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 all 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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| EVERLASTING KING |
| Jeremiah 10:10 But the LORD is the true God; he is the living God and the everlasting King. At his wrath the earth quakes, and the nations cannot endure his indignation. |
| This name of God is our last in our mini series of “everlasting” names. It seems fitting that the Word has 7 names of God that speak in one way or another of His everlasting being. Our last name of God is the Everlasting King, and since the listing has been alphabetical, I would not want to imply this is the least of all the names! As Jeremiah spoke this name, He was in the midst of geopolitical upheaval that few have lived through. In the midst of this upheaval, Jeremiah speaks to a core reason for the upheaval. Idolatry. By bending the knee to any other that the true God, brings conflict and enmity between men, and is the cause of pain throughout our history. Jeremiah mocks the very thought of idolatry, having known the True God and seeing this behavior form the view point of God. The passage has Jeremiah speak of the vanity of idols, the uselessness of referring to an idol. Although idols can be beautiful, and intimidating, and pervasive, does not establish idols as true. Jeremiah speaks of idols as being decorated with costly coverings, and the formation of the idol requiring great skill, yet they are simply a chunk of wood, an inanimate object that cannot speak, and that has no sentient existence. Yet in our day, this truth is still valid, for how many idols are available for us to grovel at? Every thing created by man has the “idolatry factor” included in its existence. I suppose the complexity of idols has grown exponentially, from a wooden block to technical marvels. Massive computers that “forecast” the future weather, or mechanical robots that are beginning to “think”. But complexity, or the increased skill set of the one creating the machine does not make the idol of greater value The visual beauty of idols may have also greatly increased, grabbing our eyes and attention. Tremendous visual displays are everywhere, overloading our senses, providing messages for us to consider, seeking to convert the believer from God. We are in the midst of a land full of messages glaring at us through computers, billboards and most effectively the cell phone. This inundation of false beliefs delivered through visual beauty does not make the idol of greater value. The fact that all the nations bow down to an idol, that everyone else is giving attention to an idol, whatever idol they choose, does not make the idol of greater value. Idols, per Jeremiahs message, are pure vanity, of no value. |
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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