How Do We Know God Exists? | Let's Chat, Part 1
How Do We Know God Exists? Satisfying the Longing of Our Soul
Let's Chat - Part 1 (Created for our Creator)
by Andy Holliday
Since the beginning of time, humanity has questioned if God exists. We've turned to science, philosophy, and personal experience to find the answer. Cosmological, ontological, and teleological arguments have been debated for centuries. But at our core, I believe there is a deeper way we come to know God - through the innate longing of our soul.
The Bible opens with the account of God creating the heavens, the earth, and everything in them in precise order and design. On the sixth day, God formed man from the dust and “breathed into his nostrils the breath of life” (Gen 2:7). At this moment, the man became a “living being” or in Hebrew, a “living soul.”
Our soul is the God-breathed, divine imprint within us that makes us more than just physical matter. It’s the part of us that intuitively cries out for purpose and meaning, seeking after our Creator. We may try to satisfy this craving through earthly means - work, relationships, knowledge - but it only finds ultimate rest and fulfillment in God.
King David gave voice to this longing in the Psalms: “O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you, my body longs for you, in a dry and weary land where there is no water.” Our soul innately senses its origin in God and thirsts to return to its Source. We were created for intimate relationship with God.
At just the right time in history, Jesus Christ came to restore this lost connection. Jesus said, “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest for your souls” (Matt 11:28). Christ reconnects us to the Father, satisfying the deepest longings of our soul. He took the burden of sin upon himself, giving us access to intimate relationship with God once again.
The intricacies and design of the cosmos point to an intelligent Creator. The moral law written on our hearts points to a holy God. And the innate thirst of our soul points to a relational God who wants to be known. Jesus, the visible image of the invisible God, offers to quench the thirst of our soul through personal relationship with him. He gives our lives meaning, purpose, and fulfillment.
Has your soul been longing for more? Have earthly pursuits left you empty? Jesus invites you to come to him in faith and discover the profound purpose you were created for – to connect with God, know Him deeply, and glorify Him through a satisfied soul.
This post was inspired by the following message.
Let's Chat - Part 1 (Created for our Creator)
by Andy Holliday
Since the beginning of time, humanity has questioned if God exists. We've turned to science, philosophy, and personal experience to find the answer. Cosmological, ontological, and teleological arguments have been debated for centuries. But at our core, I believe there is a deeper way we come to know God - through the innate longing of our soul.
The Bible opens with the account of God creating the heavens, the earth, and everything in them in precise order and design. On the sixth day, God formed man from the dust and “breathed into his nostrils the breath of life” (Gen 2:7). At this moment, the man became a “living being” or in Hebrew, a “living soul.”
Our soul is the God-breathed, divine imprint within us that makes us more than just physical matter. It’s the part of us that intuitively cries out for purpose and meaning, seeking after our Creator. We may try to satisfy this craving through earthly means - work, relationships, knowledge - but it only finds ultimate rest and fulfillment in God.
King David gave voice to this longing in the Psalms: “O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you, my body longs for you, in a dry and weary land where there is no water.” Our soul innately senses its origin in God and thirsts to return to its Source. We were created for intimate relationship with God.
At just the right time in history, Jesus Christ came to restore this lost connection. Jesus said, “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest for your souls” (Matt 11:28). Christ reconnects us to the Father, satisfying the deepest longings of our soul. He took the burden of sin upon himself, giving us access to intimate relationship with God once again.
The intricacies and design of the cosmos point to an intelligent Creator. The moral law written on our hearts points to a holy God. And the innate thirst of our soul points to a relational God who wants to be known. Jesus, the visible image of the invisible God, offers to quench the thirst of our soul through personal relationship with him. He gives our lives meaning, purpose, and fulfillment.
Has your soul been longing for more? Have earthly pursuits left you empty? Jesus invites you to come to him in faith and discover the profound purpose you were created for – to connect with God, know Him deeply, and glorify Him through a satisfied soul.
This post was inspired by the following message.
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