January 4, 2025
Psalm 62:11-12
I believe this passage does a great job in summing up who God is, all powerful and all loving. His power demonstrates His sovereign nature. As creator of all things, He is also sustainer of them as well. And the thing that most characterizes God? Love.
As followers of Jesus, we are called to reflect the image of God. Now here are some of His attributes that are communicable – meaning we can emulate them. For example, such attributes as love, justice, grace, mercy, goodness, truthfulness, creativity, and relationality. Others are incommunicable – meaning they only apply to God and God alone. These are such character atributes as omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient, sovereign, transcendent, immutable, and self-existent. Perhaps, Love is the single most defining attribute that reveals that we belong to Him.
Jesus said "By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another." John 13:35
What one thing will define you most in this coming year?
One thing God has spoken, two things I have heard:
“Power belongs to you, God, and with you, Lord, is unfailing love…”
“Power belongs to you, God, and with you, Lord, is unfailing love…”
I believe this passage does a great job in summing up who God is, all powerful and all loving. His power demonstrates His sovereign nature. As creator of all things, He is also sustainer of them as well. And the thing that most characterizes God? Love.
As followers of Jesus, we are called to reflect the image of God. Now here are some of His attributes that are communicable – meaning we can emulate them. For example, such attributes as love, justice, grace, mercy, goodness, truthfulness, creativity, and relationality. Others are incommunicable – meaning they only apply to God and God alone. These are such character atributes as omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient, sovereign, transcendent, immutable, and self-existent. Perhaps, Love is the single most defining attribute that reveals that we belong to Him.
Jesus said "By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another." John 13:35
What one thing will define you most in this coming year?
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