God is a covenant God.

Psalm 25:10

“All the paths of the Lord are steadfast love and faithfulness, for those who keep his covenant and his testimonies.”

Exodus 2:24-25

“God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.  God saw the people of Israel – and God knew.”

Joshua 21:45

“Not one word of all the good promises that the Lord had made to the house of Israel had failed; all came to pass”

1 Kings 8:20 (King Solomon speaking about God’s fulfilled promise)

“‘Now the Lord has fulfilled his promise that he made.  For I have risen in the place of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, as the Lord promised and I have built the house for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.’”

Galatians 3:13-14

“Christ redeemed us from the curse of the Law by becoming a curse for us – for it is written, ‘cursed is everyone who is hanged on a tree’ – so that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might come to the Gentiles, so that we might receive the promised spirit through faith.”

1 John 2:25

            “And this is the promise that he made to us – eternal life.”

God, through Christ, has already extended a promise to you, don’t delay his call.

God is the creator of all things.

Another fine attribute of God that he reveals in his word....

Genesis 1:1

            “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.”

Isaiah 40:28 [mentioned in previous post, too!]

“Have you not known? Have you not heard?  The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth.  He does not faint or grow weary; this understanding is unsearchable.”

Psalm 148:4-5

“Praise him, you highest heavens, and you waters above the heavens!  Let them praise the name of the Lord!  For he commanded and they were created.”

1 Timothy 4:4a

            “For everything created by God is good,”

God is eternal/infinite

Psalm 90:2

“Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever you had formed the Earth and the World, from everlasting to everlasting you are God.”

Isaiah 40:28

“Have you not known? Have you not heard?  The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth.  He does not faint or grow weary; this understanding is unsearchable.”

Psalm 93:2

[The psalmist speaking of God] “Your throne is established from of old; you are from everlasting.”

Jeremiah 10:10

“But the Lord is the true God; he is the living God and the everlasting King.”

Deuteronomy 33:27

            “The eternal God is your dwelling place…”

God is love.

I don’t just want to know about God.  I don’t want to live my life only knowing bible verses and reciting what disciples before me have spoken.

I want to know who God is.  I want to feel him.  I want to walk in relationship with him every day.

So, who is God?  What is he like?

That’s what I want to look into for a while.  I want to set a foundation on the character of God.  I don’t know how long this will last, I know it will end when I run out of adjectives that I am familiar with.  I could spend the rest of my life naming beautiful, extraordinary characteristics of God and I wouldn’t even scratch the surface of the majesty in his name. 

How do we get to know the character of God?  Certainly we can see attributes of God all around; the sunset, rippling waves, cool summer breezes, sloths and ant eaters (God loves them too!)  But, does God actually, well, talk about himself? 

YES!

The Bible is a way that God communicates to us, as it states in 2 Timothy 3:16 “All scripture is breathed by God.”  The Bible is exploding with descriptions of the character of God.  Let’s sit and reflect on the matchless worth in his name.

God is love.

1John 4:7

“Beloved, let us love one another; for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God.”

Romans 8:37-39

“No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.  For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.