Psalm 78:36
Can a man con God, that’s a question that needs not to be pondered? As we give thought to that question, one must understand God is not like us, He is outside of time, and we are time critters. Psalm 78:39, “He remembered that they were but flesh, a wind that passes and comes not again may help all of us.” So, I hope you understand you are not coming back as a flea, or the dog it lives on, so this God that lives outside of time, has made time for us in heaven, we will not need time for we will be eternal, always learning and worshiping our God.
I’m reading “The Purpose Driven Life” and it begins in this way; “It’s not about you. The purpose of your life is far greater than your own personal fulfillment, your peace of mind, or even your happiness. It’s far greater than your family, your career, or even your wildest dreams and ambitions. If you want to know why you were placed on this planet, you must begin with God. You were born by his purpose and for his purpose.”
Beginning with God, who is this Creator, and Scripture is clear, He is three in one, a Father, Son, and Spirit. It may come as a shock to some that God’s Son is the Creator, yes Jesus the one that paid your sin debt, chapter One verses 2-5, “He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not anything made that was made. In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.”
God’s attributes, taken from the Internet with thoughts and Scriptures added by this writer:
Omnipresence: You may check any of these Scriptures to understand that God is everywhere, Deuteronomy 4:39, Psalm 139:7-12, Proverb 15:3, Acts17:26-27 but my favorite is Jeremiah 23:23-24. “Am I a God at hand, declares the Lord, and not a God far away? Can a man hide himself in secret places so that I cannot see him? declares the Lord. Do I not fill heaven and earth? declares the Lord.”
Wisdom: “Wisdom is the ability to devise perfect ends and to achieve these ends by the most perfect means.” In other words, God makes no mistakes. He is the Father who truly knows best, as Paul explains in Romans 11:33-36, “Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgments, and his paths beyond tracing out! “Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been his counselor?” “Who has ever given to God, that God should repay them?” For from him and through him and for him are all things. To him, be the glory forever! Amen.
Infinitude: God knows no boundaries. He is without measure. Some Scriptures that tell of this are Job 42:2, Psalm 115:3, Isaiah 43:13, and Matthew 19:26, “But Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
Sovereignty: This is “the attribute by which He rules His entire creation.” It is the application of His other attributes of being all-knowing and all-powerful. It makes Him absolutely free to do what He knows to be best. God is in control of everything that happens. Man still has a free will and is responsible for his choices in life. God is in charge, not Presidents or Kings, nor Dictators, learn from Proverbs 21:1, “The king's heart is a stream of water in the hand of the Lord; he turns it wherever he will.” Now look at 1Timothy 1:17, “To the King of the ages, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.”
Holiness: This is the attribute that sets God apart from all created beings. It refers to His majesty and His perfect moral purity. There is absolutely no sin or evil thought in God at all. Leviticus19:2, Moses speaking to the congregation, gave this instruction from God; “You shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy.”
Trinity: Though the actual word is not used in the Bible, the truth of God, revealing Himself in three persons is included. The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are all called God, given worship as God, exist eternally, and are involved in doing things only God could do. Although God reveals Himself in three persons, God is One and cannot be divided. Romans 8:9, “You, however, are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if in fact, the Spirit of God dwells in you. Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him.”Omniscience: “Omniscience means all-knowing. God knows everything, and His knowledge is infinite. It is impossible to hide anything from God. In the Gospel of John16:30, we find the disciples telling this to Jesus; “Now we know that you know all things and do not need anyone to question you; this is why we believe that you came from God.”
Faithfulness: Everything that God has promised will come to pass. His faithfulness guarantees this fact, and whatever He has said in the Bible about Himself is true. Jesus even said that He is the Truth in John 14:6-7, Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you had known me, you would have known my Father also. From now on, you do know him and have seen him.”
This is extremely important for the followers of Jesus because it is on His faithfulness that our hope of eternal life rests. He will honor His promise that our sins will be forgiven and that we will live forever with Him.
From the Back Porch,
Bob Rice
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