A friend shared Psalm 25 in our staff devotions asking us to notice what David reveals about our attitudes toward God and our asking of God. As I was looking at the Psalm I notice that, like most Psalms, one of the key questions we also need to ask is, what are the attributes of …
Category: Attributes
God is omnicompetent
We often refer to some of God’s attributes as the “omni’s.” The prefix “omni” means “all or every or complete.” Recently I was listening to a sermon by Ramesh Richards, one of my DTS profs–a brilliant man. In that sermon, as a sidenote, he referred to God as omnicompetent. I had never heard that term–but …
God is Omnipresent
Continued reflections on the attributes, character, person and actions of God. God is Omnipresent This is normally defined as, God is everywhere. But as I ponder this attribute, I’m struck that the normal definition is too small. Â Since God is infinite, His omnipresence is infinite–infinite presence. But I know my mind cannot grasp the infinite. …
God cannot be tempted
James 1:13-18 includes two great truths about God that serve as bookend to one reality about us. Context First the context.  James wrote to exhort believers to mature conduct by demonstrating their faith and wisdom through godly living (holiness) in spite of their sinful desires and the influence of the world (testing and sin). James 1:2-4 sets the stage …
Gazing at Jesus
Matthew 7:24-29, the final instruction of the Sermon on the Mount provides a wonderful challenge to go beyond hearing to doing. Jesus makes it clear that listening to Him or even agreeing with Him is not enough.  The wise build the foundation of their lives on the reading/hearing and doing of the Words of Jesus. And …
Definitions of Worship
There are a variety of ways to define worship; here are a few of mine. Encounter and Expression Encounter: Meeting with God, seeing, who He is, understanding His attributes and character, what He does for you (It is thanksgiving focused on the source.) Expression: Celebrating what God has done, who God is based on your …
Who you are. . .
I was challenged recently by a statement in a sermon by David Loveless, pastor of Discovery Church in Orlando, Florida. He made a statement to the affect of, “I get tired of hearing people, in prayer, tell God, ‘thank you for who you are.’ If you said that to your wife, she would say, ‘Who …