Undrestanding the nature of God

Understanding the nature of God

Let us start by asking ourselves this simple question: Do we really need to understand the nature of God?

One major reason why so many people have problems in their places of work is that they do not understand the personality and temperament of their superiors. This is the same problem many Christians are facing with regards their relationship with God. For us to build a perfect bond with God, we must need to understand His nature. It is only then that we can know how to relate appropriately with Him. Let us remember that:

1.     We are God’s creation. As a result, we are bound to worship Him. The Bible says, “God is a Spirit and they that worship Him must worship Him in spirit and in truth.” (John 4:2). This also reminds us of the fact that as a spirit, God is not only powerful, but can be at every place and at every time. We therefore have no need to be afraid of Satan and its agents, provided we are in right standing with Him.

2.     The spirit controls the physical. Because of man’s love for earthly pleasures and possessions, Satan has succeeded in conquering the world. Despite this fact, God says in Romans 8:37 that “…we are more than conquerors through Him that loves us.” We must understand that we cannot be “more than conquerors” if we do not please God. We can only please God when we invest in our spiritual life. Romans 8: 6-8 explain that, "For the mind set on the flesh is death, but the mind set on the Spirit is life and peace, because the mind set on the flesh is hostile toward God; for it does not subject itself to the law of God, for it is not even able to do so; and those who are in the flesh cannot please God."

3.     We must also take note of what the Bible says in Ephesians 6:12. “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the rulers of darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.” This is the reason why God wants us to fortify our spiritual life in order to be “more than conquerors” by paying greater attention to that which can empower us to overcome trials and temptation that will be unleashed on us through the manipulations of Satan and its agents.

4.     The last part of John 4: 2 talks about worshiping God in “truth.” Just as was earlier outlined, truth is the key that unlocks the padlock Satan uses to bind us to itself. See John 8:32.