Belief and Disbelief
To believe in God is to see the invisible force behind visible objects. Such a unique vision enables a man to penetrate superficial forms and perceive the ultimate reality.
Man has an innate need for something to depend upon in this world, which he can look up to. To believe in God is to look up to Him alone, while disbelief is to live in the veneration of others besides Him.
In ancient times, the awe of natural phenomena, such as the moon and the sun, dominated people’s lives. In the modern age, however, man has become more materialistic, finding fulfilment in such things as wealth and the greatness of other human beings. Whatever the object of his veneration may be, man is satisfying an instinctive urge to look up to these things and depend upon them. The urge is real enough, but such means of fulfilling it, which amount to the worship of others besides God, are false.
To honestly believe in God is to find the true answer to the human search for a superior Being. It is to see beyond superficial forms to the Ultimate Reality hidden within all things.
The outward splendour of worldly things does not beguile a believer. He realizes that God has created everything. Things of material grandeur do not overawe him because he knows that they, like him, have been created by God. He does not look to mortals to fulfil his needs, for he knows they are helpless before God—that all are His humble servants, in truth. He presses on until he reaches the Creator, passing by all creation.
A believer acknowledges that everything is from God. Seeing that he has no power in this world, he looks to God for help and protection. The beauty of this world reminds him of God’s beauty; the greatness of natural phenomena impresses on him the greatness of the One who created them. So absorbed is he in the glory of God that he loves nothing more than to spend his time singing the praises of the Lord.
To believe in God is to see the invisible force behind visible objects. It requires a unique vision, enabling a man to penetrate superficial forms and perceive the ultimate reality.
An individual endowed with such vision sees God’s greatness everywhere; he looks only to God as great. Therefore, he submits entirely to God and trusts in Him alone. So engrossed in God’s overpowering greatness does he become that all worldly creatures, including himself, fade into insignificance in his sight.
