Christian Living
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?
Deuteronomy 7:9 is one of my favourite verses of scripture. It tells of some innate attributes of God…
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
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.
1. 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
2. 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
3. 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
4. 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 (Deuteronomy 7:9, Matthew 26:28).
5. 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
6. God Is Love
“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
As you think and meditate on these attributes of God, I pray that you experience Him daily just as He is. And that this knowledge of who God really is helps you recognize what He is capable of and how He would always relate with mankind.
I pray that you will know and experience Him as sovereign over your life, as merciful in the affairs of your life, as good every single day of your life, as faithful and reliable, as a covenant and promise keeper. And I pray that His love envelops you today and always.
Shalom!
