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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| FATHER OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST |
| Romans 15:6 that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. |
| I have five children. I speak specifically to the fathers out there that may read this post. As you have watched your children grow, become independent, take on challenges and mimic your character (to a point) I ask you to recall your heart experience as your child grew. I have seen my children take on challenges that quite literally scare me, that challenge my trust, that bring fear to my heart, fear that they may not succeed, that they may be hurt, or that I might loose them. As fathers we have connections with each child that is unique, that no one can enter into other that the two of us. Shared experiences, memories, decisions and outcomes all are specific to my self and my child. No one else can understand the connection, nor should they try. Some experiences are full of joy, full of triumph, full of surprise. Some are full of pain, and suffering and loss. Each experience is solely mine and my child to own. Each experience, as I remember them, even the difficult times, brings a smile to my face, for I know my children, and their hearts through these experiences. Translate that to the Father of the Lord Jesus Christ. I often think of our Father in heaven as somewhat passive, somewhat out of the picture as we read of the Lord Jesus’ experience on this earth, of His frustrations with the disciples, of His patience with the Jewish religious leadership, of His willing submission to those He created, of His prayers in the garden, of His humiliation and suffering, of His being nailed to the cross and His eventual death. We must remember two things in my mind. The Father was with Him in all these trials. In every decision, the Father was where the buck stopped, He was responsible for the trials Jesus went through to complete our salvation. He and His Son experienced times we are not able to comprehend, we will never understand, and that are solely the Father’s and the Son’s. I understand I am translating a human experience into the Divine, and with that I admit many of the parallels may be weak, inconsistent or somewhat incorrect. Yet as the Lord Jesus taught us from the simplest of our own experiences in His parables, applying our earthly familiarity to heavenly truths, I offer this thought for my reader to consider. The Father of our Lord Jesus Christ was with Jesus in each of His trials and victories, and finally as the Son rose from the grave, the Father alone understood the full impact and repercussions of this mighty act. His smile must have been massive! |
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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