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 MY MAKER |
| Job 35:10 But none says, ‘Where is God my Maker, who gives songs in the night, |
| In the book of Job we have three comforters counselling Job in his suffering. By the time we get to chapter 35, they have all had a chance to correct poor Job, and in this verse we hear Elihu giving his wisdom to Job. Elihu is seeking to counsel Job that the proud are insincere in their searching for God, even in the midst of suffering. Elihu claims that the proud, (in this instance Job) though in times of suffering, do not seek God in sincerity, confessing God as their Maker! Just a few verses later, Elihu reveals his thinking, even as he sees his friend suffering in a pile of ash, covered in boils. Job 35:13 Surely God does not hear an empty cry, nor does the Almighty regard it. Job 35:16 Job opens his mouth in empty talk; he multiplies words without knowledge.” As an aside, it is interesting that the term “Maker” is in the plural, possibly revealing even the most ancient of men to consider the Godhead as a trinity. But that is a side issue, for we are looking at the name “God my Maker”, and considering the source of this name, as he seeks to counsel his friend. This is instructive for my heart and mind, as I sometimes have the opportunity to be with a believer who is in the midst of a trial, and my first response is usually to speak a harshness, a truth that needs to be considered, that needs to be addressed by the one suffering. I am pretty good at this style of “comforting” the suffering. After all, they need to get right, whatever that might mean in my mind, and I see myself as the avenging angel delivering the message that will magically turn the tides and produce righteousness in the suffering soul’s heart and mind. But as I have performed this “ministry” – can you hear my sarcasm – I have to admit two things. 1. I fear the very same “counsel” if I was in a trial. 2. I would most likely rebuff “counsel” given in this spirit of haughtiness if I was in a trial. My mind thinks of the passage where the Lord Himself spoke of not breaking a bruised reed, as He described His own ministry amongst those who are bruised. Matthew 12:20 a bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not quench, until he brings justice to victory; I may have wandered a bit in this little post, as I am wont to do occasionally, but as I think of Elihu, speaking to the suffering Job, I find I easily identify with him. I understand the desire to simply say something, even a true thing, in order not to be involved in the suffering. I simply don’t want to touch, see, hear or feel the suffering of the saint, so I would rather rebuke and exhort, and walk away, thinking I have done the Lord’s work. But “God my Maker” does not break a bruised reed, nor will He quench a smoldering wick. Both of these represent items of the weakest sort, and yet He seeks to bring justice, implying the healing of those downtrodden, suffering and in trial. God my Maker is so different! May we enter into the other’s pain, instead of simply judging and speaking down to them in their pain. May we also be different, in the way that please God our Maker. |
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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