Christian Living
“Therefore know [without any doubt] and understand that the Lord your God, He is God, the faithful God, who is keeping His covenant and His [steadfast] lovingkindness to a thousand generations with those who love Him and keep His commandments;”
Deuteronomy 7:9 AMP https://bible.com/bible/1588/deu.7.9.AMP
What Do You Really Know About Your God? If I asked you to describe someone, say your spouse or best friend, what are some attributes of that person that will quickly come to mind?
Well, did you Know that God is identifiable by certain attributes that are intrinsic to Him? And that attributes contrary to these ones do not define God?
Personally, I can tell you a few things about my spouse. Arnold is caring, fair, compassionate and firm. Those are some of his good side. Let me not bore you with the other side of him as I would want to believe he wouldn’t about mine.
But do you know that people can sometimes change depending on circumstances? Let’s just call these deviations ‘adaptive behaviours’ .
The 6 Attributes of God I share in this blogpost are intrinsic to Him. They are His nature. And these attributes of God do not change irrespective of circumstances. They remain constant.
I pray that these truths about God explode and embed in our hearts so that in every circumstance we can be certain of who we have in our God. And I ask that we dwell on the accompanying scriptures.
God Is Sovereign
God is God. He is Sovereign and Supreme. He competes with none other as God. There is no God before Him, none beside Him, none like Him, none compares to Him.
“Thus says the Lord , the King of Israel, And his Redeemer, the Lord of hosts: ‘I am the First and I am the Last; Besides Me there is no God.”
Isaiah 44:6 NKJV
“And God spoke to Moses and said to him: “I am the Lord“
Exodus 6:2 NKJV
God Is Merciful
God is Merciful. Mercy speaks pardon. Mercy means forgiveness for wrongs. Mercy means relenting from doing harm even when it’s been earned. Mercy means doing good to someone who is deserving of punishment. Every new day, God releases a fresh dose of mercy for us. God keeps no record of our trespasses, He cannot remember our sins.
“But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us,”
Ephesians 2:4 NKJV
“Through the Lord ’s mercies we are not consumed, Because His compassions fail not.”
Lamentations 3:22 NKJV
“The Lord is merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abounding in mercy.”
Psalms 103:8 NKJV
God Is Faithful
God is Faithful. He is Consistent. He is trustworthy. He is dependable. He is reliable. He never changes. He is faithful to His Word. Faithful to His promises.
“God is faithful [He is reliable, trustworthy and ever true to His promise—He can be depended on], and through Him you were called into fellowship with His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.”
1 Corinthians 1:9 AMP
“But [as surely as] God is faithful and means what He says, our message to you is not “Yes” and “No” [at the same time].”
2 Corinthians 1:18 AMP
God Is a Covenant Keeper
God is a Covenant Keeper. He keeps His covenant for thousands of generations. He never fails. He is bound by the covenant of blood we have in Christ Jesus.
“Know therefore that Jehovah thy God, he is God, the faithful God, who keepeth covenant and lovingkindness with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations,”
Deuteronomy 7:9 ASV
“For this is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.”
Matthew 26:28 NKJV
God Is Good
God is Good. He is without a trace of evil. He is incapable of evil.
“For the Lord is good; His mercy and lovingkindness are everlasting, His faithfulness [endures] to all generations.” Psalms 100:5 AMP
“So Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good but One, that is, God.”
Mark 10:18 NKJV
God Is Love
“Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous, it does not brag, and it is not proud. Love is not rude, it is not selfish, and it cannot be made angry easily. Love does not remember wrongs done against it. Love is never happy when others do wrong, but it is always happy with the truth. Love never gives up on people. It never stops trusting, never loses hope, and never quits.”
1 Corinthians 13:4-7 ERV
“And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him.“
I John 4:16 NKJV
“The one who does not love has not become acquainted with God [does not and never did know Him], for God is love. [He is the originator of love, and it is an enduring attribute of His nature.]” 1 John 4:8 AMP
“Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends.”
John 15:13, 15 NKJV
“For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.”
John 3:16 NKJV
Dearly beloved, today more than ever before, we have to be confident of these attributes of God. They are who He is. So when people speak fear, speak faith mixed with hope.
And if you don’t yet to know Jehovah as your Father, today is a good day to come to Him. Give your life to Jesus Christ and receive eternal life https://graceobomanu.com/look-up-and-live/
Wherever you are right now, you can simply bow your head and say; ‘Lord Jesus, I confess that You are the Christ, I believe that You died for my sins and that God raised You from the dead. I receive You into my life today. I make You my Lord and Saviour. Thank You for saving me. Father, I ask that You baptise me with the Holy Spirit now, in Jesus Christ name. Amen ❤
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