The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him and what came to my heart and mind in Psalm 68:20,
"Our God is a God who saves; from the Sovereign Lord comes escape from death."
It is understood that our God creates. He is our great Creator God as we find in the opening chapters of Genesis in our Bibles. All of existence that we know has been created by him. And, all that he creates is good. However, in that he created us with our own minds, an ability to emote, and our own freedom to choose, he provided us the opportunity to embrace him or reject him. Unfortunately for us all, our progenitors, Adam and Eve rebelled against our Creator and as the "federal" head of all mankind, this couple brought God's judgment not just on themselves, but on all mankind that would follow them.
This points to another characteristic of God. In addition to his creativity, he is also known as having a very strong and exacting passion for justice. Due to this passion for justice, we all are under his judgment for the sin of Adam and Eve that has led to the sin in our own lives, Romans 5:12-14. And, we have all sinned... each and every one of us. There is a looming judgment awaiting us all that we read about in Revelation 20:11-15.
This leads me to a third characteristic of God, our God is kind and loving. The breadth of this love of God is something I find unfathomable, but it has prompted God to reach out to his lost and fallen creation in its sinful rebellion to provide a way back into his loving arms. This is why the psalmist says "Our God is a God who saves; from the Sovereign Lord comes escape from death."
God has sent his Son, Jesus Christ to pay the penalty for our sins, that we might escape his judgment of us. "Very truly I [Jesus Christ] tell you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be judged but has crossed over from death to life." John 5:24. All he asks is that we believe in him!
A blog with my ruminations over the years can be found here: http://worshipfortoday.blogspot.com/
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
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"Our God is a God who saves; from the Sovereign Lord comes escape from death."
It is understood that our God creates. He is our great Creator God as we find in the opening chapters of Genesis in our Bibles. All of existence that we know has been created by him. And, all that he creates is good. However, in that he created us with our own minds, an ability to emote, and our own freedom to choose, he provided us the opportunity to embrace him or reject him. Unfortunately for us all, our progenitors, Adam and Eve rebelled against our Creator and as the "federal" head of all mankind, this couple brought God's judgment not just on themselves, but on all mankind that would follow them.
This points to another characteristic of God. In addition to his creativity, he is also known as having a very strong and exacting passion for justice. Due to this passion for justice, we all are under his judgment for the sin of Adam and Eve that has led to the sin in our own lives, Romans 5:12-14. And, we have all sinned... each and every one of us. There is a looming judgment awaiting us all that we read about in Revelation 20:11-15.
This leads me to a third characteristic of God, our God is kind and loving. The breadth of this love of God is something I find unfathomable, but it has prompted God to reach out to his lost and fallen creation in its sinful rebellion to provide a way back into his loving arms. This is why the psalmist says "Our God is a God who saves; from the Sovereign Lord comes escape from death."
God has sent his Son, Jesus Christ to pay the penalty for our sins, that we might escape his judgment of us. "Very truly I [Jesus Christ] tell you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be judged but has crossed over from death to life." John 5:24. All he asks is that we believe in him!
A blog with my ruminations over the years can be found here: http://worshipfortoday.blogspot.com/
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just reply and let me know.
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