The past few months I have been sharing messages from the book of Mark. As I have been doing this, I marvel at all the people Jesus touched, all the issues He addressed, and all the miraculous things He did. Then it caused me to reflect on how we should respond and carry out our lives as believers in Christ.
Ephesians 3:20-21 tells us that the power and work of Jesus is still being manifested in the world today. It says,“Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us, to Him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.”
As we read through the Gospel texts and see all the wonderful works of Christ, it is remarkable that one man could effect so many people in so few years. But we must remember that He was God in the flesh.
John had a special relationship with Jesus and we can see in his writing of his Gospel account that he focused more on the deity of Jesus Christ rather than all of the miraculous things He did. But in the last verse of his book his words were written in the Message Translation as saying, “There are so many other things Jesus did. If they were all written down, each of them, one by one, I can’t imagine a world big enough to hold such a library of books.”
Jesus lived a life that was recorded for us in His Word and we are called to mirror that life as best we can by following His example and obeying His teachings. He has also given us so many promises in His Word and when He promises something, He will be true to His Word. But we can’t stand on His promises if we don’t know what they are. That takes diligently absorbing the scriptures and heartfelt trust in the God who inspired them.
When we study God’s Word we will find the attributes of God’s character. We will see that He is merciful and gracious. In His mercy God does not give us what we do deserve. In His grace God gives us what we do not deserve.
Psalm 145: speaks of God’s mercy. It says, “The Lord is gracious and full of compassion, Slow to anger and great in mercy.”
Ephesians 2:8 tells us of God’s grace. These words say, “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God.”
These are some other things we will find out about God.
He is Infinite- Without beginning and He has no end. (Rev. 22:13)
He is immutable- He never changes. (Malachi 3:6)
He is Self-Sufficient- He has no needs. (Acts 17:25)
He is Omnipotent- He is all powerful. (Ephesians 3:20)
He is Omniscient- He is all-knowing. (Isaiah 46:9-10)
He is Omnipresent- He is always everywhere. (Psalm 139:7-10)
He is Wise- He is full of wisdom. (Romans 11:33)
He is Faithful- He is unchangingly true. (II Timothy 2:13)
He is Good- He is full of goodwill. (Psalm 34:8)
He is Just- He is right and perfect in all He does. (Duet. 32:4)
He is Loving- He loves us unconditionally. ( John 4:7-8)
These are some of the attributes of God that will be promoted in His Word. Take time to read of them. Take time to internalize them. And take time to claim them as your own as you cry out to God in surrender and faith. In so doing you are adopted into His family and you are now the child of the King of all kings. When the Holy Spirit opens our eyes to these truths we will be forever changed. What a beautiful inheritance we have by doing this. The benefits are out of this world!!
