Character of God

For the past few weeks I have been sharing about our opportunity to place our confidence and hope in the powerful God of all creation.  We can have this confidence because of the wonderful promises that God has made to us.  These powerful promises can be found within the pages of the Word of God.  The Word of God reveals the true character of God.  The character of God allows us to understand how He will react to those situations that will take place in our daily lives.  One of the character traits of God is His unfailing love for humanity.  Let us remember the powerful and wonderful declaration found in John 3:16, "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life." (NKJV)

A few years ago I read a short sonnet that Sherry Whaley (Pastor's wife from Kentucky) has written concerning the love of God.  She had fashioned this thought about the love of God from one of Shakespeare's sonnets.

  "God's love is not love that changes when change comes around.

  O No! It is an ever-fixed mark that looks on storms and is never shaken!

  It is the star to every wandering traveler. It's worth is unknown.

  His love is not times fool, though men may lose their rosy lips and cheeks, as time goes by as a sickle.

  God's loves does not alter with the hours and weeks...it bears out even to the edge of doom!"

The character of God was fully demonstrated when the life of Christ was offered on the cross in the behalf of fallen and depraved humanity.  Remember that you can trust in the promises of God as you  face the winds of adversity on your journey through life.  The Lord has promised to stand with you and strengthen you as you put your trust in Him.  You can find rest and peace as you look to God as your source of help and deliverance.