Why God? (TLB, NIV)

DOES THE BIBLE HAVE MY ANSWER? Judge for yourself if the Bible has answers for your life. The only way to FIND God is to make a choice to believe what God says in the Bible. And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he (GOD) exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him (Hebrews 11:6). Do you really want to know? We must approach our search honestly and truly. If you seek God, He will let you find Him. “You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart” (Jeremiah 29:13). Why does God love me? Why me? God’s love to us is His gift! “And it is my desire to lavish my love on you” (1 John 3:1). There is nothing we can do to deserve His love. He created us to love us. “I am your Father, and I love you...” (John 17:23). “For we are God's masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago” (Eph. 2:10). How do I FIND God? This is the most important question you can ever ask for your life. God made a way for us to come to Him through the sacrifice Jesus made by dying on the cross for our sins. It is only through accepting Jesus as our Savior that we can FIND God. “For God so loved the world (us) that he gave his one and only Son, (Jesus) that whoever believes in him shall not perish (eternal death) but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son to condemn the world, but to save the world through him” (John 3:16-17). I am a good person, I do good things and I believe God is real. Why is this not enough to FIND God? Man’s problem is that sin separates us from God. “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Rom. 3:23). But, Jesus paid for our sins so that we can FIND God. “But God, the One Who saves us, showed how kind He was and how He loved us by saving us from the punishment of sin. It was not because we worked to be right with God. It was because of his loving-kindness that he washed our sins away. At the same time, He gave us new life when the Holy Spirit came into our lives” (Titus 3:4-5). Jesus is the way to God. “Jesus told him, ‘I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me’” (John 14:6). “Christ suffered for our sins once for all time. He never sinned, but he died for sinners to bring you safely home to God” (1 Peter 3:18a). FIND God. “Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved” (Acts 3:19). "God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God” (2 Corinthians 5:21). “I tell you the truth, those who listen to my message and believe in God who sent me have eternal life. They will never be condemned for their sins, but they have already passed from death into life” (John 5:24). Dear God, I admit that I am a sinner and I ask you to forgive me. Thank you for showing your love for me by sending your Son, Jesus Christ, to die on the cross to save me. Thank you that I can have a relationship with you, be made completely clean and righteous, and have eternal life in heaven through faith in Jesus Christ. I want to give you my life and I believe you have a purpose for my life. Please help me each day to live for you. Amen.