God's character

I just had an awesome discussion with two friends, and the discussion ended on who God is to us; how we should view God.

I just wanted to share this little bit before hitting the sack for the night:

God is revealed as so much in the Bible, specifically in the OT. He is the Creator and Sustainer of all things. He is love, grace, mercy, compassion. He is Holiness, Judgment, Jealous, and an All Consuming Fire. It is just an awe-inspiring notion to try to conceive what it is that God is to us. He is everything all combined into one being, outside of anything we can truly grasp.

The one attribute that i feel is most comforting is Father. Abba. This is a term of endearment, as well as wrath. It is a person who holds you when you fall down, but disciplines you with justice when you mess up. I feel this attribute of God is the one of the most broad, yet specific, that you can put to Him.

I know that if i ever have anything going on in my life, i can just lift it up to my Heavenly Father and, through the doctrine of adoption, He is always there to listen to me. What a glorious thought?!?

Anyways, it's time for bed, and for me to hit the sack.


"Come home... come home! Ye, who are weary, come home! Earnestly, tenderly, Jesus is calling... Calling, 'oh sinner! come home'"