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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| FAITHFULNESS |
| Isaiah 11:5 Righteousness shall be the belt of his waist, and faithfulness the belt of his loins. |
| Back in Names of God – FAITHFUL – 129, we considered Faithful as a name of God and how it relates to His nature. In this passage the emphasis is on consistency. Of the proven acts of God that indicate the outworking of the nature of God, of His faithful nature. It is one thing to know someone who is completely faithful in his core being, in his nature, it is another thing to experience the on going and consistent outworking of that nature upon your own experience. This continual trustworthiness of God in day to day promise keeping is what is being addressed in this passage. For His faithfulness to be described as the belt of His loins speaks of the items that protects His honor, that upholds the respect due to Him. Both righteousness and faithfulness are compared to as a belt, and therefore there is a strong link with these two characteristics of God’s nature. He works out His will faithfully, in righteousness. All of His nature is in harmony within His being as He works out His will. He is not in inner turmoil over His decisions, nor does He reconsider His will, outside of His own nature. As I try to explain my thoughts, I ask my reader to consider how I understand the righteousness of God. I would be remiss to imply that God is merely a robot complying with His nature, for though He is in harmony regarding His will, He is suffering from the fallout. A broken heart, a crucified Son, a rejecting creation, and all the unnecessary self inflicted pain His people experience. No, but His belt is faithfulness. God is Faithfulness. God is faithful to the New Covenant and to His Son, His faithfulness overflowing to those who have willingly joined into the covenant. For He is Faithfulness. |
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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