“The Character of God

 “The Character of God”

 

Show me the right path, O LORD; point out the road for me to follow.  Lead me by Your truth and teach me, for You are the God who saves me.  All day long I put my hope in You.  Remember, O LORD, Your compassion and unfailing love, which You have shown from long ages past.  Do not remember the rebellious sins of my youth.  Remember me in the light of Your unfailing love, for You are merciful, O LORD.  Psalm 25:4-7

 

This psalm was penned by King David, and in these verses, we see David is praying for God’s Guidance to KNOW God’s Ways, by asking God to POINT OUT the ROAD for him to FOLLOW.  The FOUNDATION of David’s request was his RELATIONSHIP with the God of his SALVATION.  Do YOU have a RIGHT RELATIONSHIP with God?  Is He the LORD of your SALVATION? 

The LORD JESUS CHRIST has made it POSSIBLE for mankind, in the present time, to have that RIGHT RELATIONSHIP with GOD through the REDEMPTION of ALL mankind, if they will SURRENDER to Him, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART.  David has the desire for God’s COMPLETE leadership in his life.  And he can have that ASSURANCE because he KNOWS the CHARACTER of his God. 

The first character trait that David mentions is the fact that God is TRUTH, and He is also the GOD who SAVES.  David also alludes to God’s TRUSTWORTHINESS, by saying:  “ALL day long I put my HOPE in You” David would not be able to have HOPE in God if he couldn’t TRUST in the ALMIGHTY GOD. 

Then David goes on to mention two more attributes of God’s Character.  And they are His COMPASSION and UNFAILING LOVE. These are attributes which David mentions to have been from LONG AGES PAST.  And is STILL recognizable in this PRESENT time.  God’s LOVE for ALL mankind is EVIDENT in the way He CARES for His Children. 

He LOVES His Children, SO MUCH that He WILLINGLY GAVE, His ONLY SON, JESUS CHRIST as a SACRIFICE for the SINS of ALL mankind.  Jesus, WILLINGLY shed His PRECIOUS BLOOD for the ATONEMENT of MANKIND, the PAST to the PRESENT and on into the FUTURE.  If mankind will STOP BEING REBELLIOUS and SURRENDER to CHRIST for the FORGIVENESS of THEIR SINS, God will be FAITHFUL and JUST to FORGIVE US of OUR SINS

 

 

In order to become a CHILD of the LIVING GOD, you MUST COME to JESUS and ADMIT that YOU are a SINNER in NEED of the SAVIOR, the LORD JESUS CHRIST, Who SUFFERED, BLED, DIED and RESURRECTED for OUR SINS. You MUST BELIEVE, with ALL your HEART that JESUS DIED for YOU, and that He is ALIVE in HEAVEN making intercession for you before God.  You MUST CONFESS your SINS to Him and ASK Him for His FORGIVENESS.  You MUST be WILLING to TURN AWAY from your SINFUL LIFESTYLE, and TURN TO GOD, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART.  And then LET GO and LET the HOLY SPIRIT LEAD you to the RIGHT PATH.  Then ACCEPT His Gift of SALVATION and TRULY experience the ATTRIBUTES of GOD’S CHARACTER.  Do this NOW, while you STILL can.  He’s WAITING and COMING SOON!!!  Don’t be LEFT BEHIND!!!

“In Obedience”

 “In Obedience”

 

He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death—-even to death on a cross.   Philippians 2:8

 

We can learn OBEDIENCE from the ONE who KNOWS it BEST.  That would be Jesus Christ, the One and Only Son of the Living God. In verses six and seven it tells us that Jesus, who, existing in the FORM of GOD, did NOT consider equality with God as something to be used for His own advantage.  Instead, He emptied Himself by assuming the form of a SLAVE, taking on the likeness of men.  And when He had come as a MAN in His EXTERNAL FORM, He HUMBLED HIMSELF by becoming OBEDIENT to the POINT of DEATH —even to DEATH on a CROSS. 

JESUS knew God’s Plan for the SALVATION of MANKIND, from ETERNITY PAST, because He is God in the flesh and knowing what the END RESULT would be, He KNEW how IMPORTANT it was to carry out those plans in ACCORDANCE with GOD’S WILL.  And He knew, even though, it would cost Him His LIFE, that without the shedding of BLOOD, there cannot be the REMISSION of SINS.

Jesus did NOT give up His DEITY, but He laid it aside, and God in the FLESH, JESUS, emptied Himself by assuming the form of a SLAVE and TAKING ON THE likeness of men. He HUMBLED HIMSELF by being OBEDIENT to the POINT of DEATH—even to DEATH on a CROSS, which was a HORRIBLE form of DEATH. 

Nevertheless, because He was the ONLY ONE who could SAVE mankind, in OBEDIENCE to His FATHER’S WILL, He GAVE His own LIFE to BRING SALVATION to a LOST and DYING WORLD. 

So, if you have NOT COME to JESUS CHRIST, for the FORGIVENESS of YOUR SINS, why not be OBEDIENT to the WILL of the ALMIGHTY GOD and COME NOW.  You do that by ADMITTING that YOU are a SINNER in NEED of the SAVIOR, the LORD JESUS CHRIST.  You MUST BELIEVE, with ALL your HEART, that JESUS DIED for YOU, and that He is ALIVE in Heaven, making intercession for YOU before God.  You MUST CONFESS your SINS to Him and ASK Him for His FORGIVENESS.  You MUST be WILLING to TURN AWAY from your SINFUL LIFESTYLE and TURN TO GOD with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART.  You MUST ACCEPT God’s Gift of SALVATION and IN OBEDIENCE to Him, you will be able to ESCAPE AN ETERNITY in HELL with ALL it’s HORRORS and NO WAY to ESCAPE, once you are there.  And because of your OBEDIENCE to Him, you will be ABLE to spend an ETERNITY in HEAVEN with ALL its BLESSINGS.  So, do this NOW, while you STILL can.  He’s WAITING and COMING SOON!!!  Don’t Be LEFT BEHIND!!!

“Jesus—The Word of Life”

 “Jesus—The Word of Life”

We proclaim to you the one who existed from the beginning , whom we have heard and seen.  We saw Him with our own eyes and touched Him with our own hands.  He is the Word of Life.  This One who is life itself was revealed to us, and we have seen Him.  And now we testify and proclaim to you that He is the One who is Eternal Life.  He was with the Father, and then He was revealed to us.”   1John 1:1-2

 

In the Gospel of John, we are given instructions on HOW to receive SALVATION. In 1st John, we are given instructions on how to have a RIGHT RELATIONSHIP with Father God.  We tend to MISS out on having the JOY of our SALVATION when we do NOT have a CLOSE, INTIMATE RELATIONSHIP with our HEAVENLY FATHER.  The ONLY WAY to do that is through our RELATIONSHIP with His Son, the LORD JESUS CHRIST.

Jesus, is the ETERNAL LIVING WORD of GOD. In the Gospel of John, the Apostle tells us that “In the BEGINNING the WORD already EXISTED.  The Word was with GOD and the Word WAS God. He existed in the BEGINNING with God.  God created EVERYTHING through Him and NOTHING was created except through Him.  The WORD, (Jesus) gave LIFE to EVERYTHING that was CREATED.” John1:1-4)

So the Word became HUMAN and made His Home with His Disciples. During His Earthly Ministry, His Disciples, HEARD His TEACHINGS and SAW with their OWN EYES the UNFAILING LOVE and FAITHFULNESS of JESUS CHRIST (the Word), They even TOUCHED Him with their OWN hands.  This REMARKABLE MAN, who was/is the WORD of LIFE. 

He not only BROUGHT  ETERNAL LIFE, but HE IS ETERNAL LIFE. He not only IS the WORD of LIFE, and ETERNAL LIFE, but He is GOD.  And He GAVE HIMSELF as a SACRIFICE to be THE LIGHT that SHINES in the DARKNESS and illumines the PATHWAY to ETERNAL LIFE. It is the LIGHT that SHINES in the DARKNESS, and the DARKNESS can NEVER EXTINGUISH it. 

And to ALL who BELIEVE in Him and ACCEPT Him, He Gives the RIGHT to become the CHILDREN of GOD.  If you do BELIEVE and have ACCEPTED JESUS as your SAVIOR and LORD, do you have a RIGHT RELATIONSHIP with Him?  Are you experiencing the JOY of your SALVATION?   Now, how about those of you who do NOT BELIEVE nor have you ACCEPTED JESUS as your SAVIOR and LORD?  You’re actually REJECTING the ETERNAL LIFE, who is the LORD JESUS CHRIST. And you are NOT a CHILD of the LIVING GOD.  Your ETERNAL DESTINY will be spending an ETERNITY in HELL with ALL its HORRORS and NO WAY to ESCAPE, once you are there.  

In order to become a CHILD of the LIVING GOD is to ADMIT that YOU are a SINNER in NEED of the SAVIOR, JESUS CHRIST.  And BELIEVE with ALL your HEART that JESUS DIED for YOU, and that He is ALIVE in Heaven making intercession for you, before God.  Then you should CONFESS your SINS to Him and ask Him for His FORGIVENESS.  You MUST be WILLING to TURN AWAY FROM your SINFUL LIFESTYLE and TURN TO GOD with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART.  You MUST ACCEPT God’s Gift of SALVATION and ETERNAL LIFE.  Do this NOW while you STILL can.  He’s WAITING and COMING SOON!!!  Don’t be LEFT BEHIND!!!