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Nature of God
GOD
nature of
I am spellbound by the intensity of Jesus'
emotions: not a twinge of pity
but heartbroken compassion; not a passing
irritation
but terrifying anger; not a silent tear
but groans of anguish; not
a weak smile
but ecstatic celebration. Jesus' emotions are like a mountain
river cascading with clear water. My emotions are more like a muddy foam or a
feeble trickle.── G. Walter Hansenin
Christianity Today.
GOD
nature of
While my young son Doug was looking at a full
moon
he asked
"Mom
is God in the moon?" I explained that God is
everywhere. "Is he in my tummy?" Doug wanted to know. "Well
sort of
" I responded
not sure where these questions wee leading. Then
Doug declared
"God wants a banana."── Buff Spies
in Reader's
Digest
November 1991.
GOD
nature of
The early church leader Augustine was once
accosted by a heathen who showed him his idol and said
"Here is my god;
where is thine?" Augustine replied
"I cannot show you my God; not
because there is no God to show but because you have no eyes to see Him."──
Unknown.
GOD
nature of
I have observed the power of the watermelon
seed. It has the power of drawing from the ground and through itself 200
000
times its weight. When you can tell me how it takes this material and out of it
colors an outside surface beyond the imitation of art
and then forms inside of
it a white rind and within that again a red heart
thickly inlaid with black
seeds
each one of which in turn is capable of drawing through itself 200
000
times its weight--when you can explain to me the mystery of a watermelon
you
can ask me to explain the mystery of God. ── William Jennings Bryan.
ALPHABET
ON WHAT GOD IS TO HIS PEOPLE.
A. Almighty God
to bless us. “ I am
the Almighty God” (Gen.17:1).
B. Blessed God
to cheer us. “Glorious
gospel of the blessed God” (1.Tim
1:11).
C.
Compassionate God
to bear with us. “ For the Lord’s portion is His people.” ＆c. (Deut.32:9-13).
D. Defending God
to protect us. “ The
Lord is my Strength
” ＆c.(Exodus
15:2
3).
E. Eternal God
to secure us. “ The
eternal God is thy Refuge” (Deut.33:27).
F. Faithful God
to assure us. (Judged
him faithful Who had promised” （Heb.11:11）.
G. Gracious God
to bless us. “ Thou
art a gracious God
and merciful. Slow to anger
” ＆c. (Jonah 4:2).
H. Holy God
to sanctify us. “ I
am God…the Holy One” (Hosea 11:9).
I. Indwelling
God
to
establish us. “ God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved” (Psalm 46:5).
J. Just God
to clear us. “A just
God and a Saviour” (Isaiah 45:21).
K. Kind God
to supply us. “ Who
crowneth thee with loving kindness” (Psalm 103:4).
L. Loving God
to cherish us. “ Yea
I have loved thee” ( Jer
31:3).
M. Mighty God
to deliver us. “ With
His mighty power” (Deut.4:37).
N. Near God
to sustain us. “ He is
near that justifieth me” (Isaiah 50:8).
O. Omniscient
God
to
watch over us. “Behold He that keepeth Israel
”＆c.(Psalm
121:4-7).
P.
Powerful God
to strengthen us. “ The Lord stood with me and strengthened me” (2 Tim
4:17).
Q. Quickening
God
to
change us. “ Hath quickened us together with Christ ”(Ephesians 2:5).
R. Righteous God
to justify us. “
Establish the just: for the righteous God trieth the hearts and reins” (Psalm 7:9).
S. Saving God
to free us. “This is
our God……and He will save us” (Isaiah 25:9).
T.
Truth-keeping God
to to encourage us. “Which keepeth truth for ever” (Psalm 146:6).
U. Unchanging
God
to
secure us. “ I am the Lord
I change not” (Malachi 3:
6).
V. Victorious God
to overcome for us. “
Thanks be to God
which giveth us the victory” (1.Cor.15:57).
W. Wise God
to enlighten us. “
Yet will I not forget thee
Behold I have graven thee upon the palms of My
hands” (Isaiah 49:15
16).
Y. Yearning God
to look after us.
“Yet will I not forget thee. Behold I have graven thee upon the palms of My
hands” (Isaiah 49:15
16).
Z. Zealous God
to keep us. “
According to His Divine power hath given unto us all things
” ＆c.(2 Peter 1:3).
──
F.E. Marsh《Five Hundred Bible Readings》