God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)
God has morally sufficient reasons for the existence of evil that flow from His infinite wisdom. All things take place either by God's prescription or permission, and in perfect accordance with His sovereign purposes and unfathomable judgments (Rom. 11:33-36) (Rick Holland).
Scripture is like a working museum of which the Spirit is the Curator, showing us around and explaining the wonders of the mind of the Maker. In this museum we are taken behind the scenes to learn from God Himself. In growing to know God, therefore, there is no substitute for the discipline of Bible study and Scripture reading and meditation. We cannot bypass the handbook God has given to us and then expect that we can know Him in our own way. The only god we can know in our own way is a god that we make in our own image.
