HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE GOD?
HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE GOD?
Your entire worldview is based on who you think God is and what you think He does.
Satan primarily lies concerning the character of God. He wants you to believe that God desires to judge, condemn, and withhold His blessings. He wants you to believe He is unapproachable and would never accept someone like you. He wants you to be afraid of God and doubt His goodness.
In Psalm 145:8-20, NLT David tells who the God we serve is and what He does. Meditating on the TRUTH will cause you to fall in love with the Savior. Knowing the attributes and actions of God will transform your heart. It will immediately become obvious that Satan has whispered nothing to you but lies. In the words of Psalm 145 this is who He is and what He does:
-Merciful
-Compassionate
-Slow to get angry
-Filled with unfailing love
-Good to everyone
-Showers compassion
-Keeps all His promises
-Shows graciousness in all He does
-Helps the fallen
-Lifts those bent beneath their loads
-Gives food when it is needed
-Opens His hand
-Satisfies hunger and thirst
-Righteous in everything
-Filled with kindness
-Close to all who call
-Grants the desires of those who fear Him
-Hears our cries
-Rescues
-Protects
If THAT isn't what you believe when you think about God you've been listening to a lie. THIS God, the God of the Bible, is your "Abba Father" (Romans 8:15). Abba means "daddy." You can crawl up into His lap. You can come boldly before His throne.
Read Psalm 145:8-20 out loud to your Abba and change it into the first person when you do:
"The LORD is merciful and compassionate, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love. The LORD is good to everyone. He showers compassion on all His creation. All Your works will thank You, LORD, and Your faithful followers will praise You. They will speak of the glory of Your kingdom; they will give examples of Your power. They will tell about Your mighty deeds and about the majesty and glory of Your reign. For Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom. You rule throughout all generations.
The LORD always keeps His promises; He is gracious in all He does. The LORD helps the fallen and lifts those bent beneath their loads. The eyes of all look to You in hope; You give them their food as they need it. When you open Your hand, You satisfy the hunger and thirst of every living thing. The LORD is righteous in everything He does; He is filled with kindness. The LORD is close to all who call on Him, yes, to all who call on Him in truth. He grants the desires of those who fear Him; He hears their cries for help and rescues them. The LORD protects all those who love Him, but He destroys the wicked."
This is my God and this is what He does. If you don't know Him, how does He become your Father, and how do you become His child? There are three words: REPENT, BELIEVE, and RECEIVE.
REPENT means to turn. You must turn from your sins. Jesus died to take the punishment for your sin, but you must BELIEVE. This is called faith. Finally, you must RECEIVE. It is a free gift of grace from this loving and holy God. But you must accept it. You must receive it. Open your hands and turn your face toward heaven and ask Him to save you now. "To all who believed Him and accepted Him, He gave the right to become children of God" (John 1:12, NLT).
