Finally "Who Is This God We Pray to?"

Wow!  Who Is This God We Pray to?  That is such a loaded question.  I could tell you things about who God is for at least ten blogs.  But I'll save the names of God, which tell us much about Him for next time.

Today, I will start with some things that are related to our prayers to Him.

The God we pray to is:

A Rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.  Hebrews 11:6b (the "b" means the second part of the verse)  in the New International Version (NIV) of the Bible says: 
"...He rewards those who earnestly seek Him."

Revelation 2:17 also says that those who overcome will be rewarded with hidden manna and a white stone with a new name.


In Matthew 5:12 Jesus tells those who are persecuted because of righteousness that they will be given great rewards in heaven.

Of course, the reason He rewards us is because He loves us.  There are so many verses on God's love I could not begin to list them all in this blog.

Here are just a couple.
A GOD OF LOVE

Jeremiah 31:3 NIV "The Lord appeared to us in the past, saying:
I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with loving-kindness."
Psalms 63:3 NIV "Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you."
and of course, the most popular one:
John 3:16 NIV "For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life."

(see also Ephesians 2:4 and the entire book of I John especially chapter 3)

He is a STRONG TOWER AND PROTECTOR.
Proverbs 18:10 NIV   "The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe."
Psalm 62:11 NIV "One thing God has spoken, two things have I heard:  that you, O God, are strong."
Psalm 46:1  "God is our refuge and strength, an ever present help in time of trouble.  Therefore, we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging."

THAT SOUNDS LIKE A GOD WHO WE CAN TRUST DOESN'T IT! 
He is the Creator of all things as we mentioned in a former blog.  See Genesis 1:1

He is God of the impossible.  Luke 18:22 NIV "Jesus replied, "What is impossible with men is possible with God."

OH, there is so much we can see about God in the Bible.  You can see that He tells us all about Who He is in His message to us in the Bible.  He wants us to know Him and that way we can trust Him more as we see all these interesting things about Him.  We can look at the answered prayers of people in the Bible also.  One very interesting Bible lesson where God showed the prophets of a false God who He really is, calls Him "The God who brings down fire."  So that tells us He is a powerful God.  (see I Kings chapter 18, you'll love this passage...it's very interesting.)

Write down some of the things you learn about God after you read it

Or how about reading about David and Goliath, the eight foot giant, who David killed with a little sling.  He trusted God and believed that God would be the one who would direct the rock at just the right place to kill the enemy of God's people who was threatening the Israelite soldiers every day.  That is a God who is worthy of our trust. 

We must believe God is able or we are calling Him a liar.  We will talk more about this in a coming blog called "Prerequisites to Prayer". 

Here are just a few more things about Who God is:

He is a God who CARES.   Psalm  34:18NIV "The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit."

He is a MERCIFUL God. Ephesians 4:2 NIV "But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy made us alive in Christ, even when we were dead in transgressions."

He is our refuge and fortress, a HIDING PLACE from storms.   Psalm 62:2 and 8

He is a PRAYER ANSWERING GOD.  You simply must read your Bible every day and see all the answers to prayer that God has given to those who pray to Him believing.  As you pray and see His answers in your life, I am asking you to leave comments on this blog and tell me how God answers your prayers.  Did He say "yes" or did He say wait?  He knows what is best for us so sometimes He asks us to wait.  Then as we wait, we learn more about Him.  It can bring us closer to God as we pray and wait.