An atheist said to a Quaker, “Have you ever seen God? Have you ever felt God? Have you ever smelled God? And you say you have a God!”
After a long pause, the Quaker replied, “Hast thou ever seen thy brains? Hast thou ever felt thy brains? Hast thou ever smelled thy brains? And thou sayest thou hast brains!”
There probably are very few atheists—those who have seriously thought about life and concluded that there is no God. There are more agnostics—thinking people who say, “I don’t know.” The vast majority of individuals, however, affirm—at least intellectually—that God exists.
Hebrews 11:6 tells us that recognizing God’s existence is the first step to knowing Him personally. Then we must seek Him and believe that He will reward our quest to know Him.
Our search will ultimately lead us to consider Jesus. He declared, “I and My Father are one” (John 10:30). He also said that the person who desires to obey God will recognize that He, Jesus, spoke the truth (7:17).
You or someone you know may be at step one: recognizing that God exists. Remember, the Lord rewards those who earnestly seek to know Him. And a personal relationship with Him comes only through faith in Christ.
— Dennis J. De Haan
I searched with all my heart to know
If God was really there;
He graciously revealed Himself—
His mercy, love, and care. —Bierema
Do you want to know God? Obey what you know of His Word.