Friday, June 17, 2011

God is...

God loves me (John 3:16). He cares for me (Matthew 6:26). He forgives me (Psalm 103:12). He is compassionate (Psalm 103:4-5). He is giving (Romans 8:32). He is understanding (Psalm 139:1-2). He is accepting (Psalm 139:1-6). He satisfies (Psalm 107:9). He persistently pursues me (Luke 19:10). He is reason (Isaiah 1:18). He pardons (Psalm 103:3). He heals (Isaiah 53:5). He redeems (Job 19:25). He is loving-kindness (Psalm 86:15). He renews (Isaiah 40:31). He is righteous (Jeremiah 9:23-24). He is gracious (Ephesians 1:7-8). He is sovereign (Psalm 103:19).

God is HUGE. He is whatever you need through any circumstance in your life. He is great and He is powerful with good and loving intentions. We need to start asking God to do the impossible in our lives so that His glory may shine through. There is a difference between being good for God and being great in God...being good for God will eventually fade. Pastor Steven Furtick says, "A God with unlimited power has no desire to hear about the limitations of those He wants to use. If you want to make God laugh, tell Him your plans. If you want to make God angry, tell Him your limitations." God permits what He hates in order to produce what He loves. We are tried and tested because God wants us to be for real. You either will live your life for Him or you will live your life against Him...there is no middle ground. Many people say they "know" Christ but they live as if He does not exist. We often times make God "smaller" than He really is in our individual lives. It's time to start trusting God for who He says He is. Who does God say He is??


God is…
in Genesis the seed of the woman,
in Exodus He is the Passover Lamb,
in Leviticus He is our High Priest,
in Numbers He is the pillar of cloud by day and the pillar of fire by night,
in Deuteronomy He is a Prophet likened to Moses,
in Joshua He is the Captain of our Salvation,
in Judges He is our Judge and Lawgiver,
in Ruth He is our Kinsmen, Redeemer,
in 1 Samuel & 2 Samuel He is a trusted Prophet,
in Kings & Chronicles He is our Reigning King,
in Ezra He is a Faithful Scribe,
in Nehemiah He is the Rebuilder of broken down walls of human life,
in Esther He is our Mordecai,
in Job He is our day spring on high and our ever-living Redeemer for I know my Redeemer lives,
in Psalms He is the Lord our Shepherd I shall not want,
in Proverbs & Ecclesiastes He is our Wisdom,
in Song of Solomon He is the Lover and the Bridegroom,
in Isaiah He is the Prince of Peace,
in Jeremiah He is the Righteous Branch,
in Lamentations He is a Weeping Prophet,
in Ezekiel He is the wonderful four-faced man and the wheel in the middle of a wheel,
in Daniel He is the fourth man in the burning fiery furnace,
in Hosea He is the Faithful Husband forever married to the backslider,
in Joel He is the Baptizer with the Holy Ghost and with fire,
in Amos He is our Burden Bearer,
in Obadiah He is the Mighty to Save,
in Jonah He is a Great Foreign Missionary,
in Micah He is a Messenger of beautiful feet,
in Nahum He is the Avenger of God’s elect,
in Habakkuk He is God’s evangelist crying 'revive thy works in the midst of the years,'
in Zephaniah He is the Savior,
in Haggai He is the Restorer of God’s lost heritage,
in Zechariah He is the Fountain opened up in the house of David for sin and uncleanness,
in Malachi He is a Son of Righteousness rising with healing in His wings,
in Matthew He is the Messiah,
in Mark He is the Wonderworker,
in Luke He is the Son of Man,
in John He is the Son of God,
in Acts He is the Holy Ghost,
in Romans He is our Justifier,
in 1 Corinthians & 2 Corinthians He is our Sanctifier,
in Galatians He is our Redeemer from the curse of the law,
in Ephesians He is the Christ of unsearchable riches,
in Philippians He is our God who will supply all of our needs according to His riches and glory,
in Colossians He is the fullness of the God dwelt bodily,
in 1 Thessalonians & 2 Thessalonians He is our soon coming King,
in 1 Timothy & 2 Timothy He is the Spirit of power, love, and self-discipline,
in Titus He is a Faithful Pastor,
in Philemon He is a Friend that sticks closer than a brother,
in Hebrews He is the Blood of the Everlasting Covenant,
in James He is the God that cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He tempt anyone,
in 1 Peter & 2 Peter He is our soon coming Shepherd who will appear with a crown of unfading glory,
in 1 John, 2 John & 3 John He is Love,
in Jude He is the Lord coming with 10,000 of His Saints,
in Revelation He is King of Kings and Lord of Lords!

He is Abel’s Sacrifice,
He is Noah’s Rainbow,
He is Abraham’s Ram in the thickets,
He is Isaac’s Well,
He is Jacob’s Latter,
He is Judas’ Scepter,
He is Moses’ Rod,
He is Elijah’s Mantel,
He is Elisha’s Staff,
He is Gideon’s Fleet,
He is Samuel’s Horn of oil,
He is David’s Slingshot,
He is Isaiah’s Fig,
He is Hezekiah’s Sundial,
He is Peter’s Shadow,
He is Paul’s Handkerchief in Ephraim,
He is Stephen’s Signs and Wonders,
He is John’s Pearly White City,
He is the King of Glory!!

Our God is beyond explanation...Awe
Our God is more powerful than our ability to explain...Omnipotent
Our God is everywhere at the same time...Omnipresent
Our God does what He desires, rules over all, and makes no mistakes...Sovereignty
He has a careful purpose for every moment of your life. He carefully weaves each event, each circumstance, each success, and each failure to accomplish His divine plan 'to make you like Jesus.'

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