Wherever you go, God is there. The theologian A. W. Tozer wrote, “God is everywhere here, close to everything, next to everyone.” In his classic work on the attributes of God, Stephen Charnock called this God’s “essential presence.”
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Names of God: The Lord is our Righteousness
Righteousness. We use that word often, but what does it mean? This is a rich theological word that describes who God is and what he does. Let’s take time to make sure we understand it.
Names of God: Hope of Israel
Hope is the spiritual anchor for the soul. Hopelessness leads to despair. Hope pushes us toward joy and peace. Biblical hope is not a wish or a desire expressed in a statement like, “I hope it doesn’t rain tomorrow.” Hope in God produces certainty and confidence because it is based in the Person of God.
Names of God: Maker of All Things
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The Hebrew word for “create” (bara) expresses the fact that God created the world from nothing. You may have heard the Latin term ex nihilo to describe creation. Ex nihilo means “out of nothing.” Everything God made was new, perfect, and complete.
Names of God: Man of Sorrows
When God sent his Son into the world, he took away all the advantages and privileges of deity. Jesus came “not to be served but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many” (Mark 10:45). Seven hundred years before his birth, the prophet Isaiah wrote this about Jesus:
Names of God: Servant of God
The word “servant” or “slave” is a translation of the Hebrew word ebed. This is the description that God gives the coming Messiah in today’s passage.