know much of anything, but by the grace of God I had a friend who prayed for me, so I started going to church when I was around 30 yrs old. What a hard road it was for me, because I could not understand and God was not real to me and I could not understand how he could be real to anyone. Rick I went to church for years just going through the motions of a christian. Some people I think just walk into the church and Boom there whole lives are changed they are new an happy and life is a grand parade. For me it did not happen that way. I cried, I prayed - God what is wrong with me. I could not make myself get into the church thing no matter how hard I tried. But you know what. It took years, more years than I would want to tell you because I would not want you to get discouraged, but God made himself real to me-in one day. In a time when I was sitting in a church in the back and dreading even being there, God changed my life that night and it has not been the same since. You see, God knows that I am a hard person. He knew what it would take for me. Everyone is different and God has to deal with people in different ways. You see, Rick, it God would have changed me early on like most people, he knows that I would have walked away. Thank God for his all-knowing knowledge. Sometimes God has to fed us year after year for us to be able to keep it down. God is so wonderful. I thank God it took me years to get something that everyone else was getting their first week of being saved. God timing is not our timing and I thank the Lord for it. Hang on, God will reveal himself to you. That I can promise, because God never fails. Remember- no matter what situation you are in, or how long it takes you to get out - you are on the winningside. Amen |