There are two types of Atheists

Those who believe there isn't a God and those who live like there isn't one. Unfortunately, many so-called Christians fall into the latter category. These functional athiests may say they believe in God, go to church, and know the "right" answers, but nothing in their lives reflects that belief. They live each day with hardly a thought about God, and their decisions and priorities aren't affected in the slightest by their Creator. This shouldn't be the case.

The good news is that God has revealed Himself to us in a way that is transformative. The following passages reveal the lengths God has gone to in order for us to know He exists, and they show us the ways God's existence affects our lives and our faith. He didn't do all of this for us to simply recognize Him. He did it so we could begin knowing Him and living for His glory.

* Nature points to God (Psalm 19:1-6)

1 The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky proclaims the work of His hands.

2 Day after day they pour out speech; night after night they communicate knowledge.

3 There is no speech; there are no words; their voice is not heard.

4 Their message has gone out to all the earth, and their words to the ends of the inhabited world.

In the heavens He has pitched a tent for the sun.

5 It is like a groom coming from the bridal chamber; it rejoices like an athlete running a course.

6 It rises from one end of the heavens and circles to their other end; nothing is hidden from it's heat.

These verses point to the general revelation God gives us about Himself through nature. In this Psalm, David wrote about how the heavens and earth bring praise and glory to God their creator.

The Word Reveals God (Hebrews 1:1-2)

1 Long ago God spoke to the fathers by the prophets at different times and in different ways.

2 In these last days, He has spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things and through whom He made the universe.


The world around us reveals God's existence in general terms, but the Bible reveals who He is much more specifically.

The Bible is God breathed-it's His inerrant Word to us, sent through believers who wrote under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. But not everyone believes the Bible is accurate and reliable.

If someone doesn't fully trust that the Bible is God's Word, how is his or her understanding of God and Jesus affected?

My Spirit Craves God (Acts 17:22-29)

22 Then Paul stood in the middle of the areopagus and said: "Men of Athens! I see that you are extremely religious in every respect. 23 For as I was passing through and observing the objects of your worship, I even found an altor on which was inscribed: TO AN UNKNOWN GOD

When Paul spoke to the Athenians about God, he began by affirming their religious nature. There is something innate in all of us that seeks to worship something beyond ourselves. God has created us to look and search for something bigger than ourselves-Him. He has given us the created world to point us in His direction and the written Word to teach us about Him.

And Finally...

The pace of life that most of us experience doesn't allow for much down time. We zip through our days with slowing enough to hear what God is saying to us. The danger in maintaining that kind of pace is that God has chosen to reveal Himself through nature, through His Word, and His son. If we never stop long enough to listen, we run the risk of missing out on something extremely important. Take some time this week to slow down and notice what God is saying about Himself through these sources of revelation.

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