My hope is that this series will offer my readers a chance to consider the names, characteristics and descriptions of our God in the Word.
The remaining Names of God in this series might be considered descriptors, or characteristics of the Lord. We have reviewed the three primary Names of God, along with nineteen compound Names of God in our previous posts. As we venture through these descriptors of our God, I hope we will recognize the many characteristics of our God that we tend to take for granted.
The Word is truly rich with descriptions of the Living God, and this effort of searching in the Word was quite illuminating. He truly is the ultimate subject of the Word, and His revelation of self-descriptions, or the accolades offered Him by His priests, prophets, kings apostles and faithful truly is a blessing.
May the Name of the Lord be praised, and by thinking on His name, may you have a blessed day.
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| APPLE TREE |
| Song of Songs 2:3 [She] As an apple tree among the trees of the forest, so is my beloved among the young men. With great delight I sat in his shadow, and his fruit was sweet to my taste. |
| Years ago I heard of a preacher who, in the midst of a blistering heatwave, and without the modern convenience of air conditioning, delivered his sermon by simply approaching the pulpit, pulling out a ripe orange, and taking his time, began to peel it. The congregation was melting in the heat, but this didn’t seem to bother the preacher, for when he had finished peeling the orange, and breaking it apart, he simply took the first segment and slowly consumed it. Now I don’t know about you, but a cold juicy orange – well there is nothing better! As the preacher finished his first segment, and looked out to his congregation, he simply told them that the fruit was thirst quenching, cooling and delicious. After a second segment of enjoying the cool juicy orange, he opened the Bible, turned to a passage and read out loud. O taste and see that the Lord is good. To taste the goodness of the Lord is an individual experience, one that cannot be communicated exactly, but in the tasting, in the experience of sensing the Lord, others can see that it is a desirable, enjoyable and delightful experience. As it is with our verse above. The Song of Songs is a love poem speaking of the love between a king and a field girl, or between the Lord and His humble ones. To sit in His shadow, and to actually taste the Lord is a privilege for those who love Him and seek Him. To some He is one tree among many trees, one teacher among many, one religious leader amongst so many others, and that is to the loss of those who consider him such. To sit in His shadow, (and not in the shadow of others) is to find the blessing He seeks to provide us, to supply to us, to bless us with and to delight us in. He is the One who provides the fruit of the Spirit, in that when we are in His shadow, under His influence, we will experience the sweetness of the fruit. He is our Apple Tree. |
I would love to hear of your favorite name, characteristic or description of the Living God. Please leave me a comment, and I will include it in the list!
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