Shopping For A God

Rather strange title for a blog isn't it? It is however pertinent in this day and age. Most of us are in fact looking for a god, or some other personage or concept to worship. Don't believe me? Look at your own life and that of most people around you. If they're not worshipping some kind of spiritual entity, they're enthralled by consumerism or some kind of political theory or way out philosophy. What are you and I into? It will be something. Whether or not we're aware of it or like it, each and every one of us has what's been called a God shaped void in our lives which can only be filled by God of course. In saying God I must of course declare an interest and state quite openly that to my mind heart and soul, I'm convinced that the only real spiritual reality in the world is to be found in what I call the Judeo Christian ethic. The God of the Christian Bible isn't just the only God worthy of praise and adoration, He is in fact the only God. Of course if you don't want to worship Him you're at liberty to ignore Him it's your eternity after all. In looking for a God, do you want to pursue one or other of the many faiths already on offer or are you going to try to make up your own? I'm definitely not going to attempt that, or to pass myself off as one, because I know I'd be a real disappointment as a God. Like Joshua thousands of years ago I'm going to openly state that as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. God who is three persons yet one in the form of God The Father, God The Son who became flesh with the name of Jesus and dwelt with us and God The Holy Spirit. All other systems of religion will be empty in comparison, the only other faith worthy of consideration is Judaism, which was the fore runner and foundation of Christianity.

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