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.
| 209 |
| GOD WHO WORKS WONDERS |
| Psalm 77:14 You are the God who works wonders; you have made known your might among the peoples. |
| The psalmist in this passage is in the middle of speaking of the greatness of God, and one of his statements to describe God as being great is that He works wonders! He is not simply a God who sits on His throne and give orders, demanding compliance and expecting submission. The God this psalmist knows is a God who works, performs, does and accomplishes wonders. He is not an idle King that waits for those to serve Him, that is dependent on His servants for His needs. No, this psalmist’s God is active and involved in His Kingdom, working wonders. It is interesting, at least in my mind, that according to my research, the term “wonders”, is associated with things that are hard to understand, things that are extraordinary! I can’t help but consider the time Moses described God as a God who does wonders. Moses specifically is referring to the redemption of the nation, the plagues, the Passover seder, the leading of the nation by fire and smoke. and the splitting of the Red Sea, along with the collapse of of the Sea upon their enemies! Exodus 15:11“Who is like you, O LORD, among the gods? Who is like you, majestic in holiness, awesome in glorious deeds, doing wonders? Was God active? Yes He was “over the top” active in the birthing of His people out of Egypt. He had a “job” to do, and He accomplished it! But consider – the Psalmist, in our passage, does not use the past tense for the activity of God he is describing. The Psalmist speaks of God as an active God in our midst, working out His will in many diverse and mysterious ways. At least for me, I tend to be blind to His many orchestrations of people/leaders/nations to further His will, but with a verse such as this, I am reminded that God is at work, even today. Consider how God is at work in your life, even today, for He is a God who works wonders! |
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!
Thanks again for coming to visit. I hope you found something of interest in this post and would appreciate a comment, to begin a discussion. If you know someone this blog may bless (or challenge), send them a link, so they may join us in our discussion.
Your message has been sent
Come join us at Considering the Bible
Considering the Bible 