Joy is God’s basic character. Joy is his eternal destiny. God is the happiest being in the universe. John Ortberg Jr. God is joy. It is His nature. There is nothing I can do to increase or decrease His joy. It is indestructible and eternal. But I am invited to immerse myself in His joy….
Category: The Nature of God
Our Compassionate God
The Lord is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion. Psalm 116:5 NIV 8 The Lord is merciful and compassionate, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love.9 The Lord is good to everyone. He showers compassion on all his creation. Psalm 145:8-9 NLT The Lord must wait for you to come to him so he can show you his love and compassion.For the Lord is a faithful…
God Calling
When God calls, He equips.When God calls, He qualifies.When God calls, He strengthens.When God calls, He supplies the resources.When God calls, He has already planned it out.When God calls, He calls you by name.When God calls, it is not about our comfort, but our trust.When God calls, it is not about ability, but availability. When…
Kyrie, Eleison
Over in the corner, the tax collector begins to pray, but he won’t even lift his eyes to heaven. He pounds on his chest in sorrow and says, “God, be merciful to me, a sinner!” Luke 18:13 The Voice Kyrie eleison (KI-ree-ay ay-LAY-ee-zonn) or “Lord, have mercy” is an important prayer in Christian worship, a prayer from the…
Right-ness
Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne; love and faithfulness go before you. Psalm 89:14 NIV Nothing that man ever invents will absolve him from the universal necessity of being good as God is good, righteous as God is righteous, and holy as God is holy. Charles Kingsley Here’s what Scripture says: No one…
Lord of the Nations
You rule the people of the earth fairly. You guide the nations of the earth.God, may the nations praise you. May all the people on earth praise you. Psalm 67:4b-5 NIRV Say to the nations, “The Lord rules.” The world is firmly set in place. It can’t be moved. The Lord will judge the people of the world fairly. Psalm 96:10 NIRV Praise…
El Olam
EL-OLAM: “Everlasting God” > God created time, yet exists outside of and beyond it. > God has no beginning and no end. > The character of God, His Word, His Kingdom, and all He stands for never change and never end. (from Discovering the Jewish Jesus) Long before you gave birth to the earth and before…
Our Good Father
Consider the incredible love that the Father has shown us in allowing us to be called “children of God”—and that is not just what we are called, but what we are. Our heredity on the Godward side is no mere figure of speech—which explains why the world will no more recognize us than it recognized…
Our True Father
I will be a true Father to you, and you will be my beloved sons and daughters,” says the Lord Yahweh Almighty. 2 Corinthians 6:18 The Passion Translation And so that we would know that we are his true children, God released the Spirit of Sonship into our hearts—moving us to cry out intimately, “My Father! My true Father!”…
Truth About God
(Verses from Psalm 145 The Passion Translation) 3 Lord, you are great and worthy of the highest praise! For there is no end to the discovery of the greatness that surrounds you. 8 You’re kind and tenderhearted to those who don’t deserve it and very patient with people who fail you. Your love is like a flooding river overflowing its banks…