God’s Character

Do you know the character of God? Do you know what God says about Himself?

I’ve been noticing lately how often Satan attacks the character of God. His tactic is to cause us to doubt the very nature of our God, because if he can get us to doubt God’s nature, His character, then we will act on what we think is best rather than on what God says is best, and that always leads us to sin.

In Exodus 34:6-7 God shows Moses His glory and makes a statement about who He is.

The LORD passed before him and proclaimed, “The LORD, the LORD, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness, keeping steadfast love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, but who will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children and the children’s children, to the third and the fourth generation.” (English Standard Version)

God wanted His friend Moses to know who He is. God wants you and me to know who He is.

When God told Abraham that He was going to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah, Abraham asked God if He would destroy the righteous with wicked (Genesis 18:23). Then Abraham makes this statement: “Far be it from you to do such a thing, to put the righteous to death with the wicked, so that the righteous fare as the wicked! Far be that from you! Shall not the Judge of all the earth do what is just?” Genesis 18:25 (ESV)

Knowing God’s character, that He is just, gave Abraham the boldness to question God about what He was going to do.

God is love. Satan will attack you and try to make you think God is holding out on you, that He is not loving.

Where has Satan been attacking you lately? Which of God’s attributes is he trying to make you doubt?

Do you trust your Heavenly Father? Do you know that He is faithful, just, loving, pure, kind, truthful?

Do you know the character of your Heavenly Father? Why don’t you write me and tell me what other attributes you find for God?

Until next time…

Pastor Jim