Either-Or

"Of all teachings that which presents a far distant God is the nearest to absurdity. Either there is none, or He is nearer to every one of us than our nearest consciousness of self." George MacDonald

I say, "Narry a doubt!" Narry a doubt is located in my mind. There is a God. The Lord Almighty is a close and personal god. He has ALWAYS been close to mankind. "And, behold, the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, This shall not be thine heir; but he that shall come forth out of thin own bowels shall be thine heir. And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be. And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness." Genesis 15:4-6 God conversed with Abram. He lifted him on high and showed him the number of his descendents. That is close proximity.

God is a creator unlike any the world has ever known. Omniscient is used to describe the Almighty. I believe that we do not realize the validity of this statement. God's creation was born out of His mind. The LORD spoke his creation into existence(Genesis 1:3,1:6,1:9,1:14,1:20,1:24,1:26). By the vastness of His mind, everything(He has created) is inexplicably connected to God. He is so in tune with man that he knows everything about him/her from the outside to the inside. "But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered." Luke 12:7A "And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts:" Luke 16:15A God's mind is ever connected to all of his creation. It is a bond such as a human creator will never be able to fathom. We always think of God watching us with something akin to human eyes(visual sight). I believe its more of a mind's eyesight. Love leaves an indelible imprint in God's mind. A connection of love tying us back to the Father(whether we believe in Him or not). Love and the vastness of His mind allows Him to know us in the most intimate way, closer "than our nearest consciousness of self."

Distance is not a factor with God. Everything in the universe came into creation from the spoken words of His mind. We came from the most intimate recesses of God. How could we ever deem Him a distant God or Father? "Love knows no bounds." Unknown

kenny