This week’s Diving Deep question is: Does God to us? How can I hear him?
Throughout the Bible, there are times God spoke out loud to people (Moses heard God talk to him lots of times.) For most of us, though, God speaks mostly through his Word, the Bible. The Bible is so full of truth that we can find answers there to all of life’s big questions.
Sometimes, though, God uses other ways to talk to us. God might send a wise person to give you the advice you need (see Exodus 18: 13- 27). Or he might show you what to do by making other options impossible (see Acts 16: 6-10). Sometimes the Holy Spirit might put the right decision in your heart (see Romans 8: 14, 16).
The most important thing to remember is that no matter how God communicates, his message will never go against the Bible. So if you get advice from someone, but that advice goes against what the Bible teaches, you can be sure that the advice didn’t come from God.
This week’s Diving Deep question is: Does God to us? How can I hear him?
Throughout the Bible, there are times God spoke out loud to people (Moses heard God talk to him lots of times.) For most of us, though, God speaks mostly through his Word, the Bible. The Bible is so full of truth that we can find answers there to all of life’s big questions.
Sometimes, though, God uses other ways to talk to us. God might send a wise person to give you the advice you need (see Exodus 18: 13- 27). Or he might show you what to do by making other options impossible (see Acts 16: 6-10). Sometimes the Holy Spirit might put the right decision in your heart (see Romans 8: 14, 16).
The most important thing to remember is that no matter how God communicates, his message will never go against the Bible. So if you get advice from someone, but that advice goes against what the Bible teaches, you can be sure that the advice didn’t come from God.
This week’s Dive Deep question is: Why can’t I see God? How do we know God is real?
There are a number of things we can’t see, yet we know they’re real. We know the wind is real because we can feel it on our skin or because we can see it blow the leaves off a tree.
Because God is a spirit, he’s invisible unless he chooses to reveal himself in some way for a special occasion (Here are some examples you can read about in your Bible when God showed up in a special way: Exodus 3: 4-6; 1 Kings 19: 11-13; Matthew 3: 16-17).
Only a few people in history have met God in these ways. For the rest of us, there are other ways we can “know” God exists, even though we don’t see him.
First, we know by faith that God exists. The Bible says he’s real. So those who believe in the Bible believe God is real. (Take a look at what Hebrews 11:6 says). Second, we know God exists because of the impact he has on our lives. Just like we know the wind is real because he changes our lives. He lets us know when we do wrong. He comforts us when we’re sad. He answers our prayers. And the list goes on and on. Those who have faith know that God is real because he really is active in their lives.
This week’s Dive Deep question is: Why can’t I see God? How do we know God is real?
There are a number of things we can’t see, yet we know they’re real. We know the wind is real because we can feel it on our skin or because we can see it blow the leaves off a tree.
Because God is a spirit, he’s invisible unless he chooses to reveal himself in some way for a special occasion (Here are some examples you can read about in your Bible when God showed up in a special way: Exodus 3: 4-6; 1 Kings 19: 11-13; Matthew 3: 16-17).
Only a few people in history have met God in these ways. For the rest of us, there are other ways we can “know” God exists, even though we don’t see him.
First, we know by faith that God exists. The Bible says he’s real. So those who believe in the Bible believe God is real. (Take a look at what Hebrews 11:6 says). Second, we know God exists because of the impact he has on our lives. Just like we know the wind is real because he changes our lives. He lets us know when we do wrong. He comforts us when we’re sad. He answers our prayers. And the list goes on and on. Those who have faith know that God is real because he really is active in their lives.
