Who Is God?

Is God:

• God the Father?
• Jesus the Son?
• The Holy Spirit?
• All three in one?

Yes!

Choosing to follow Jesus is a three-in-one decision: You are accepting the invitation through Jesus (the Son of God) to become a child of God the Father, filled with the Holy Spirit, and empowered to live as a daughter or son of God. God is three in one.

We can see God reflected this way, as the Trinity, all throughout the Bible. The Spirit of God was present with God the Father from the beginning of Creation, as seen in the first two sentences of the Bible.

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. Genesis 1:1-2 NIV

Later, the author of John retells the story of Creation. This time, Jesus is also mentioned and the author refers to Him as God’s Word. You’ll want to read all of the book of John in the days ahead and that is why we have added a chapter of John for your daily reading. Here are a few verses from John 1 that describe the three parts of God’s being:

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. ... to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God ... The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. ... No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is himself God and is in closest relationship with the Father, has made him known. ... “‘The man on whom you see the Spirit come down and remain is the one who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’ I have seen and I testify that this is God’s Chosen One.” John 1:1-2, 12, 14, 18, 33-34 NIV

That’s a lot. Here’s the takeaway: Jesus, God the Father, and the Holy Spirit are One, and Jesus came not just to show us what God is like, but to give us direct access to the Father forever, through the Holy Spirit.

Pray with your own words, or try these:

God, help me to know You as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Father, You are my Provider. Jesus, You are my Savior. Holy Spirit, You are my Guide. In Jesus’ name, amen.