Whenever we see all capital letters for LORD, we are reading the rendering of the proper Name of
God, Yahweh, in Hebrew. He is the Self-Existent and Eternal One, the One Who Was, Who Is and Who Is to Come.
The “Great I Am” is also the Covenant Maker, and the Covenant Keeper. Glory to God! We have an unbreakable contract with God Almighty, our Maker, Redeemer and Friend.
This Eternally Existent God is perfectly righteous. Righteous means just, lawful, perfectly right, without error, and pure. He can do no wrong. God is love, and what a joy and comfort to know that love is His motivation towards His creation.
Today, I want to encourage you, even as I encourage myself, to say this verse out loud, with faith and excitement. Speak the truth, even when your feeble human mind wants to doubt it!
I have spoken with people who just don’t see how a perfectly holy and loving God could allow so much pain in the world. I always respond, “It ain’t a perfect world!” Not anymore. It started out that way. We must remember that God is the author of good. But, when the first act of rebellion took place in the garden, everything changed. As soon as man was deceived into thinking he knew better than the Holy One, the door was opened to the influence of Evil.
Satan is the author of pain, disease, corruption, greed, selfishness, murder, envy and every other evil thing that gives birth to the trouble in this world. Sadly, we can be affected by these things since we are living in this natural, imperfect world. But, we are not alone in it.
Sometimes, the troubles we personally face are the result of our actions. Actions cause reactions and have consequences. In the moral sense, the Bible teaches we reap what we sow. That is also pretty evident as a universal fact of life, even if you never heard God’s Word. Just look at the trouble we suffer for over extending our own credit card debt, or ill health due to our lifestyle choices.
None of this impacts or changes the character of God. Even when we cannot understand a difficult circumstance or a great grief in this life, still we know Who He is, and place our hope and trust in His ability and His promise to be our supply, our strength, and our teacher. He helps us clean up our messes when we yield to Him.
In our times of greatest weakness, we learn to depend upon Him even more. This hope will not disappoint.
Romans Chapter 5 tells us that because of Christ, we now have peace with God, so that means we can trust Him. In addition to that peace, we can even “rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character, and character, hope. And that hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us.”
Ah, we keep in mind that His ways bring joy to our lives. We also keep in mind that this life is temporary. We are en route to the City of God!
Yes, He is righteous and altogether holy. He has already provided generously for us a path for salvation and redemption, and He will always build our strong character even through circumstances not of our making.
If you have ever walked through a valley, and come out victoriously on the other side knowing God was your helper, then you know what I’m talking about. Can I get an “Amen” here?
Glorious LORD, How grateful I am that You are forever on the throne of Heaven and of my heart, pouring life into my spirit, and walking with me on this journey. You are my strength when I am weak, my comfort in sorrow, my hope for each day. I am confident in Your amazing love. Amen.
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