Sunday, September 07, 2008

The God Of...

Romans 15:5 KJV
Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus:

Romans 15:13 KJV
Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.

Romans 15:33 KJV
Now the God of peace be with you all. Amen.

In this chapter, God is said to be the God of three things;

The God of patience and consolation
I am so glad that God is patient and able to be entreated. How lost would we be if God were not longsuffering with our sins. We turn from Him over and over and still, He calls us to repent and turn again to Him. We sin against Him but He is faithful and just to forgive our sins each time we confess them to Him.

The God of hope
How wonderful that God gives us reason to hope, for His redemption, for His mercy, for His empowerment, and for His return for us.

The God of peace
God is also a God of wrath. But His motive is always peace. He strives for peace between His creation and Himself. Every action God takes, every decision God makes, every direction God turns is a direction designed to bring His own to eventual peace with Him.

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