How we
view God is the single most important aspect of our walk of faith, for no
religion will ever be greater than its idea of God. In this respect wrong
perspectives about God can limit or twist our expectations creating havoc with
our faith. And, it is not enough to “follow God” for if we don’t view Him
correctly we will have created an idol in our own mind to follow.
We
cannot dissect God's nature, embracing some attributes while ignoring others,
for it is the total of the sum that defines Him as our God. He is Loving, Holy,
Gracious, Just, Good, Merciful, Longsuffering, Truthful, Faithful, Immutable, Wise,
Self-existent, Self-sufficient, Eternal, Omniscient, Omnipresent, Omnipotent,
Sovereign. And, God is infinite in all of His perfections, holy in all His
ways: Knowing no boundaries He is without
measure. This attribute by definition impacts all of the others. Since God is infinite,
everything else about Him must also be infinite, and thus He is holy in all His
ways.
Our view of God must capture all He
is and not just favorite attributes like love or grace. For example, God is
loving and just and abounding in grace: “Whom the Lord loves
He chastens and scourges”: His discipline – chastening and scourging -- is grace
to us, dispensed in love, a tool of discipleship encouraging us to walk justly
before Him along the pathway of transformation. We must study to understand all
of God’s attributes and how they interrelate and apply to our life, to view God
through the eyes of the Spirit... to mature our view of God. Then we can begin
to praise Him in prayer... for who He is!
OUR
GOD IS AN AWESOME GOD!
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