OUR
AWESOME GOD – 2
As we strive to understand more about
God, we realize He was before all things.
He is self-existent. He was
neither made nor created. God was and is
and will be forever and forever. Rev.4:8 He is full of glory and holiness. Our awesome God is the Creator and Maker of
all things that exist. We discover His
wonders only to find that there is no end.
There is always more. This is the
God we desire to know more through the help of the Holy Spirit.
Contrary to the thought of evolution,
negative change is evident in our world.
Living beings do not get better and better. Since sin entered the world (Gen.3:19), we gradually move toward
death. Sometimes it is not so
gradual. This happens with all living
things, whether man, animal, or plant. We
die unless Jesus comes first. God is not
this way.
God is immutable. What does this mean? It means that God never changes. Mal.3:6 He is the same in every way yesterday,
today, and forever. Our lives
change. We either get better, worse, or
remain stable temporarily. A true
quote: “All that God is, He always has
been, and all that He has been and is He will ever be.” Man changes in his
emotions, his attitudes, his purpose, his faithfulness, and even his physical
self. We can depend on God. Num.23:19 He is immutable. He never changes.
God is omniscient. He knows all things. There is nothing God can learn. He cannot be taught or counseled. Isa.40:13,14 God knows all that can be known. He knows all in the past, in the present, and
in the future on into eternity. Isa.64:4
No one knows God’s thoughts unless He has told us; but He knows our
thoughts continually. 1 Cor.2:11
Imagine Adam and Eve attempting to hide
from God. Mankind does the same by
thinking they can keep sins and secrets to themselves. Ps.139:7,11,12 They forget that God knows. Ps.90:8 If God knows and hold us accountable for
every word we speak, surely He knows all else in our thoughts and deeds. Matt.12:36,37
In spite of all we do, God still loves
us and we can run to Him in repentance and He will take us to Him. Isa.54:10 God knows we are but dust and prone to
sin but He has provided a way for us. He
spoke to the Israelites about this. Isa.48:8-11 God also provided a way for us to have
salvation through His Son Jesus Christ.
On the day of Pentecost when many Jews
were gathered together, Peter explained to them what they had done to their
Messiah. They were terrified but God
gave the answer through Peter by the Holy Spirit. Acts
2:37,38 God knows us like an open
book but He loves us and will care for us if we only come to Him in faith and
obedience.
God is omnipotent. This is another of those big “omni”
words. It means all-powerful and almighty. God is sovereign and over all. Rev.19:6 Do we think of this when we sing the
chorus, “King of Kings and Lord of Lords, Glory, Hallelujah” This is our God and Savior! It can never be just words and tune. It is worship from our hearts. Ps.62:11
Paul also gives us a glimpse in Rom.1:20.
David expresses the all-inclusiveness of
God’s rule. Ps.103:19 Jeremiah tells of
God’s power and the reverence due to His name.
Jer.10:6,7.10 The title of our study and the
importance of God’s reign over all the earth is in Ps.47:2. Presidents and
kings have come and gone but God’s reign remains generation to generation. Ps.102:12
Since God isn’t a God of change and He
is all-powerful, we need to focus on the fact that He is an Everlasting
God. He doesn’t go away. Gen.21:33 We could never count His years. Job
36:26 Isaiah expresses this with
questions in Isa.40:28.
Ps.103:19 In our earthly life we desire victory,
but how much more is victory important in our life eternal—our spiritual
life. In this eternal, all-powerful King
and His Son we can achieve that victory.
1 Cor.15:57
Paul gives a great description of God to
young Timothy in 1 Tim.1:17. As we realize who God is, these thoughts
must continually be on our mind and in our heart.
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