Why Do We Need God? 

Many people lead lives that leave no room for God. You may be one of them. You think, "I've done fine on my own. I have a great life, a great job, wonderful family, nice car, cool clothes, etc." But deep down inside there is a void that no earthly thing can fill--not a relationship, money, health or material things. How many times have you accomplished a goal only to find yourself thinking, "What now?"

The one true God of the universe created you as an eternal being. That's why everyone will always feel dissatisfied once they've attained something they have been working towards. God has a purpose for your life, but until you know Who God is, how will you fulfill that? Do you know God?

Sadly enough, most of us know very little 

about God and His great love for us.

For most of us, the little we actually do know about God, we have only heard from others, others that may not truly know God themselves. How often do we hear leaders and or the media refer to God in disrespectful ways?

How often do people act like they know God, 

but they do not?

Look at what the Holy Bible says about some who claim to know God, but do not, "They claim to know God, but by their actions they deny him..." Titus 1:16

Instead of the world looking to God for answers, we continue to stumble our way through life.

Governments are in disarray as they seek answers to today's problems with mere temporary solutions instead of relying on the power of God. And the church is often in its own world asleep, or dealing with its own challenges.

We look to this world for solutions 

that can only be answered by God.

Most people are in despair and or dealing with apathy.

As the world changes daily, we are left with more questions than ever before. How often do we feel powerless like there is no hope? Yet in all of this chaos, there is one thing that never changes, the One who has all the answers to this world's problems---------=--------- it is ------God and His written Holy Word, the Holy Bible.

So, how much do you really know about God?

Is the God you know an unapproachable and or condemning God? Is the God you know a stranger or a friend? Do you know God as loving, full of mercy and full of grace? Are you filled with lasting inner peace and understanding, or do you walk around with many questions? Maybe you are carrying the weight of your guilt over mistakes you have made in the past? Maybe you feel God has wronged you somehow. Or maybe you are simply too tired to even think about God.

We have questions that simply cannot be answered with the things of this world, yet we stubbornly continue to seek answers from this world.

have you ever wondered why there is so much pain and suffering in our world, or why there is little hope? Have you ever asked yourself, what is my purpose in life? If i was to die today, where would i go? Does anyone really care? The answer to these questions are all in the Bible. There is hope, there is a promise and there is an answer. And the answer is all found in Jesus Christ.

What do we know about God, about the One who wrote the Holy Bible?

In the Holy Bible, in the book of John 1:1-4, God says, "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of men."

Guess who God was speaking about? He was speaking about Jesus.

God's Word calls us to be perfect, 

and yet no one in this world is perfect.

To go on further with this reading, it is helpful to know a few things about God and ourselves. Now this may be difficult to read, but are you aware that everyone is born with a sinful nature, and God does not like any sin? Are you aware that according to the Bible, we have all sinned and all fall short of God's glory?

Do you know that our sins actually keep us away from a Holy and Righteous God and also from experiencing God's full blessings? Blessings that He so freely wants to give us. Because our sins separate us from God, we often think He is not really there and does not really listen to us or love us. Have you ever felt like that?

There is both "Bad News" and "Good News" in the Bible. But before we can value the "Good News" in the Bible, we must first understand the consequence of the "Bad News."

This may again be difficult to hear, but the Bible states that the punishment of ant sin is eternal Hell. Without God's forgiveness of our sins there is only separation, condemnation, judgement, wrath and Hell. This is the "Bad News" ,but rest assured there is also the "Good News" to come.

The "Bad News", is that without God's forgiveness there is no Heaven.

Whether a small sin like a lie, or a larger sin like murder, all sin is viewed and punishable the same way by God. On Judgement day all sin is punishable with eternal life in Hell. What could possibly be worse than that? "But because of your stubbornness and your unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of God's wrath, when His righteous judgement will be revealed. God "will give to each person according to what he has done." Romans 2:5-6 Now that you have heard the Bad News...

Here is the best news of all- 

getting right with God is about grace and grace alone through faith in Jesus and what he did on the cross.

And grace is about getting something we do not deserve!