"What comes into our minds when we think about God,
is the most important thing about us." - A.W. Tozer1
Ever feel like you want to know more about God but don’t know where to start? How do you think about God? What is he like? Where do we begin when thinking about God? I mean it’s not like you can flip open your Bible and go to the section marked “all about God.” I hope to talk about who God is here in these articles and I would like to suggest some extra reading. A. W. Tozer’s Knowledge of the Holy is excellent reading on whom God is. I read somewhere recently that you could get a great deal of understanding who God is by looking at one of my favorite Psalms. Let me encourage you to sit down for a few minutes and read through Psalms 103. While you are reading, consider the following questions and write down your answers. These are good questions for you to ask any time you are reading a passage of scripture from the Bible.
Bible Study Questions:
How does God reveal Himself in this passage?
Are there commands to follow, actions to take or to avoid?
Are there promises to claim?
How can I apply these truths to my everyday life?
Write out your answers and then compare them to the ones I found below.
How does God reveal Himself in this passage?
Lord | Healer | Righteous | Slow to anger | Knowledgeable |
Holy | Redeemer | Just | Merciful (does not treat us as our sins deserve) | Eternal (from everlasting to everlasting) |
Benefactor | Crowner | Compassionate | Abounding in love | Faithful |
Forgiver | Satisfier | Gracious | Sovereign (Ruler over all) |
Are there commands to follow, actions to take or to avoid?
Praise the Lord, O my soul
Fear (revere) Him
Are there promises to claim?
Forgiveness of sin
Healing of diseases
Redemption of life
Satisfaction with life
Righteousness and justice on our behalf
God would make Himself known to us
God treats us with grace, not as our sins deserve
God has great love for us if we revere (fear) Him
God has removed our transgressions from us
God has compassion on us
God’s love is with us for eternity if we fear Him and keep His commands
God rules over all
How can I apply these truths to my everyday life?
Ask Him to forgive your sin and fill you with love. Ask Him to purify your desires and fulfill them. Ask Him to make Himself known to you. Ask Him for healing He has promised you.
Thank you, God, for revealing yourself to us in your Word, the Bible! Help us come to know you better every day. Help us to find You, follow You, claim your promises as our own and apply Your truths to our lives. We trust in you. Amen!
Footnotes
1 Tozer, A. W. The Knowledge of the Holy: the Attributes of God, Their Meaning in the Christian Life. New York: Harper & Row, 1961. 1. Print.
References
All Scriptures not specified are quoted from Life in the Spirit Study Bible (NIV).
Stamps, Donald C., and John Wesley Adams. Life in the Spirit Study Bible: New International Version. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2003. Print.
Tozer, A. W. The Knowledge of the Holy: the Attributes of God, Their Meaning in the Christian Life. New York: Harper & Row, 1961. Print.
