“For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known”..
The “Unknown” God, how interesting this is because even to this DAY we worship an “UNKNOWN” God. Have you ever been in church and the Word of God is coming forth but you still have no clue of who is God? Have you been a place of doing more than resting in HIM? Do we really know who is God? The reason I ask these questions because I have been in these places. I’ve done things that I thought that God will smile upon, I judge those that didn’t believe in what doctrine I was in, I’ve consider myself better than those who didn’t go to church, even to a point where I felt that it was right for “unbelievers” to be tormented in HELL FOR ETERNITY!!!!!!! Because of this knowledge that I had about this “Unknown” God I worship, before I came to a certain understanding of the FATHER OF ALL. You see we all have had this PAUL experience, I was on the other side condemning, sending people to HELL because of what I was taught. It’s funny how the same word that you’re condemning with is condemning you too. At that time we’re so blind to real TRUTH because we really want to please this God in our flesh(carnal mind). Notice what Jesus told Pharisees:
- John 9:39 And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world, that they which see not might see; and that they which see might be made blind. To those who see not, may have sight and those who see be made blind…POWERFUL!!!
Even to certain degree we were those that claim to have knowledge of God. But, really didn’t “know” God. In the book of Acts chapter 17 Paul came across a group of Jews claiming to know God.
- Acts 17:1 Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Jews:
- 2And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures,
- 3Opening and alleging, that Christ must needs have suffered, and risen again from the dead; and that this Jesus, whom I preach unto you, is Christ. Paul proclaiming that the Christ that he preached is JESUS. That He must suffer and risen from the dead to the synagogue in Thessalonica.
Now if you understand that these Jews had a lot of Knowledge of God but not the Truth of God. Through this chapter Paul continue to preach to Jews and Greeks about this JESUS, and that the house of Jason believed claiming that there was another King who is Jesus and these all do contrary to the decrees of Caesar. Some believed and some moved with envy to have Paul and Silas move by night to Berea. Where they met sect of Jews that were more acceptable and these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.
- 16Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry
- 17Therefore disputed he in the synagogue with the Jews, and with the devout persons, and in the market daily with them that met with him.
- 18Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoicks, encountered him. And some said, What will this babbler say? other some, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached unto them Jesus, and the resurrection.
- 19And they took him, and brought him unto Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine, whereof thou speakest, is?
- 20For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these things mean.
- 21(For all the Athenians and strangers which were there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell, or to hear some new thing.)
- 22Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars’ hill, and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious.
- 23For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you.
As Paul stated, ” I passed by and saw your devotions and altar with the inscription, to the “Unknown God”. That they ignorantly worship..Can I say we did the same thing with our devotions and traditions we made the Word of God to none effect. Making daily regimens claiming that God told us to, “Fasting, long hours of prayer, praying against the principalities in the Spirit realm and etc….Making sure that you read your Bible on a daily bases. All these things we have done and can we honestly say that things has change as we want them or is God in control of all things. Don’t get me wrong we need to pray but when it becomes a spectacle and people view you as spiritual person, then we have problem. Like our own studying, some claim to have more knowledge than the rest and making it seem as if God has favored more than other people who don’t. He’s not respecter of person so it must be our EGO that makes these boasts.
- 24God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;
- 25Neither is worshipped with men’s hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;
- 26And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;
- 27That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us:
- 28For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.
- 29Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man’s device.
- 30And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent:
- 31Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.
- 32And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked: and others said, We will hear thee again of this matter.
- 33So Paul departed from among them.
- 34Howbeit certain men clave unto him, and believed: among the which was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.
I’ve heard people claim that they believe in a “Higher Power” or a God, but when you ask what’s that Higher Power name(nature) is, they say, “well I don’t know”. Paul encounter that as he saw how religious the people were and he proclaimed that this “UNKNOWN” GOD is CHRIST JESUS….He wasn’t judging them he felt compassion for them because of their ignorance, as he would’ve because God will not leave us ignorant of the Truth that’s hidden within all…CHRIST IN YOU THE HOPE OF GLORY!!!!!!! But even in churches today we call him JESUS, but lack truth of who He really is and who we are in Him. There is so many yokes that is put on the people of God by the name of God (tithing, law of Moses, sowing seeds as money, and etc…)
For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring. This is a POWERFUL statement because this how we function not on our own, but in Him we have LIFE. That even other poets claim we are also his offspring. Don’t give in to graven image for God dwells in living and breathing Temple of MAN. Who will have all man come to the knowledge of Truth of Christ. It’s never too late that God’s will can’t be done in heaven and in earth. Some will believe and some will not but we have to understand that God is in control…..REMEMBER
Romans 8:28
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. BE BLESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!