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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| GOD WHO FULFILLS HIS PURPOSE FOR ME |
| Psalm 57:2 I cry out to God Most High, to God who fulfills his purpose for me. |
| Purpose. What is it to have purpose? An end goal to strive for? A reason for a process to be performed? An intention of an effort to be expended? We all need purpose, but this verse isn’t directly addressing our purpose. Note that David is crying out to God who fulfills His purpose. For David, he wasn’t questioning of or considering his (David’s) purpose in life, though it certainly might be related to the purpose of God. As we can agree, a believer naturally seeks to have the same purpose as God, to embrace the same will and to aim for the same goal. And what is that purpose or goal? As Jesus answered Pilate, His purpose was to bear witness of the truth. John 18:37 …… For this purpose I was born and for this purpose I have come into the world–to bear witness to the truth. …. He spoke of God’s Kingdom coming, of God’s will being done. Matthew 6:10 Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. David, in Psalm 57 is referring to God’s purpose and not David’s purpose (strictly speaking), and yet this purpose of God is to be completed in David. This interaction of God’s purpose being fulfilled in David is a truth that David leans on, that he depends on and finds great comfort in. It is that God is, at the time of writing, fulfilling His purpose in David during trying times. Yes David speaks this way during difficult times, and to remember that is so comforting. For you see, Psalm 57 is a psalm of David as he flees from Saul, the most powerful man in the nation, and his arch enemy. David is on the run, and at times he is but a hairbreadth from being caught by the king. David knew of God’s ultimate purpose in his life, that he had been anointed to be God’s king over Israel, but the circumstances were yelling something else. By all appearances, Saul would be successful in catching David. The circumstances appeared that he may not make it another day. His enemies were surrounding him, his soul was in the midst of lions, and he was lying down amid fiery beasts! (vs 4) Is it not reasonable that in the midst of trying times, the saint should look to the purpose of God in our lives, and not our own circumstances, our own condition or situation. God is the God who fulfills His purpose in the saint. This truth is a great comfort for the saint as we meditate on it. He has an end goal for us! He has a reason for our lives to be lived. He has an intention for the efforts we expend. It is good to know that our God is the God who fulfills His purpose! |
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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