THE PROOF OF GOD

MINISTER

From Sam-Best Ewruje, an able minister of the New Testament, not of man nor by man, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but by the will of God through the Grace and Mercy of Christ given unto me. Abundance of Grace and Gift of righteousness by Grace be unto you in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Please be patient to read. It will set you free for life!

Introduction

When you mention the proof of God, theologians and Bible scholars flex their muscles for a long drawn eternal debate and write volumes trying to prove or disprove the existence of God. I have very good news for you so be patient to read and it will set you free for life.  There are some things in life like achievement, success, fulfilment, progress, which we call testimonies or proof of the works of God in our lives which are sometimes tainted by our old mindset of modern world eg happy marriage, job, career, big house, the car, money, children, happy family etc. These are the things we experience in life that we sometimes give as proof of God in our lives. That may be true that the Lord gives these things to us and to even those who do not believe but those are the very things the Lord said are additions to seeking the Kingdom. The old trick that Satan used on Jesus which is to paraphrase “if you are the Son of God, prove yourself” is still the same today. Even ministers try to prove that there is God in their lives and further make their followers to follow suite always trying to prove God in their lives everyday rather than rest by believing Him absolutely and trusting Him.

Matthew 4

¹Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.

²And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred.

³And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.

What about Doubters and Sceptics

This is the truth. When the devil try to tempt the Lord Jesus saying “if you are……..”, Jesus simply referred the devil back to God who said in the first place “you are my beloved Son”. He said man does not LIVE by BREAD alone but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God!!!!! In other words I live by what God has spoken about me not what I can prove by some show. God does things for His glory and for the salvation of the soul of man rather than any proving game. It is an eternal declaration which cannot be changed not just one momentary gratification of the flesh just to turn stone to bread because of hunger in the flesh let alone as a proof that He is the Son of God. God has said, and it is so. I am not showing that I am the Son of God! No! I AM!!! I am not a wanna be, or going to be, I AM the Son of God. My daddy told me so. I rely, depend, breathe and live in that realisation. I do things in the Kingdom not because I am the Son of God. I do things because that is what my Father wants done, not to prove my self.   Moreover, even many try to hold God responsible especially when there are disasters, or suffering or acts of evil that is beyond human explanation often saying “if there is God why did so and so happen”. In some context, some even refer to disasters as “Acts of God”. There it is. The word “if” shows outright that you do not believe He is. As you will see later, a major pre-requisite to walking with God is that you must believe that He exists. That is one major aspect of faith – Believe whether you see or do not see Him with your natural eyes!! This is exactly what Jesus told the man we call doubting Thomas today! He told Thomas, you believe because you have seen, and He concluded that “BLESSED are they who have not seen but yet believe”. Amazing! So we who believe and did not see Jesus in the flesh like the apostles are more blessed than the apostles who saw Him in the flesh. Trust Him. Jesus knows what He is seeing because He knows that the trich the devil used on Him and on Thomas can be used on anyone.

God does not need to prove Himself. He is God. God says Men already can discern that He exist just from the works of His hands around us and in the heavens. He says though men already know, they have refused to believe, acknowledge or accept Him. They cook up philosophy, psychology, theories, some aspect of science and vain jangling to explain Him away and follow other convenient ways instead of accepting what He, the only true God has done in Christ Jesus for all mankind. Rather, the Lord says people preferred to respect men’s opinion than the Almighty God, so He left them to their own depraved minds.

Romans 1

¹⁶For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

¹⁷For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.

¹⁸For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;

¹⁹Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.

²⁰For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:

²¹Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.

²²Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,

²³And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.

²⁴Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:

²⁵Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.

So you did not need to prove God to any man, not even a Christian. God says all His children will eventually know Him. What we need to do is to seek God together to know Him for personal and corporate relationship and be privileged to be a part of what He is doing in our lives and on earth today Halleluya! Jesus concluded that this is eternal life – that they may know you the only true God and Jesus Christ you have sent.

Hebrews 8

¹⁰For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people:

¹¹And they shall not teach every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know me, from the least to the greatest.

¹²For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.

Please read part 2 of this series.

How can you neglect so great a salvation! If you are not saved, why don’t you receive what Jesus says.

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THE PROOF OF GOD

GROW IN GRACE

From Sam-Best Ewruje, an able minister of the New Testament, not of man nor by man, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but by the will of God through the Grace and Mercy of Christ given unto me. Abundance of Grace and Gift of righteousness by Grace be unto you in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Please be patient to read. Kindly read part 1 of this again so you can flow with it. It will set you free for life!

In part one of proving God we see that God does not need to prove Himself but we shall see what He does in our lives and on earth today. There is none like Him, He is before all. He is above all. However, God has tried to reveal Himself to man in various ways and in diverse manners in the past as He works to reconcile man back to Him, which is His ultimate purpose. This is so that man can know Him, that He exist, that He is our Creator for good not for evil and to fellowship with man eternally. Having tried to do this in many ways, He finally at the appointed time decided to reveal Himself in the flesh in the person of Jesus Christ, the Son of the living God. While God Almighty does not need to prove Himself, He does reveal Himself to man doing things in our lives and on the earth to fulfil His original plan, purpose and objective not for the self aggrandisement of anyone but for His glory alone. He does it so we He can restore that original relationship He so wanted with man in the Garden of Eden. As He does these things we become beneficiaries of these mercies, favours and manifold grace. Ours is simply to be grateful for such mercies and manifold grace lavished on us through Christ. This is necessary so that all can see the great mercy of God in Christ Jesus and receive and accept such mercies so we can be saved from sin and its consequences of hell and eternal damnation. Jesus is the infallible proof of the person of God in the flesh.

Hebrews 1

¹God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,

²Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;

³Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high:

Romans 9

¹⁵For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.

¹⁶So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.

Romans 11:32:

³²For God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all.

The only infallible proof of God is Jesus though He has manifested Himself at various times in diverse ways on the earth. Jesus said no man has seen God the Father except the Son. God revealed the Son and the Son revealed the Father. No man has been given the power to do that. Jesus said the Father reveals the Son and the Son the Father and to whosoever He wills. When Peter knew that Jesus is the Christ the Son of the living God, Jesus told him that flesh and blood has not revealed this to you but the Father in heaven. The manifestation of Jesus in the flesh by a virgin birth is the one sign that God said He will show to Israel.

Hebrews 1

³Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high:

Isaiah 7:14:

¹⁴Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.

Matthew 16

¹⁵He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am?

¹⁶And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.

¹⁷And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.

¹⁸And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

This old trick of Satan challenging God to prove Himself has crept in to the church and we tell people, God did it for me and He can do it for you. Some parts of science, philosophy, atheism, religion, have tried to prove God or to prove that there is no God for ages. We as Christians have also bought into this by advancing our achievements, successes, fulfilments and progress what we call testimony as proof or evidence of God in our lives eg happy marriage, job, career, big house, children, happy family etc. This makes our gospel to be self obsessed rather than Christ centred. So people go around looking for miracles so they can prove that God is in their lives. Please get the point here. Those things are good and the Lord does them in our lives but that is not the gospel. The Gospel as Paul stated by the Holy Spirit in Romans 10 is CHRIST. The gospel which is the good news is Christ, who he is, what He did, what He is doing and what He will do. The gospel or good news is that Christ died on the cross for our sins, He was buried, He rose the 3rd day and that He is coming back again. In this gospel of Christ we find ourselves and by it we encourage the whole world to be aware and partake of this. It is the same Gospel that saved you and will continue to save you and keep you until Christ comes. Never deviate from it as Paul warned the Galatians who after they received Christ began to follow their works because some men came from Jerusalem trying to prove circumcision, their works and their own righteousness.

1 Corinthians 15

¹Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;

²By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.

³For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;

⁴And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

Some people have left fellowship and even stopped following Christ because they ask for something and did not get it or tragedy happened to them when they expected “God’s goodness or intervention”. God is God all the time. He is good all the time. He is good when it seems pleasant and smooth, He is good even in rough and thick. He is good in the valley, He is good on the mountain top. He is good all the time and everywhere. The question is do you believe Him? He does not have to prove Himself. Will you let your circumstances disprove Him. Will you let the burning furnace disprove Him or you will take your stance like Shedrack Mishack and Abednego. He does things in our lives and on the earth because He has plans, purposes and objectives. He does not just do things because He wants to prove Himself, but rather He wants to reveal Himself to us for an eternal relationship through Christ Jesus His Son. He also wants to reveal Himself on earth by His children who are in Christ Jesus not to prove Himself as if in a contest but through His children to restore the earth. God is not for debate or analysis or argument. He is God. He is to be declared, preached and proclaimed. Jesus said we are responsible for what we hear and what we do with what we hear. Every one great or small will appear before God at the end and give account to Him. You don’t need to prove Him. Do not tempt the Lord your God. Then every man will be for Himself. Such proving God gospel has not only turned people to freedom fighters, but has made many to be merchandised. Rather than stand and rest in the victory of Christ, they go on to quote “the battle is the Lord’s” yet taking the battle from the Lord and fighting daily for themselves and their lives. The main thing for every man on earth at judgement before God is this.   Did you hear the gospel or good news of Jesus Christ and the FREE salvation He purchased for us by His blood? If so what did you do with it? God is a just God, that is why Jesus said that the Gospel MUST be preached until everyone on the earth hears it. This is a major key to the end time. Though Jesus gave hints about disasters, wars, famine, earthquakes as sign of the end time, but the ultimate one He homes on is that everyone will have opportunity to hear about Him, the good news, the gospel so there will be no excuse. Yes those things are happening but He says when you see these things, it means the time is short so go out there and preach and preach, then preach to the ends of the earth because the time is short.

Isaiah 49:6:

⁶And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.

So what is my role?

This is good news for you my friend who believe in my Lord Jesus Christ. You can rest on this revelation. So you do not have to argue with any one about what they believe or do not believe. You don’t have to force any one to believe what you believe. Just tell them the Gospel of Christ as you have the opportunity. Let them hear it. God is not to be proved or made to prove Himself but He is to be proclaimed or declared or preached in Christ Jesus. He is to be believed in or trusted in. Trust that He is and that He is good always, He has done all things well and make all things beautiful in its time. He is active on the earth today more than He has ever been trying to save souls from the hold of Satan. He is a Spirit. He does not come by observation to be seen by our five senses. He is doing things daily that we do not acknowledge Him for. Those who want Him must first believe that He is. That is a pre requisite for experiencing God and He will do everything in His power to let you know that He is but you must believe it.

Hebrews 11:6:

⁶But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

Hebrews 11 is what is popularly called the hall of fame. However it says that all these people, our fathers, the prophets and all of them who believed did not receive that promise. In other words, they were looking for the time of Jesus. This tells me that Jesus was the undisputable and infallible proof of God. However what we have today in Christ they embraced by faith from far. Christ is now here with us fulfilling His name Emmanuel or Immanuel.

Hebrews 11

¹³These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.

¹⁴For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country.

¹⁵And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned.

¹⁶But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.

³⁸(Of whom the world was not worthy:) they wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.

³⁹And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, received not the promise:

⁴⁰God having provided some better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect.

So what is God or Christ for?

Good question. Christ is not a means to an end but He is the end. He is not a way maker, He is the way. The summary is that God has a plan, a purpose, an objective in mind before we were even formed in the womb and that is to bring all things under Christ. So He does some things in our lives and on the earth not to prove Himself but to FULFIL these plans. The major one is salvation so that the totality of what you do as a Christian should be targeted towards this. Not that we should go Bible bashing but that we should walk in and with the Holy Spirit and be conscious of this until God’s purpose is fulfilled and come to light. It is very essential to grasp this. God was not pleased with some of His people in the wilderness when they left Egypt because He said they tempted and provoked Him to perform mighty signs and wonders such as has not been seen on earth today apart from Salvation. Though the Lord performed so many signs and wonders which they even testify of by themselves and to their children, the Lord was not pleased with that generation because they hardened their hearts and tempted God and did not hear His voice. God says this generation that experienced so much power of God did not know Him!!! Wow!! God says this generation tempted Him and provoked Him to do so many unimaginable miracles – parting the red sea, manna, water from the rock, crossing Jordan etc. God used some serious and powerful words to describe this generation that experienced so many miracles. God says that this generation, provoked, PROVED, TEMPTED, grieved Him and harden their hearts to Him because they were incessantly demanding proof of the God who saved them and took them out of Egypt by mighty signs and wonders. He said their hearts were far from Him, probably dwelling more on His performance than knowing Him intimately, that they erred in their hearts and that “they have not known my ways”. Wow! This is serious. In summary our faith is the person of CHRIST or Christ is the basis of our faith. There is no other foundation and nothing to prove. No other ground. All other ground is sinking sand. Rather, kindly believe, receive,  accept God and His Christ and begin to fellowship with Him daily, and walk with Him. As you do this He will begin to fulfil his eternal purpose in you and through you. He will begin to reveal Himself (not prove Himself) and it such revelation of Him that you preach and it will impact or transform the hearers because of the faith of Christ that will come through such preaching or messages. Pleas note again that God Himself (not even the people) confirms and testifies that He did mighty works in that generation that left Egypt and for that generation but He concludes that they did not know Him. Wow!! Enter the rest of Christ. Hold fast only to the confidence and rejoicing and hope in Christ. If some people felt goose pimples or heat in  church today and did not feel the same next service, they automatically believe the presence of God was not in service today. This is because we have tried to box God to particular past experiences and if God does not move that way, then God did not prove Himself. Do you know the deep work the Lord is doing in men’s heart? Just believe that God is at work always and rest, trust and flow with him daily.

Hebrews 3

⁶But Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end.

⁷Wherefore (as the Holy Ghost saith, To day if ye will hear his voice,

⁸Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness:

⁹When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works forty years.

¹⁰Wherefore I was grieved with that generation, and said, They do alway err in their heart; and they have not known my ways.

¹¹So I sware in my wrath, They shall not enter into my rest.)

So we can see that Christ is the ultimate of God and our faith should be grounded in Him. Indeed while we are the flesh, he is our faith. We live by the faith of the Son of God who gave Himself to substitute for our sinful old nature. We now have the Mind of Christ and we are the body of Christ. Praise God.

Halleluya. How can you neglect so great a salvation! If you are not saved, why don’t you receive what Jesus says.

Check this link to help you know Jesus and give your life to him

http://www.gracecovenantministries.org.uk/2010/10/08/salvation-a-simple-mystery/

Pls when it blesses you pass it on for others to subscribe. Freely we have received, freely give.

Comments, questions, love motivated corrections.

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