True Nature Of God

Cindy shared evidence of God’s grace displayed in the Old Testament before the Mosaic Law was given.  She shared God’s grace in giving the law – a temporary restraint upon sin to keep it from multiplying, dominating, and destroying the human race.  In the law, God revealed His standard of holiness, which was infinitely higher than we could ever attain.  We could not save ourselves.  We needed a savior.  Grace – extravagant grace – was paid in full by Jesus.  The problem many of us face today is that we see God through Old Covenant Law instead of New Covenant grace!

For as he thinks in his heart, so is he.  (Proverbs 23:7a)  If you have a wrong perception of God’s nature, you will expect the wrong things … and you’ll get what you expect!  

The word “know” in the Bible means to learn to know, to come to know, to perceive, to be familiar with, to be aware of at the most intimate level, to experience, to encounter. Faith is a direct result of knowing God better!

Having a revelation of the goodness of God is one of the most important revelatory truths we can have as believers, second only to His amazing love for us!  But many people have misperceptions of God, denying His true nature of absolute goodness, and embracing sickness or disease as gifts from God.   This lie is actually blasphemous; attributing to God the work of the devil!  Goodness is God’s standard, and it is NOT relative to our behavior or beliefs!  God IS good.  He is ALWAYS good.  He is ONLY good!

Colossians 1:27 says, To them God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.  

We will radiate and represent Jesus to the world to the degree that we see Him as He is!  Knowing God in His fullness, which is Jesus, produces the results the Bible teaches!