Know Why You Believe - Does God Exist
- David Moyes
- Feb 7
- 2 min read
Hello and welcome to Van Life Devotions. In this fifth season, I’m exploring why we believe what we believe.
What do you believe about God? Do you believe there is a God, or some kind of supernatural force? The Bible is all about God — who He is, what He has done, and why He does what He does.
A natural question that you may have ask is does the God of the Bible exist? And if so, what’s the evidence?
There is much material supporting the existence of God. Believers use arguments such as the Moral Argument, the Kalam Cosmological Argument, or the Argument from Reason to support the case that God exists. In the description are links for further study. For now, I share why I believe the God of the Bible exist.
The Bible admits that apart from Jesus, “No one has ever seen God” (John 1:18; 1 John 4:12). So how do I know He exists? This may sound simplistic, but although we cannot see the wind, we can see and feel its effects. Trees sway; flags flap, dust and clouds are pushed along.
In the same way, while I cannot see God, I feel and see His presence.
When I am anxious, I feel His peace.
When I grieve, I feel His comfort.
When I am uncertain, I feel His hope.
When I was saved, I saw His grace.
When prayers are answered, I see His goodness
When I look at creation, I see His handiwork
What I have seen and felt aligns with what God promised and fulfilled in the Bible. The God who acted then is the same God who acts today.
And even when the wind is still, it hasn’t disappeared. Likewise, when God seems silent doesn’t mean He is absent. It means my trust must rest on who He is, not on what I can see or feel.
The Bible invites you to, “Come and see what our God has done, what awesome miracles he performs for people!” (Psalms 66:5 NLT).
What I have seen and heard, matched with the Bible, and adding some trust, reveals to me that the God of the Bible exists. As you search, I hope that you too will encounter His presence.
Please pray with me:
God in heaven. Even though we can’t see you, help us to feel and see Your presence in tangible ways and when we can’t help us to trust who You are as taught in the Bible. In Jesus name. Amen.
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