Well… looks like I chose an easy topic for a nice little blog post.

I’m a mere human. Flawed. Sinful. A cracked pot (not to be confused with a crackpot, but more in the damaged jar of clay line if thinking). Along with that, I am created by the Creator – God – Who is inconceivably greater than me in every conceivable way. And, while I am created in His image, that doesn’t mean I

You see, I’m fallible. I can and do make mistakes. God is infallible. He is absolute perfection.

I’m limited in knowledge. I only know what I know, and even I’m not sure of the accuracy of anything I’ve learned apart from The Lord and His Word. God is omniscient. He knows all that has happened, is happening and will happen.

I can only be in one place at a time. God is omnipresent. He is everywhere, all the time. He even lives within those who trust Him via His Holy Spirit. Go ahead – figure that one out using nothing but human logic (see above paragraph).

I am weak, with plenty of kryptonite around to sap me of my strength. On my own, I cannot move a mountain. I am prone to illness and troubles and can do nothing apart from God. God is omnipotent, meaning He can do anything. Anything. Absolutely anything.

God is love. I’m still plagued by petty jealousies and temptations to angrily hold a grudge.

God is holy. I still struggle with temptations and sin that draw me away from Him.

You see, if you want to know God, you have to start with The Bible, His book to we His people. The Bible reveals to us Who God is. Here you will discover Who the Lord is. He shows Himself to us so graciously.

But there’s more to it than this. God doesn’t just want us to have a scholarly knowledge of Him. He wants to have a relationship with us. He wants us to trust Him continually, in all things and at all times. Which means knowing God is more than learning about Him.

There has to be an experiential component to all this, a place where we see Him beyond the religious. It’s easy to try to pack up God in a nice, simple, easy to contain box. It’s not for us, the weak vessel, to define God solely by our personal experiences or tightly held dogmatic beliefs. Rather, we need to dump our misconceptions about the Lord and seek Him – daily – with fresh eyes.

Take time to develop the relationship with God. Read the Bible, paying close attention to what it says about the Lord – what He says, what He has done, and why. Take time to nurture a relationship through prayer and reflection. Think about all He has done for you – big and small.

And trust Him. Take God at His Word. Relationships are built on trust.

So, who is God? It is way out of my pay grade to fully describe Him. Especially when you consider His perfect vast awesomeness and our personal sin, imperfections and flaws. We have to learn to reframe our view to match how God sees us and our situations. We beed to give up control. We have to consider anything that comes between us and the Lord – anything that serves as a barrier between us and Him – and remove it from our lives. Just like weeds must be pulled from a garden, or unruly branches pruned from our trees and bushes, so must we find God’s strength and guidance to remove from our lives that which comes between us and Him.

Who is God? He is Our Father, Creator and Sustainer of all. He is far and beyond us in every way. He is holy, trustworthy and deserving of our devotion. But at the same time, He is beyond human description.

When Moses asked God, “When the people ask Who You are, what should I tell them?” God’s response: “Tell them I AM THAT I AM” (Exodus 3:13-14). God doesn’t jus exist. He is existence. He doesn’t just love ius, He is Love. He has no opinions for He is Truth, and truth is absolute.

Today I want to encourage you – urge you – to get to know God. Draw closer to Him, knowing He will draw closer to you. Pray. Talk to Him. Get to know Him. It is through strengthening your relationship with Him – continuing to grow as a disciple of the Lord – plus soaking in His Word that you will come to know God, more and more every day.