God: the Creator of all that is, is Sovereign. He wants us to
increase in the knowledge of Him; to know Him, and He is a rewarder of
those that diligently seek Him. We are predestined to be conformed
to the image of His Son who is the express image of God.
God is a spirit and normally can not be seen with the natural eye but
He is revealed to us in Scripture. Although Scripture was written
by holy men of God, they recorded, without error, God's Word to man as
they were moved by the Holy Ghost.
Perhaps the most notable characteristic of God's nature is that He
does not change. This is our guarantee that what has been revealed
to previous generations about Him and His will is still applicable to us
today and always will be.
An equally notable characteristic of God's nature is that He can not
lie. This assures us that His Word is Truth. From this we know
that discrepancies, confusions , contradictions , variations, etc., are
not of God.
God is holy. He is spiritually perfect and pure. We are
commanded to be holy because He is holy. He is merciful and His mercy
endures forever because it is renewed day by day. God delights in
loving kindness, judgement and righteousness.
Probably the most spoken about characteristic of God is that He is
Love. This Love is a giving Love completely free of selfishness.
It embodies mercy, forgiveness, divine providence and in fact, every characteristic
of God stems from the fact that He is Love. This is not to imply
that we are free to break His commandments as we please without penalty.
His Love does not negate His Justice. Nor should we mistake His patience
for tolerance. His judgement must begin at His house, whose house
are we. . .
Have you not known? Have you not heard? That the everlasting
God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, faints not, neither
is weary? There is no searching of His understanding., i.e., it is
beyond measure.
It is impossible to please Him without faith. This faith that
He requires comes by hearing the Word that He has freely given us.
When you set your heart to follow His ways through knowledge of His Word
it becomes impossible not to please Him!