THE GLORIOUS GOD OF A GLORIOUS UNIVERSE — Discover Him

meet the Creator of this Universe so that he could prostrate before his Benefactor, but nowhere can he find this Benefactor in the world that modern science and technology has created. Not finding his true God, he bows down before imaginary, fabricated gods. Man’s need for a supreme God is so intense that it is acknowledged by even those intellectuals who do not approve of the existence of God and religion. For example, Bertrand Russell writes: If life is to be fully human it must serve some end which seems in some sense outside human life, some end which is impersonal and above mankind such as God or truth or beauty. — Principles of Social Reconstruction This is an acknowledgement of the innate urge for a God that is embedded in human nature. By denying the existence of God, modern Man has forsaken his Creator. His salvation now lies only in once again finding God, his Creator. The concept of God is interwoven in Man’s nature. The instinct for eating grass in a goat and eating meat in a cat cannot be suppressed; in the same way, God cannot be detached from the nature of Man. Man’s life has been fashioned in such a way that he continuously lives in a feeling of dependency. This feeling of helplessness persists in every human being. It forces Man to clutch onto a support that is more powerful than him; one that can deliver him from his weakness. It is this feeling of helplessness that drives Man in his search for God. Man needs such a God before whom he can pour out his feelings of gratitude; on to whom he can entrust all his affairs; in whose faith he will find succour even at times when there is no one to help him. Man desires a God he can trust, who will grant him success after every disaster, who can remove all difficulties from his path. Man’s feeling of helplessness can never be overcome unless and until he discovers this God. Some religions present many Gods; but this runs completely against the natural desire of man. This is because the desire for a God is a desire for such a Being that can be made the focus of his affection; and the focus of his affection can only, and always be, one, not many things. Some other religions present God in the form of a vague spirit; but man