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.
| 148 |
| FIRSTBORN FROM THE DEAD |
| Colossians 1:18 And he is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent. |
| We have discussed the concept of first born in relation to order of birth and the leadership of the position in previous posts, but for this post, I would suggest it is a key truth of the Word for all to grasp. To be firstborn from the dead speaks of His resurrection, of His priority, and the final proof of His Messiahship, of the extent of the salvation provided, of the thoroughness of God’s plan. The Lord Himself passed through the realm of the dead, and in His passing through the realm of the dead, was delivered from amongst the dead, received a new body that death could no longer touch, received the scepter of Kingship from the Father, and is the Only Authority recognized by God in all of creation. Yes there are other authorities as mentioned in Romans 13 and Ephesians 6, but we know them from what the Word teaches, as “sub authorities” even instruments in the outworking of the Kings will. To be the Firstborn was a privilege and carried responsibilities. To be the Firstborn from the dead brought about true eternal life and all authority was granted to the King, to rule His subjects in the manner He sees fit. Thankfully, for those who follow Him, we know He is good and He is good all the time! |
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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