As we have been discussing for some time now, our God has many names. Not many gods as many religions seem to think, but many names that describe His character. It is so hard to describe God. He is so big and beyond our comprehension. Yet He seeks a relationship with us. He desires our love. He loves us so much He sent His only Son to pay for our sins. He is the God of love and mercy and desires nothing more that everyone would come to Him and be saved, but He is also a just God. His judgment is sure. There will be a day when each person will be judged by their works to determine where they will spend eternity. But all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. Or, those of us who believe and trust in Jesus Christ, who are sealed by the Holy Spirt, will be judged for our rewards in heaven. Sometimes judgment may come sooner, as He has done to His own people, and to those who oppress His people or others. He is the Lord of Hosts (also called the Lord of Sabaoth), the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. He is supreme over the world, the universe, all creatures, all leaders, and His angels. One day Jesus will return with His angels. That will be a glorious day!
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Our God is “The Holy One”, “Qadosh.” He is worthy to be worshipped and praised. All honor should go to Him. He is the prefect, righteous creator of this earth, of everything in it, of the universe and everything in it. Our devotion should be completely to Him. And He sent His One and Only Son, Jesus Christ, the Holy One, God the Son, who is perfect and sinless, to pay the price for our sins and die in our place, so that if we accept that gift and surrender to Him we may live and have eternal life with Him. What an awesome God we serve!
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Everyone knows Psalm 23. The Lord is our Shepherd. He is the Good Shepherd who guides us and protects us. He will go out of His way to bring the lost sheep back to safety. All of us were lost sheep. But Jesus paid for our sins; He died for us so that the lost could be found, so that the sinner can be forgiven, so that we can have eternal life in His kingdom.
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Our God is Yahweh M’Kaddesh, The Lord Who Sanctifies. As He chose Israel as His people, He chooses us who believe. Not by our works, not by what we do, but because He loves us and sent His Son to pay for our sins. He gave us the Holy Spirit to guide us as we become more mature men and women of faith. Through Jesus’ death on the cross, we have been declared righteous. We have been made holy. We have been set apart. And as we continue to follow Him, He will purify us, making us more and more like Christ.
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For I know that my Redeemer lives, and He shall stand at last on the earth (Job 19:25)
This says it all. This is who God is. This is who Jesus Christ is. He is Our Redeemer (Gaal). He took on our sin, our debt, and paid for them. All of them. Read the story of Ruth. This is a story that demonstrates what Christ would do one day. Naomi and Ruth were widows; Ruth was the daughter-in-law of Naomi. Naomi was a Hebrew and Ruth was from Moab, an “outsider.” But she was faithful and stayed with Naomi even in the hardest of times. Boaz was a righteous man who was a relative of Ruth’s late husband. He took her in, he was kind to her and he would be what they called, a “kinsmen-redeemer.” In Jewish custom, a man (if he so chose) would take his dead relative’s wife to take care of her and to continue the family line. It was a great sacrifice, and it was a great act of kindness and honor. Read the book of Ruth. It is an enlightening story of love and redemption. There would come a day in which God, through His Son (in the family line of Boaz and Ruth), would redeem all of us. He would be the Savior of the world, our Redeemer. He would be the Light of the world, fully God and fully human to give us grace. Our salvation can only be through Him and no other. Praise God!
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