What is God? A question that everyone answers differently. For some, God is an inexpressible feeling, a small voice, or an invisible force or energy. However, for God to be truly God, we do not define Him; He defines Himself. Through His word, God tells us that He is the creator of everyone and everything. If that is true, we must submit to God’s rule and authority, depend on Him to sustain us, and worship Him alone. 

The basic principle and motive of the Christian life is that we are not to live as if we belong to ourselves, but to live for God, because God sent His Son to save us by grace and to adopt us into His family. If we are not our own but belong to God, we are never alone, always have hope, and God always comes first.