Do you Believe There Is only One Way to Father God?i

God’s Power Principle For Today:  “And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who come to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him”  (Heb. 1:6).

Hey Gang, One of the truly amazing things that has surfaced about the younger generation is their nearly total geographical illiteracy.   According to a 2006 survey of 18 to 24 year olds, 63% did not have a clue where Iraq was.  Even worse, half could not find New York State and a third could not find Louisiana.

Understanding geography is helpful, if you plan on going more than ten miles from home, but “God-ography” is infinitely more crucial for now and for eternity!  Failing to understand God-ography can cause you a world of hurt in a very warm environment with some very raunchy  people for all eternity. 

The writer of Hebrews tells us that to find God and please Him, we first have to believe that He exists.    Note again the Scripture of the morning, “And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who come s to God must believe that He is”.   And how do we prove that God exists?  The writer of Hebrews and the Apostle John agree that ultimately the way to find the Lord and please Him is by believing in His Son Jesus.

Jesus said “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me”.  (John 14:6).   Careful, young folks, the world would have us believe there are more than one road to the Father.  In a recent morning message I addressed the Replacement Theology blasphemy, the belief that the church has replaced Israel as the apple of God’s eye.  Don’t you believe it for one tiny moment. 

But Jesus warned that there would be many false teachers, false prophets and false beliefs that would lead many down the Prime Rose Path.  Remember Satan’s response to Eve, ‘You got to be kidding.  You surely will not die!”  Today he has changed his tune to “Hey gang, you got to be kidding. You mean there is only one path to God?”   

Anna Graham Lotz, daughter of Billy graham wrote this neat ditty that I have placed in my Bible and on my desk:  “I don’t want to just hear that God loves me.  I don’t just want to agree that God loves me.  I don’t want to just think about His love.  I want to experience the love of God in a fresh way every day of my life."

Soooo, young friends, keep in mind, finding God is solely a work of God.  Those who seek Him will find Him because God will give them a heart to recognize Him as Lord. 

 Blessings, 

Gramps