“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!!!