He Is!

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HE IS

“But without faith it is impossible to please Him:

for he who comes to God must believe that He is,

and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.”

—HEBREWS 11: 6 (NKJV; EMPHASIS ADDED)

Have you ever heard someone testify about that God moment when

they realized God was real? I recently heard a testimony at church

when a young woman said with conviction and passion, “God is actually

there, and he will help you with everything.” It was clear that she had

a newfound peace with God and herself as she shared what God was

doing in her life. This was a fruit of her having taken the first step in

knowing God, which is acknowledging that He is. For truly, the fact

that God is has profound ramifications in not only discovering more

about God but in realizing who we truly are as God’s children. The tone

of awe and wonder in her voice spoke even more powerfully than her

words. God exists, and He is at work; it is marvelous to see it in others

and experience it for ourselves.

A number of years ago, I was holding my youngest grandson on

my lap during worship as we sang about God. He realized we were

singing to God and said rather loudly, “Grandpa, where is God? I can’t

see him.”

I whispered to him, “We don’t see God with our human eyes because

He is a Spirit; we sense him in our spirits.”

Apparently, that made no sense to him, and he said again even more

loudly, “Where is God? I can’t see him.”

He accepted my next response, “Listen to the worship music; we will

talk about it later.” Which we did.

In my experience, there seems to be primarily three groupings of

people in the world: those who believe in God, those who don’t know

if there is a God, and those who deny that God exists. Over the course

of my life, I have been a part of each group. I realize now, like a water

droplet falling on the Continental Divide in the mountains of Montana,

that what side of the ridge you fall on will lead you in completely different

directions—whether unbelief, indifference, or belief—and ultimately

into oceans of different beliefs about yourself and life.

I still remember what it was like not to believe in God. As a teenager,

I tried to convince myself that there was no such thing as a god.

Therefore, I was very willing to embrace evolution as an explanation

for the origin of life. However, to be honest, deep in my being or God given

soul, I knew that an all-powerful Creator God existed and I was

accountable to him. I tried to suppress that truth because I wanted to

rule my own world. I desired to call the shots of my own life. The truth

that “men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were

evil” (John 3:19) was certainly true of me. Thankfully, God worked in

powerful ways and brought me to a point where I willingly conceded to

his awesome existence.

God’s existence is where people have to start with God, as Hebrews

11:6 (NKJV) indicates: “But without faith it is impossible to please Him:

for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a

rewarder of those who diligently seek Him” (emphasis added).

Have you come to the point in your life where you believe that God

is? Let’s consider some scripture passages that testify to the fact that

God exists.

CONTENTS
Preface ......................................................... xiii
Introduction .................................................. xxi
1. He Is ........................................................ 1
2. He Is Beyond Us ..................................... 6
3. He Is Knowable ....................................... 11
4. He Is Light ............................................... 16
5. He Is One Yet Triune............................... 22
6. He Is All-Present ..................................... 29
7. He Is All-Knowing .................................... 34
8. He Is All-Powerful .................................... 40
9. He Is Eternal ............................................ 46
10. He Is Love .............................................. 51
11. He Is Slow to Anger ............................... 58
12. He Is Merciful ........................................ 65
13. He Is Gracious ....................................... 71
14. He Is Faithful ......................................... 79
15. He Is Holy .............................................. 84
16. He Is the Creator..................................... 89
17. He Is Good ............................................. 93
18. He Is Kind .............................................. 97
19. He Is Forbearing ................................... 102
20. He Is Patient .......................................... 106
21. He Is Near ............................................. 109
22. He Is Spirit ............................................. 113
23. He Is Not a Man....................................... 117
24. He Is Unchanging .................................. 120
25. He Is Wise ...............................................124
26. He Is King ................................................129
27. He Is Sovereign ...................................... 133
28. He Is Judge ............................................. 137
29. He Is the Lawgiver .................................. 141
30. He Is Perfect in Justice ......................... 145
31. He Is Righteous ...................................... 149
32. He Is a Consuming Fire .......................... 153
33. He Is Jealous .......................................... 158
34. He Is the Giver of Life ............................ 162
35. He Is the True God ................................. 166
36. He Is True to His Word ......................... 170
37. He Is Not Partial ..................................... 174
38. He Is Our Witness ................................... 179
39. He Is Our Shepherd ................................ 183
40. He Is Our Guide ...................................... 187
41. He Is Our Provider .................................. 190
42. He Is Our Physician ................................ 194
43. He Is Our Peace ..................................... 198
44. He Is Our Banner .....................................202
45. He Is Our Comforter................................ 205
46. He Is Our Shield ...................................... 209
47. He Is Our Father ..................................... 213
48. He Is Our Salvation ............................... 219
49. He Is a Rewarder .................................... 223
50. He Is Gloriously Great ............................ 227
Appendix ....................................................... 231
About the Author .......................................... 233