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 MERCIES |
| 2 Corinthians 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, |
| We recently considered this verse, speaking of the name God of all comfort, and found this passage to be couched in the middle of an extended discussion on affliction. I will not repeat the discussion on that funny sounded word used in the Greek, describing the affliction, for many who read this blog certainly have a remembrance. For those who have tripped over this post without this background, consider Names of God – GOD OF ALL COMFORT – 214 For the sake of this post, I want to share a realization of a difficult time experienced in our family. For the sake of those still reeling from this event, I will not describe it other than to say it was a life and death event. Nothing more serious could have been experienced by all. As my wife and I were travelling to be with family, to be of help of some sort, any sort, I began to realize that every soul touched by this tragedy was hurting. Now that may seem obvious to many, but it became crystal clear that night. The hurt was multi-layered, with each soul affected deeply and differently. I was convinced that each soul would be ministered to by the Father of Mercies, in very different manners and methods. It was good to remember that though I was hurting, God calls believers to heal the hurt, to provide a balm for the pain and to acknowledge the various types of suffering each soul was going through. And in all of this, a story came to me of Steven Curtis Chapman, and the accidental death of his 5 year old daughter. She passed away because Steven’s teenage son did not see her as he backed the family SUV over her. A tragic event! As I heard Steven tell the story, he made a point of yelling out of the window as he took his daughter to the hospital, of yelling out the window to the son who struck the little girl, of yelling out that he loved his son. Steven openly ministered to the pain of the son, in the midst of his own heartbreak. This is the heart of the Father of Mercies, where the Father of Mercies calls out to his children as they accidentally (or intentionally) inflict pain on each other. In the midst of suffering affliction, let us be more like the Father of Mercies, seeking to minister to those we are in pain with. Active love is like that. Remember, it isn’t all about us, for every soul in hurting, and if we know the Lord, we have His Spirit to guide us, His Spirit to provide the strength and His Spirit to direct us in the way to minister to the hurting. Let us think of others instead of ourselves. |
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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