The Need for God in Our Lives

A consciousness of our powerlessness should cast us upon Him who has all power. Here then is where a vision and view of God’s sovereignty helps, for it reveals His sufficiency and shows us our insufficiency.  - A. W. Pink (1886-1952)

As with all living things here on earth, we need certain things in order to stay alive. We are born into this world with needs, and it never stops until our physical lives come to an end. This is the way of all earthly life across the board.

Allow me to briefly touch on a few basic truths common to all. As babies and children we are highly dependent on others to provide our needs. Usually, our parents or providers are responsible for this function.

Beginning in adolescence, we start thinking more on our own. The dependency on others for certain needs starts to diminish, as our self-sufficiency grows. Our independence is growing and continues as we mature. 

Under closer examination, however, we find that we are never truly as self sufficient as we may think. Outwardly, all appears fine. But if one were to look under the surface, past all of the denials; many deficiencies still exist.

This brings us to our topic: "The Need for God in Our Lives." On the assumption that a person believes in God, it leads to the question, "Why do we need God?" Perhaps it would be best to answer this in small segments.

Foremost, God is Our Creator. He created heaven and earth (Genesis 1:1; Exodus 20:11; Hebrews 11:3). God created man and woman (Genesis 1:27; 5:2). He formed us while in the womb (Psalm 139:13-16; Jeremiah 1:5). God made us; we played no part (Psalm 100:3).

As our Creator he knows everything about us. We cannot hide our strengths and weaknesses from him. God knows us better than we do ourselves; even more. Thus, we need God because he's the only one who can help us make sense of our lives.

Next, God is Our Redeemer. Sadly, we've all made a mess of our lives; some more than others, and need help in that respect (Romans 3:23; Romans 3:9). Fortunately, God offers Himself as our Redeemer (Psalm 34:22). 

With God as Our Redeemer, we have help with our lives. He makes having a fresh start possible (Psalm 103:1-5); which He did for us by sending His Son, Jesus (Galatians 4:4-5; Titus 2:11-14). We are redeemed by the blood of His Son whom He offered (1 Peter 1:17-19).

This demonstrates our need for God as our Redeemer because He provides the way to forgiveness of our sins, and a new beginning in life. Finally, the last point I'd like to make about why we need God is because: God is Our Provider.

He is the Provider of our physical lives (Acts 17:28; Psalm 66:6-8), and of all that nurtures and strengthens it (Acts 14:17; Matthew 5:45). God also provides all the spiritual power that we require (Ephesians 3:16, 20; 6:10).

The Bible tells us that as Our Provider, God has promised to fulfill our physical needs (Matthew 6:25-32), if we prioritize Him along with His righteousness in our lives (Matthew 6:33-34).

Additionally, He has promised to satisfy our spiritual needs (Philippians 2:12), if we will dress in His armor (Ephesians 6:11-18). I have presented you with some good reasons why we need God in our lives.

But for those who choose to reject God altogether, the outlook is very dim. What a shame it would be to go through life without purpose, or self-knowledge. Or to have no means to make good on, or remedy, any mistakes made in life.

Probably the worst outcome would be having a life that is lacking the fullness of His divine care. No, it's much better to live an "abundant life" knowing God has met our needs for: wisdom, guidance, forgiveness, renewal, divine care, and spiritual potency.

Scripture: Job 38:41; Psalm 107:9; Proverbs 10:3; Philippians 4:19; 2 Corinthians 9:8

Prayer: "His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. Amen."  - 2 Peter 1:3

Have a blessed day!

Colleen