Who is God?

The same God that carves out the oceans and formed the mountains is the God that holds us when we are hurting. The same God that is big enough to create and control everything in the universe and span all of space and time is small enough to live within us and walk beside us. The same God Who is King of kings, Lord of lords, the Alpha and Omega, Almighty God is the One Who humbled Himself to become one of us and walk among us. The same God Who sits on a throne in Heaven as Ruler over everything is the One Who hung on a cross in humility and shame all because He loved us so much. He gave all He had, his very life, in the cruelest and most torturous death ever known just because He wants to know me, to know you, to know us. He loves us that much.

Who is God to you? Do you know Him personally? Is He a far-off being Who awes you, yet doesn't feel close enough to hold you? Are you intimidated by Him or intimate with Him? Is He one who feels close only on Sundays and the occasional Wednesday, or do you feel His presence throughout the week no matter where you go? Do you know Him personally and have a close past with Him, but now you've distanced yourself from Him and don't involve Him in the details of your life? Is He your King and your Father? Your Master and your Shepherd? Your Lord and your Friend? He can be and longs to be all those things and more to you. The God of Heaven Himself wants to be close to you. Will you let Him?