Pondering Questions God Asks in The Bible?


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Believe The First Things?

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John 1:50 The Context:
Philip and Nathaniel were good friends. Jesus found and challenged Philip to follow Him. Philip became convinced that Jesus was the One that Moses and the Prophets wrote about. Philip went looking for Nathaniel and told him about Jesus and challenged him to “come and see.” When Nathaniel approached, Jesus told him that even before Philip had found him, Jesus had seen him under a fig tree. That Jesus could see and know him from afar amazed Nathaniel and convinced him that Jesus was indeed the “Rabbi, the Son of God, the King of Israel.

God Asks Us: Jesus answered him, “Because I said to you, ‘I saw you under the fig tree,’ do you believe? You will see greater things than these.”

JNE: It was not a magic trick, with a planted informant. It was not a demonic spirit tracking Nathaniel. Jesus was beginning to be known since John baptized Him in the Jordan River. Nathaniel’s friends had been talking and now one of them, Philip, was convinced that Jesus was someone very special. And Jesus demonstrated to Nathaniel the reality of His uniqueness. And Nathaniel believed. It is very wise to be cautious regarding our beliefs. But how much does it take to convince me that Jesus really is Who He claims to be? We have much more evidence than Nathaniel had. Just think of all the miraculous things Nathaniel would have missed seeing if he had not believed the first simple demonstration of Jesus’ Divine identity. I wonder what difference it would make if we believed the plain things first, before stumbling over the hard things to believe. Such as: There is a GOD who is truly GOD. GOD is not silent, He reveals Himself in nature, and in the Bible. Nathaniel believed enough to take some steps to go check out this Messiah. Can you believe enough that there might be a GOD who is really GOD and that He has revealed Himself to us. What might you be missing if you refuse to believe the first steps?

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WHY GOD ASKS QUESTIONS?

It is easy to read the Bible and see only stories and rules. Even if a person can see the Bible as a revelation of Who God is and what He is like it can be difficult to fully realize that in the Bible God invites us to the amazing adventure of an eternal and perfect relationship with Him.

How often do we wish we could ask God questions and have Him give us a plain answer? God, why did You let my father die? God, why am I not getting well? God, why aren’t my plans working? And the questions go on and on and on. The questions aren’t always doubting or complaining, but sometimes simply curiosity. I assume that it is a surprise to most of us that in the Bible God asks us more than 500 questions.

Why does God ask us questions? Surely if God is GOD He knows the answer to all His questions. God does not need us to inform Him of our circumstances, thoughts or motives. God’s questions are always in a context and the reason for them is to prompt us to think more seriously about our lives. So really, the reason God asks us questions is because He cares so much about us.

More than just seeking to probe what we know or think, God's questions can:
>> motivate our curiosity.
>> prompt us to reevaluate the way we think and behave.
>> help us see things from a different perspective.
>> help us dig deeper into really important issues.
>> help us discover what we truly believe.
>> demonstrate that God is dynamically interested in us.
God asks us questions because He wants us to grow.
How important are God’s questions to you?

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