5 results for month: 08/2015

I AM: Good

"You are good and do good; teach me Your statutes.” -Psalm 119:68 God is good and does good.  In fact, God is the final standard and ultimate source of all that is good.  This is repeated all throughout the Psalms, and throughout the entire Bible.  All that God is and all that He does is good and worthy of praise.  There is no higher standard of goodness than God’s own character.  The goodness of God is easy to profess joyfully when things are going well, but seems rather difficult to affirm when times are hard.  Often our circumstances seem like anything but evidence of God’s goodness. We are surrounded by the brokenness of the ...

I AM: Unchanging

"Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever." (Hebrews 13:8) Imagine if you worshipped a deity that was powerful, yet changeable, impulsive, and unpredictable. He could rescind a promise at any time, take back a gift that was given for any reason, or change his mind about what his purpose is. Trust would be a very hard part of your personal relationship with the one that you worshipped if this was the case. Thankfully, God and all of His attributes are entirely compatible with His immutability, His unchanging nature. "God is not man, that he should lie, or a son of man, that he should change his mind. Has he said, and he will ...

I AM: Jealous

"For you shall worship no other god, for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.” -Exodus 34:14 Most of us cringe when we hear of God’s jealousy.  It’s not very often that jealousy is presented in an honorable light.  But because God proclaims Himself to be a jealous God, it is important that we make every effort to understand this attribute in light of the fullness of His character.  When we think of jealousy as it relates to human emotion or character it is usually played out in an envious desire of others achievements, advantages, or possessions.   It is wanting what others have that we do not ...

I AM: Faithful

“For the word of the Lord is upright, and all His work is done in faithfulness.” -Psalm 33:4 Did you catch that?  ALL of His work — everything God does — is done in faithfulness.  Every plan He has made, every purpose for your life, every move He makes in this universe fulfills what He has said He will do for His people, because God is faithful.  Even when we are unfaithful to God, His own faithfulness is unchanged.  It’s everywhere, boundless and unending. “If we are faithless, He remains faithful— for He cannot deny Himself.” -2 Timothy 2:13 He is faithful to His Word He is faithful ...

I AM: Love

“But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved” -Ephesians 2:4-5 Evidence of God’s great love for you is woven throughout every single page of His Word.  But often, when we we face trials and hardship and sorrow, we begin to doubt His love.  It’s as though we measure the sincerity and strength of His love by the circumstances we face and conclude that if we are experiencing suffering, it must be because He does not love us. But could I challenge you for just a moment to re-read the verse above. . ...