Can We Really Find God?

What Aspects Are Incomprehensible?

GOD'S ETERNAL EXISTENCE:  The Bible teaches that God exists "from everlasting to everlasting." (Psalm 90:2) In other words, God had no beginning and will have no end.  From a human point of view, "the number of his years is beyond comprehension." -Job 36:26. 

How your benefit:  God promises you everlasting life if you truly come to know him.  (John 17:3) How reliable would such a promise be if God did not live forever?  Only "the King of eternity" could fulfill such a promise. -1 Timothy 1:17. 

GOD'S MIND:  The Bible teaches us that God's "understanding is unsearchable"  because  his thoughts are much higher than ours.  (Isaiah 40:28; 55:9)  Appropriately, the Bible asks the rhetorical question:  "Who has understood the mind of the Lord so as to instruct him?" -1 Corinthians 2:16, English Standard Version.

How you benefit: God is able to listen to millions of prayers at the same time. (Psalm 65:2)  He even notices every sparrow that falls to the ground. Will God's mind ever be overloaded, preventing him from noticing you and listening to your prayers? No, because his mind is not limited. What is more, "you are worth more than many sparrows" to him. -Matthew 10:29, 31. 

GOD'S WAYS:   The Bible teaches that man can "never find out the work that the true God has made from start to finish." (Ecclesiastes 3:11)  Hence, he will never know everything about God. The wisdom behind God's ways is "beyond tracing out." (Romans 11:33) However, God is willing to reveal his ways to those who want to please him.-Amos 3:7. 

How you benefit: If you read and study the Bible, you will never cease to learn new things about God and his ways.  This means that we can draw ever closer to our heavenly Father for all eternity. 

Next time: Can We Really Find God? - What You Can Know

From the Watchtower magazine