Proof of Someone…and I Know His Name
I was challenged by a non-believer to “verifiably prove God’s existence.” Though I cannot do this to my challenger’s satisfaction, I believe that knowing what you believe, and why, has value.
Who am I? Belief that all things in this universe, throughout billions, even trillions of years could come from nothing, believing that what we know, and have yet to discover, has come into being by chance: that over time, subatomic particles became complex gray matter, having intellectual capacity, all coming from nothing…but from where did nothing come? I find it harder to believe in “Nothing” than believing in Someone.
I am a being, capable of intellectual thought and the desire to be known. I reason: if I want to, and do, communicate outside of myself, I don’t find it hard to believe a superior being wants to be known and desire to share with their creation.
Because I don’t understand or see with my own eyes does not convince me there could not be Someone bigger, more intelligent, wiser, and more capable than me.
Every book I have read, I read to understand what the writer is trying to convey, except for the Bible. I would go to the concordance to look up topics or let it fall open in hopes God would impart His wisdom and truth to me. Until one day, I decided I would approach the Bible like any other book. I would start from the beginning reading with the purpose of understanding. My life was changed through my genuine desire to know and understand. The Living God spoke to me through His Living Word.
A complete change in a person’s life, their heart, their purpose, after an encounter with Christ Jesus is where I find the undeniable presence of God. The disciple Peter was fearful and inconsistent in his self-control until he saw Jesus resurrected from the dead and spending 40 days with Him. Paul was sincere in his killing and prosecution of Christians because of his love for God until he encountered Jesus. The blind man, Lazarus, John the Baptist, countless others, and myself: all lives changed because of an encounter with Christ.
My life has forever been changed because of God and His desire to be known, love, and restore.
Jesus said, “I am.”
I believe Him.
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