In chapel this week, the speaker challenged us to read through the first thirty Psalms and write down everything that they say about God. After the Psalms, he told us to go through John and then Ephesians. The idea is to get a better understanding of how great and awesome our God is. The speaker's point was that a lot of times we fret about a lot of stuff. However, we are told not to fret in Psalm 37. Fretting really stands in the way of delighting in God. By going through the Psalms, John, and Ephesians, we can really see that God is so so so much bigger than we can ever imagine. And because He is so much bigger, He is also so much 'wonderfuller' and better than anything. He has us in His hands. Thank God.
Here are just a few of the attributes of God that I found in Psalms:
Sustainer
Deliverer
Joy-giver
Righteous
Trustworthy
Does not take pleasure in evil
Merciful
Unfailing Love
Ruler
Shield
Praiseworthy
Majestic
Refuge
Salvation
Helper
Just
Protector
Flawless
Good
Satisfier
Rock
Fortress
Powerful
Faithful
Light
Perfect
Living
Exalted
Unfailing kindness
More precious than gold
Redeemer
Holy
King
Life-giver
Enthroned
Answers prayer
Shepherd
Guide
...
To name a few...
what an amazing God we serve!
3 comments:
As I read through your post again, I thought how powerful it would be to slowly read aloud each attribute in a homily-type setting...perhaps with some quiet background music...I think I would find that moving and uplifting...DD
Elizabeth,
Thanks for sharing your list! The Lord is awesome, isn't He!!!
A Very Blessed Christmas to You and your Family!
Karen
Hey girl..
What a good exercise. I have wanted to do this in our SMT meetings... with the kids. It is so profitable to dwell on what is true and to gaze at the awesomeness of our GREAT GOD!
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