Who is Your God?

The Secret Place

By William M. Self, Sr.

Peel back the layers of all you believe in

And who is at the core?

 

Who is Your God?

I remember one morning waking

up with a paralyzing thought…

“What if the God I was raised to

know from birth, was not God.”

Like finding out that Santa Claus

and the Easter Bunny are not real.

What if one of the other gods were the real

 deal and I was in the wrong religion.

The terror was indescribable as I pondered

how I could ever find out the truth.

 

 I remember being so afraid I would not get out of

bed for fear I could get in my car and die in an accident.

Then I would know, but not be prepared.

For 20 some years, I had been in church three

 times a week almost every week of my life.

I was taught the Bible, sang the songs.

I never had a day I did not talk to this unseen God.

What made my nightmare so real is people following

other gods had as strong of a conviction as I did.

Someone had to be wrong!!! Was it me!!!

I remember a question came to me, the question

seemed to be from God…“Have I ever failed you?”

I answered No!  “Then follow me until I do.”

That was nearly 40 years ago

and I am still following Jesus.

Throughout those years, I have had the

                                                    layers of faith peeled back to the core.

It was at those times I looked in the

sky, and the things around me.

Then at my hand… I would watch every joint move.

 

With amazement, I had to say there has to be a Creator.

All created things are so wonderful and so good.

I said the Creator must be good.

From there, at the core of faith, I looked at the

 evidence as to who this good Creator could be.

The only one that made any sense at all was

the One who died and rose from the dead…

JESUS

The core of my faith, the secret place, starts with Hebrews 11:6.

“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.”

                                                                  
                                                                 Scripture Reading

 Psalm 91:1-2 NIV

91 He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High

will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. 

2 I will say of the Lord, "He is my refuge

and my fortress,

my God, in whom I trust."

Hebrews 11:6 NKJV

6 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.