God’s Names Adonai—Lord of All Means Lord or Master, occurs 449 times in the O.T. Emphasizes the servant/master relationship, and suggests God’s authority as Master; one who possesses absolute authority. What can we learn from this name of God? 1. The Master, Lord has the right to expect obedience: “Then Moses said to the LORD, … Continue reading “God, names of”
God, mercies of
New Every Morning Yea, “new every morning,” though we may awake, Our hearts with old sorrow beginning to ache; With old work unfinished when night stayed our hand With new duties waiting, unknown and unplanned; With old care still pressing, to fret and to vex, With new problems rising, our minds to perplex In ways … Continue reading “God, mercies of”
God, love of
Dog Loves You Every year the youngest children in the Trinity Lutheran preschool in Crown Point, Indiana, steal the show at their end-of-the-year program. This year they did the usual waves to parents, mugging and tugging at their clothes. The highlight came when 11 children—none of whom could yet read—proudly held up brightly colored 3-foot-high … Continue reading “God, love of”
God’s Law
Company Rules While living in Florida, I had several friends who worked cleaning rooms at a nationally-known inn located directly on the white sands of the Gulf of Mexico. They spent their work breaks running barefoot in the sand. The problem was the inn required all employees to wear shoes at all times while working. … Continue reading “God’s Law”
God, judgment of
Pornography California’s $3-billion-a-year pornographic movie industry is viewing the earthquake as God’s personal destruction of American’s most wicked city, some porn producers say. The quake was centered in the cities of Northridge, Shatsworth, and Canoga Park, which are home to nearly all of the U. S. soft-and hard-port video industry. Every one of the primary … Continue reading “God, judgment of”
God, invisible
A Picture of God There’s a story about a kindergarten teacher who asked a boy what he was drawing. Without pausing to look up, he said, “A picture of God.” The teacher smiled and responded, “But nobody knows what God looks like.” The boy carefully put down his crayon, looked her squarely in the eye, … Continue reading “God, invisible”
God, immutability
Repentance Repenting means revising one’s judgment and changing one’s plan of action. God never does this; he never needs to, for his plans are made on the basis of a complete knowledge and control which extends to all things past, present, and future, so that there can be no sudden emergencies or unlooked-for developments to … Continue reading “God, immutability”
God, image of
Earthly Fathers One of the main reasons people hold false perceptions of God is our tendency to project onto God the unloving characteristics of the people we look up to. We tend to believe that God is going to treat us as other do. The Gaultieres agree: We like to think that we develop our … Continue reading “God, image of”
God, help of
Say Not, My Soul Say not, my soul, “From whence Can God relieve my care? Remember that Omnipotence Hath servants everywhere. His help is always sure, His methods seldom guessed; Surprise will give it zest. Delay will make our pleasure pure; His wisdom is sublime, His heart profoundly kind; God never is before His time, … Continue reading “God, help of”
God, greatness of
Only God Is Great In 1715 King Louis XIV of France died after a reign of 72 years. He had called himself “the Great,” and was the monarch who made the famous statement, “I am the state!” His court was the most magnificent in Europe, and his funeral was equally spectacular. As his body lay … Continue reading “God, greatness of”