Who is God?

Devotion

9-17-10

Who is God?

 

In this life, we are all often faced with mounting struggles, problems, trials, doubts, fears, frustrations, hurts, and the impatience to overcome them.  Perhaps if we truly understood believed just who God really is we would not find ourselves so taken over by these feelings.  In the book of Isaiah, chapter 40, we see a clear picture of who God is and just what He wants to do for us.  Let’s take a look at it.

 

In verse one God is a God of comfort and He commands us to comfort one another just as He comforts us. 

In verses 3-8 we see that God’s word is powerful and lasts forever.

Verses 9-11 show us that God is a God of might, He is the one who takes charge, and He is like a shepherd who protects, provides, leads in the right direction and watches over His flock.

In verses 12-22 the explanation of how He measures the waters in the hollow of His hand, marks off the heavens, calculates the dust of the earth, keeps the mountains in balance, and shows that He is anywhere and everywhere you look, He sees everywhere we go, He knows all about the foundations of the earth and they are but a piece of sand in His sight, so small in comparison to His greatness. There is no one like Him, no one can compare to Him, no gold or silver idol shaped by the most skillful craftsman can ever make a god that is living powerful, or can create life.

 

In verses 23-24 God reveals how He hates prideful dictators and godless authority. “He merely blows on them, and they wither, and the storm carries them away like stubble.”

 

Verses 25-26 shows us how we are ALWAYS in His presence and He knows every detail, even the stars each have names and not one of them are missing from His sight.

 

Verses 27 reveals that we cannot keep anything from God, there are no secrets we can keep from Him. Listen, inside each and every believer is the living God who knows all and sees all; He cares about us and will never tire of hearing from us or listening to our cries.  He is full of comfort, grace and compassion for His children. So when we struggle, doubt, fear or become frustrated with our situations we are facing, have we forgotten who He is?

 

Who is this God? “Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth does not become weary or tired.  His understanding is inscrutable. He gives strength to the weary, and to him who lacks might He increases power.  Though youths grow weary and tired, and vigorous young men stumble badly, yet those who wait for the Lord will gain new strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles, they will run and not get tired, they will walk and not become weary.” Verses 28-31

 

God wants us to know Him.  To remember that He is God, powerful, mighty, and full of grace and mercy, like a shepherd who tends His flocks, provides for their needs, protects them from the enemy and will search for them when they go astray.  He will not fail us; He will not tire of us or of taking care of us.  It is we, ourselves, who weary, tire and wander off from Him.  It is our minds that fail to remember who He is.  It is our hearts that grow fait from emotional burdens because we feel we are alone. It is our pride that causes us to say things that hurt others.  It is our sinful fleshly desires that get in the way of truly having a personal and intimate relationship with God. All this happens because we either fail to remember who God is or we frankly don’t truly know or believe who He is. 

 

God loves us, all of us, no matter what we say or do.  He loves us with all our faults and takes us just the way we are, but He wants to transform our hearts to be like His.  He wants to love on us so much that we begin to love on others in the same way.  Who is God? Do you know?

 

Let’s examine ourselves to see if we truly know who God is. Answer the questions below to find out just where you stand with understanding who God is.

 

Are you frustrated with someone in your family, at work or in the church? God will take care of it.

Do you feel like it is your place to make sure a wrong has been corrected? God will take care of it.

Do you dwell on the wrong that has been done to you? Forgive and dwell on the good God will take care of them.

Are you worrying about the bills that need to be paid? Do your best and know that God will provide.

Are you sick from pushing yourself so hard to provide for your family?  It’s not in our power things will get better, it is in His power. God will provide.

Are you angry because someone who you thought was a Christian did something or said something that you don’t think Christians should say or do? God loves them like He loves us, He will handle them, we must focus on our own sins that need repented of.

Do you want to run away from a problem because you are tired of it or just don’t think things will ever change? A lack of faith will sink us into the pit of despair; God will work all things to the good to those who love Him.

Do you keep making the same mistake over and over again and can’t figure out how to stop? Not in our power but in His are we able to be transformed. Ask Him for help. Stay in His word.

Have you found yourself stuck in a rut of self-pity and feelings of worthlessness? God loves us the way we are, our worth isn’t from the view of the world. We must believe God loves us.

 

Did you answer yes to any of the questions?  If you did, like most of us will, than perhaps we still have not come to understand who God is and what He is able to do in us and through us.

God is in control and every one of those questions has the possibility for us to say no to when we allow God to take charge of our lives in such a way that we are able to speak with confidence that we do not have to worry about a thing because our God has already taken care of it.  “I trust my God completely.” 

 

I know we are all human, but God would not have told us it were possible if it were not possible.  We can do all things through Him who strengthens us, Phil 4:13. 

 

Who is God?  Who is He in your life? Will you allow Him to comfort you, provide for you, lead you, protect you, teach you, use us, and fill you with His grace, mercy, love and peace?

 

 

Who is God?