GOD THE FATHER, I AM THE GREATEST 

This has been one of the most difficult posts to write, which is frustrating since I had assumed it would  have been the easiest. I’m talking about Who God Is, for Pete’s sake! This should be a piece of cake. I  mean, He’s God! How could the words not just tumble out of me like the gymnast Simone Biles at the  2021 Summer Olympics? You’d think my biggest worry would be how to cut the study from fifty pages to  two.  

What might the problem be, you ask? The problem is that I can’t find sufficient words to describe or  explain God’s depth, breadth, or magnitude. All the words that come to mind, every word that I’ve  googled or cross-checked via the thesaurus, seem inadequate and overused in their descriptions of so  many lesser things. 

    • Hearing your newborn infant cry for the first time…PRICELESS. 
    • Flying in a machine, suspended in thin air, making a journey of three thousand miles in five  hours (alive, I might add)…INCREDIBLE.
    • The taste of a strawberry dipped in chocolate… SIMPLY AMAZING.
    • Cheering your favorite football team (Let’s go Panthers, 2017 – Woo-hoo!) onto a Super Bowl  victory… EXTRAORDINARY.
    • Muhammed Ali’s calculated and measured analysis of his opponent before even throwing the  first punch followed unexpectedly by unfurled jabs mingled with killer right hooks for yet  another TKO! And then the infamous Ali Shuffle and a confident declaration, “I am the  Greatest!” … ASTONISHING.
    • Being wrapped in the arms of the love of your life as he whispers, “I loved you then, I love you  still. I love you now, and I always will”… BREATHTAKING.

See my dilemma now? If these adjectives can be used to describe parenting, flying, food, football,  boxing and love, then how could they possibly be adequate enough to describe my God, who is far more  incredible, amazing, extraordinary, astonishing, extraordinary, or breathtaking than any experience or  emotion I’ve ever had?  

Scripture

Deuteronomy 6:5 – You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all  your strength.

Lessons Learned

I then sought the Word of God for the characterizations desired, and there He was: God revealed. God in  all His splendor and glory. God exceedingly, abundantly beyond anything you or I could ever imagine!

WHO GOD IS…(SUPPORTING BIBLE TEXTS):

  • CREATOR: Genesis 1 and 2
  • HOLY: Isaiah 6:3
  • ALPHA: Revelation 1:8
  • OMEGA: Revelation 21:6
  • THE BEGINNING
    AND THE END: Revelation 22:13
  • SOVEREIGN: Genesis 17:1
  • REDEEMER: Jeremiah 50:34
    OMNIPRESENT: Jeremiah 23:24
  • ROSE OF SHARON: Song 1:17
  • RIGHTEOUS: Job 4:17
  • JEHOVAH: Psalm 83:18 (AKJV)
  • ETERNAL: Genesis 21:33
  • YAHWEH: Genesis 2:4
  • JEHOVAH-NISSI: Exodus 17:8-16
  • LILY OF THE VALLEY: Song 2:1
  • THE BRIGHT AND
    MORNING STAR: Revelation 22:16
  • INFINITE: Psalm 147:5
  • DELIVERER: I Samuel 14:39
  • VICTORIOUS: Revelation 5:5
  • SUPREME: Psalm 50:1
  • KING OF ALL KINGS: I Timothy 6:15
  • OMNIPOTENT: Ephesians 1:19
    JEHOVAH-JIREH: Philippians 4:19
  • UNCHANGING: Deuteronomy 7:9
  • INFALLIBLE: Psalm 136
  • OMNISCIENT: I John 3:20
  • TRANSCENDENT: Isaiah 55:8-9
  • LOVE: I John 4:8
  • THE TRINITY: I John 5:7-8
  • THE GREAT I AM: Exodus 3:14

Despite my love of writing, I still can’t string the words together in such a way that would make your  heart skip a beat; that would tap into all of your senses; that would captivate you and thrust you into  realms of spiritual stirrings unlike anything ever experienced before. So I reached out to a wonderful  artist and friend, Angela Bryant-Brown and borrowed her amazing rendition of Lord You Are Holy.

For more music by Angela Bryant-Brown, visit https://www.reverbnation.com/angelabryantbrown

Lessons Lived

Are you shouting yet? Just knowing that the One who loves you and Who has a plan for your salvation is  more amazing, beyond bigger, exceedingly greater, exponentially mightier than anything, than  everything, than all things here on earth and in the universe beyond!  

Imagine the happiest, most memorable, best experience of your life. Recount how that moment made  you feel: happy, full of joy, tickled pink, over the moon ecstatic? Now multiply those feelings times  10,000. And guess what, it still doesn’t compare to the love affair you can have with God. 

Get to know Him today, as your Redeemer, your Savior, your King of all Kings. And I won’t tell if you play  the video again while giving God all the praise, honor and glory due to His Holy Name!

Reflections

    1.  Which of the characteristics of God as described above or in the video resonate with you most?  Why? 
    2. What additional characteristics best describe God and what He has meant/means to your life?
    3. How does having a better understanding of Who God is impact your perspective of life?
    4. What are your personal LIFE Lessons? 
      • Liberation: What new insights have you gained that have freed you from past thoughts  or practices?
      • Inspiration: In what ways have you been spiritually, emotionally or mentally motivated  to live for Christ?
      • Fortification: What additional scriptural texts, passages or stories can reinforce and  strengthen you against the attacks of the enemy?
      • Edification: How might you share your story to edify others and bring glory to God?

Playlist

As you process, digest, and apply what’s been shared, here are a couple of songs from my playlist that  remind me of Who God Is. Listen, Let the music infiltrate your soul. Read the lyrics and let the words  encourage you. And I pray that you’ll be blessed as I was. 

Prayer

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