God is Not ...   
 

by Aubrey Belue

I suppose it is inevitable, given who God is, and His place in the universe, that He will be either consciously or unconsciously misunderstood and mischaracterized. Some seem to think that by thinking God is this or that, that He becomes that.

As David says in the second Psalm, they “imagine a vain thing”. Fools, according to Rom 1, “change the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man” and even worse. Nothing really changed! God “gave them up”, and ruin was (and is) the result – He is still “God”, with all that means. Our hope? Acknowledge Him as He is, and act accordingly.

He is not affected by what man thinks of Him! He is not a man! -- His thoughts are not man’s thoughts, nor His ways man’s ..(Isa 55:8,9). His reaction to sin and evil is not man’s …(Ps 50:21).

He is not a liar! - In fact, “let God be true, and every man a liar” (Rom 3:4).

He is not partial! -  “there is no respector of persons with God” … (Rom 2:10)

He is not bluffing! When He says that those that “obey not the gospel” will enter everlasting punishment, that is not idle talk, nor to be explained away by man.
He does not fail in either His promises or His threats. (Psa 19:7)

He does not tolerate half - hearted or lukewarm service! ... (Rev 3:15-18)

He does not adjust His laws to suit the individual. (Ezk 18:9)

There is so much that God is, and that makes our relationship with Him so desirable…but we must never forget what He is not.

 

 

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