The Merriam Webster Dictionary defines God as the being perfect in power, wisdom, and goodness who is worshipped as Creator and ruler of the Universe. Sound like how you picture God? Using ideas from Francis Chan’s Crazy Love I’ve come up with who God is.
God is HOLY! Holy is define as exalted or worthy of complete devotion. In Joshua 24:19 Joshua puts in plainly “Joshua said to the people, You can’t serve Yahweh; for he is a holy God…” God is distinct from us and our imperfections. As sinners we don’t have the right to be in the presence of such a Holy being, but God loves our praise and devotion.
God is ETERNAL! Eternal is defined as having an infinite duration; valid or existing at all times. God exists outside of our concept of time. For me it’s hard to understand the concept of eternity and just how long God has been around. Jeremiah 10:10 “But the Lord is the true God; he is the living God, the eternal king...” To me God also represents eternal life. In John 5:20 he is called just that “…He is the true God and eternal life.”
God is ALL KNOWING! Knowing is defined as having or reflecting knowledge or information. I love this about God! God knows who we really are. He doesn’t care about whom people pretend to be. He knows what is in our hearts. Which it what really matters. Hebrews 4:13 states “There is no creature that is hidden from his sight, but all things are naked and laid open before the eyes of him with whom we have to do.”
God is ALL POWERFUL! Power is the possession of control, authority, or influence over others. God demands our love, praise, and attention. God created everything for him. God isn’t here to bless us we are here to bless God. Psalm 29:4 states that “Yahweh’s voice is powerful. Yahweh’s voice is full of majesty.”
God is FAIR AND JUST! Fair means marked by impartiality and honesty. Just means acting or being with what is morally up right and good. God is perfect and hates sin. As sinners shouldn’t we all be punished for our sins, but God being a just ad fair God gives us mercy and forgives us of our sins IF we truly love him. God does punish sinners. The people that continually deny Christ will get their punishment an eternity in hell. Sounds a bit harsh right? Think about it. For the people that love God we get forgiveness, for the people that oppose God they get punishment. Sounds pretty fair to me.
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