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.

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.

It was His faithfulness that diverted a bullet which dropped by my bedside many years ago. Rising from my bed one morning, my feet felt an unusual metal object on the floor.

It was His faithfulness that diverted a bullet which dropped by my bedside many years ago. Rising from my bed one morning, my feet felt an unusual metal object on the floor.

I have been truly blessed writing and meditating on this blogpost series. It is absolutely exciting to be reassured of God’s faithfulness, His mercy and His Integrity to keep His promises. The peace Jesus Christ already won for me is further cemented by the knowledge of these 3 truths about God….attributes that are inherent and intrinsic to God and that will never change. Halleluyah!

We have looked at;

1. The Lord our God is Faithful, meaning that He is dependable, reliable and trustworthy.

2. The Lord our God is Merciful, meaning that He does compassionate, gracious and forgiving.  In fact, Jehovah is RICH in mercy which is an offshoot of His Goodness. The Lord is GOOD always and His mercy is everlasting and brand new every morning.

And today we end this series looking at the third attribute of Jehovah we need to know as His children..;

3. Know that The Lord Your God is a Covenant-Keeper.  

Scripture reference has been:

 “Therefore know that the Lord your God, He is God, the faithful God, who keeps covenant and mercy for a thousand generations with those who love Him and keep His commandments.” Deuteronomy 7: 9  NKJV. 

Covenant is an agreement, contract, treaty, pact or deal. A covenant brings about a relationship of commitment between 2 people.

From the Bible we see that God made a covenant with Abraham, Isaac, David and Moses (1 Chronicles 16:16, Psalms 78:37). He also confirmed the Oath He made Isaac to Jacob (1 Chronicles 16:17).

Jehovah takes His covenant seriously. Yeah, that is something to know. He valued His covenant to Abraham, David, Jacob, etc and He stayed committed to it. God remembers His covenant.

“I have made a covenant with my Chosen, I have sworn to My servant David.”  Psalm 89:3

“then I will remember My covenant with Jacob, and My covenant with Isaac and My covenant with Abraham I will remember; I will remember the land.”  Leviticus 26:42

Someone may be asking; ‘when did I sign any agreement with God and what are my entitlements’? Yes, we did enter into an agreement with God the day we gave our lives to Jesus Christ.

“Gather My saints together to Me, those who have made a covenant with Me by sacrifice.” Psalms 50:5

Through His sacrifice, Christ traded His Righteousness for our sins at Calvary. He received stripes on His body to purchase our Healing. He was chastised for our Peace. He willed All the powers God gave Him over to us post resurrection to enable us do exploits. He made us More-than-Conquerors and we have Victory at all times and in every situation by Faith.

Knowing these attributes and being confident of them is a great anchor of faith for Believers in Christ Jesus.   God WATCHES over all His promises made to us and He is committed to performing EVERY SINGLE one of them.

So what is that problem staring you in the face? What is that situation? Turn it anyway you like, analyse it anyway that makes natural sense. Yes, tell me how big it is. Tell me how terrible it looks.

But please allow me also tell you that Jehovah has done everything in one single sacrifice to ensure every mountain in your life becomes a plain.

Confidently and Assuredly I say to you, God’s faithfulness, mercy and integrity guarantees you a great package. Trust Him!

Welcome back!

We ended the first part of this blogpost series listing the 3 ethical truths about Jehovah that every Christian must know.  That;

1. The Lord Your God (Jehovah) is Faithful.

2. The Lord Your God (Jehovah) is Merciful.

3. The Lord Your God (Jehovah) keeps Covenant.

We’ll look at one of these today.

Know that The Lord Your God is Faithful. 

From our discussions in the first part, this could easily read as: ‘Know that The God whom you have a relationship with is Faithful.’

What does it mean to be faithful?

Faithful means loyal, constant, steadfast. Unswerving adherence to a person, an oath or promise.

Also means dependability, devotion.

Implies long-continued fidelity to a pledge, a duty or obligation.

Those are simple dictionary definitions/descriptions of ‘faithful’

How does the Bible describe a ‘faithful God’?

Let’s look at a few scriptures….

“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 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.

“Who made heaven and earth, The sea, and all that is in them, Who keeps truth and is faithful forever.” Psalm 146:6. AMP

“But the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen you (setting you on a firm foundation) and will protect and guard you from the evil one.”                       2 Thessalonians 3:3. AMP.

“Faithful and absolutely trustworthy is He who is calling you (to Himself for your salvation) and He will do it (He will fulfill His call by making you holy, guarding you, watching over you and protecting you as His own).      1 Thessalonians 5:24. AMP.

“For I am the LORD, I do not change (but remain faithful to My covenant with you); that is why you, O sons of Judah, have not come to an end.” Malachi 3:6 AMP.

So when the Bible says to know that The Lord your God is faithful, it means to know that;

• He is reliable
• He is dependable
• He is trustworthy
• He is compassionate
• He means what He says
• He keeps His promises

Halleluyah!

And He shows His faithfulness in;

• Protecting you
• Guarding you
• Strengthening you
• Setting you on a firm foundation
• Making you holy
• Keeping all the promises He made you. Promises of health, prosperity, protection, peace, and all His Good and excellent promises seen in Deuteronomy 28:1-13, Psalm 103, Psalm 147:3, etc..

How does He do that?

By causing ALL things to work together for your Good….

“And we know (with great confidence) that God (who is deeply concerned about us) causes all things to work together (as a plan) for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to His plan and purpose.” Romans 8:28

Beloved in Christ Jesus, you can trust absolutely in Jehovah.  Be confident that He is your God, and if He is your God, then rest assured of His protection. provision, guidance, promotion,  and His commitment to making good ALL His promises to you.

Jehovah is CAUSING all things to work together for your good.

Trust Him.

I woke up to a beautiful scripture this morning. A scripture with 3 profound/powerful truths about Jehovah that I thought I dare not keep to myself. If you are a Christian, then you need to know these attributes of Jehovah to maximize your experience of Him as God.

I have carefully chosen to qualify these truths as ‘Ethical’. We are probably conversant with ‘ethical’ referring to morals, principles of right or wrong, being in accordance with rules, standards or practice. In this post however, permit me to use ‘ethical’ as relating to principles, standards, and inherent characteristics. Jehovah your God thrives on these principles. They are His inherent attributes.

This is really exciting, isn’t it? that there are attributes of God that will NEVER ever change,…they are intrinsic part of who He is!

Here we go…….

“Therefore know that the Lord your God, He is God, the faithful God, who keeps covenant and mercy for a thousand generations with those who love Him and keep His commandments.” Deuteronomy 7: 9 NKJV.

Actually, there are 4 things to take out of this scripture, the first being a prerequisite to knowing the 3 that follow.

Number 1: Know that The Lord your God is God.

Did I hear you say; ‘Grace, what does that mean? That doesn’t make sense at all. “The Lord your God” is tautology!’

You’re absolutely right. That’s the way it sounds and it doesn’t make sense. Let’s look at that scripture again from The Message Translation:

“Know this: GOD, your God is God indeed, a God you can depend upon. He keeps His covenant of loyal love with those who love Him and observe His commandments for a thousand generations. ”

It says – God YOUR God is God Indeed!

First, He has to be YOUR God. There has to be a relationship between you and Him

Second, you need to know that He is God Indeed!

Who is a God?

Simple dictionary definition: “Supreme or ultimate reality. A Superhuman being or spirit worshiped as having power over nature or human fortunes. A deity.”

Now, there are many kinds of God. But the God referred to in Deuteronomy 7 above is Jehovah, the Hebrew God.

Psalm 83:18 describes Him as ‘the Most High’.

Jehovah, The Most High, is ‘God Your God’ when you choose Him as your One and Only God, love Him with all your heart and with all you have.

The next 3 things He wants you to know about Him:

Number 2: Know that The Lord Your God (Jehovah) is Faithful

Number 3: Know that The Lord Your God (Jehovah) is Merciful

Number 4: Know that The Lord Your God (Jehovah) keeps Covenant.

Why should we know Him as Faithful, Merciful and the One that Keeps Covenant? Of what benefit is this knowledge?

I’ll do 3 other blogposts on this topic and look at one of these intrinsic attributes of God in each blogpost.

Stay with me.