In God's Look: In Search of God

By IGNACIO E. FERREIRA

We need to know God and understand His works. God has a way to teach us and also His actions are indisputable. God has wonderful things to reveal to us and make us understand, and many have lost God's revelations due to a corrupt and malevolent conscience. The results of turning away from God produce these effects on the human mind. The result of sin is to turn away from God, but it has a way to regain the sweet presence and revelation of the Lord. It is through a search, an intimate communion with Him, and submission to Him.

• Language: English
• Publisher: p49138
• Release date: Sep 12, 2022
• ISBN: 9791221398311

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What is Seeking God

And the Lord God called the man and said to him, Where are you? Gn 3.9 

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Where are you? Asks God in Eden (Gen 3:9). He knew that man had already sinned and he still knew where Adam was, but in the midst of it all he asks this question to introduce a dialogue with the man he had created. If God knew that man could sin, why did he create him? Why did he allow the serpent to approach Eve while she was simple and innocent? Why did he allow Eve to come and talk to the serpent? Some might think that this kind of question is a sin, and that we can't ask it. But the Bible must be read and analyzed until a more correct understanding is reached, that we may know God better. It is God's will that we know him and be closer to him. God has said throughout the Scriptures that we are to seek him and that he is willing to help us and that he will never hide from us, and yet allow himself to be found.

The reasons why God allowed sin in the world we cannot yet fully understand, but we can understand God's work when we are willing to serve him with a heart of integrity and purity. God's reasons, he knows, and it is sufficient for us to trust him without restraint, not blindly, but without limit. Not blindly because we seek in the word of God the understanding of the things of God and we seek answers; and God gives. So, our eyes are not closed, but we can see the things of God and fully understand according to his will. It doesn't matter why this or here, but it matters why. He has a cause for succeeding in all of this, and in that cause, there is you and me. We need to know God and understand his works, and God has a way of teaching us, and furthermore, his actions are indisputable. God has wonderful things to reveal and make us understand, and many have lost God's revelations to a corrupt and malevolent conscience. It is the results of turning away from God that produce these effects on the human mind. The result of sin is turning away from God, but it has a way of regaining the Lord's sweet presence and revelation. It is through a search, a close communion with Him, a submission to Him. The Bible says in Revelation that when the angel of the Lord blows the seventh trumpet, the secret of God will be revealed. We can clearly see in this text the faithfulness and love of God for men. God is under no obligation to tell us anything, but He will. He is our creator and Lord, who sees and controls everything and also for all this, remains faithful to his creatures. His faithfulness is written in the annals of history. And I'm sure you've already demonstrated your allegiance. The Bible says:

Taste and see how good the Lord is Psalm 34.8.

According to this verse, we can see his goodness. There is not a person in the world who has not yet seen and partaken of the goodness of God. There are, yes, many people do not recognize and do not want to know about God and do not reciprocate for his goodness through sincere praise and gratitude. It is impossible to breathe without God's help, impossible to hear, see, love, etc. God is everywhere, and everything is organized and sustained with his wisdom and omnipotence. There is no place where God is not. He is in heaven, on earth, everywhere. In the universe he is lord and calls his stars by name. Finally, God is everything and for everyone, and everything exists for his glory. Recognizing this is not a favor we do to God because God does not need our favor, but it is an obligation of all men in recognition of God's majesty. It seems absurd to say that God doesn't need us, but in fact he doesn't. We are the ones who need God, we must recognize this by being submissive to Him. Some think they are doing God a favor when they praise the Lord, when they sing or pray, or even win a soul for his kingdom. But, he is making big mistakes because the only one who gains from all this is ourselves. The Lord is sitting in his kingdom of glory and his angels serve him night and day, and he doesn't need anything from us either. But, God loves us and is dedicated to us and respects us to the point of sending one of his angels to help us in times of great difficulty. God said in Amos 3.7

"For the Lord, the Lord does nothing, without revealing

his secret to his servants, the prophets."

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This is God's love. Being his creatures and living under his control, he still does all this to help us. Glory to God because He is worthy. When we do something for his kingdom, we are doing it for ourselves and this expression for his kingdom is just an expression in which we are partakers. In fact, the kingdom of God seeks to win one more soul, but if I don't seek it, God sends someone else to reach it. Do you understand? It is time to acknowledge