THE ATTRIBUTES OF GOD (Part 2)
MEMORY VERSE: - “It is He that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants there of are as grasshoppers, that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in” (Isaiah 40:22).
INTRODUCTION: - God has no comparison. His attributes as God are very unique and cannot be found in any other. That is why He is called God and beside Him, there is no other (1Sam.2:2).
LESSON OUTLINES
God is Eternal
This means, God has no beginning and He has no end (Ps.90:1-2, 102:12, Isa.57:15). There was never a time either in the past or in the future, when God did not and will not exist. That is why He describes Himself by the title “I AM” (Ex.3:14, John 8:58) expressing a continual, infinite and eternal existence.
God is unlimited
This means that God is not bound by human time and space (Josh. 10:12-19, Ps.90:4, 2pet.3:8). God revealed Himself to Abram when He was Ninety Nine Years Old as the “Almighty God” (Heb. El-Shaddai) meaning that God is all sufficient or all breasted and nothing is impossible with Him (Gen.17:1). He is unlimited so He can fulfill His promises even when there seems to be no natural way to fulfill them. He is able to do whatsoever He says He will do. He can make a way, where there seems to be no way. God is unlimited in strength (Isa.40:28-30). He can never grow weak or weary, He neither slumbers nor sleeps (Ps.121:4-5). God is unlimited in resources, He owns the whole heavens and the earth with all the fullness thereof (Ps.24:1, Haggai 2:8). That is why He could make a fish in the sea an ATM (Matt.17:24-27). God is unlimited in Love (John 3:16), that is why He demonstrated His love both to saints and sinners alike (Rom.5:8). God is unlimited in Mercy (Ps.103:11, Lam.3:22-24, Matt.8:1-3, Rom.9:15). God is unlimited in Grace (Rom.5:17; Eph.2:5-9). And God is unlimitedly generous (2Chr.1:6-12, 1Tim.1:14).
God is unchangeable
This means, there is no change in the attributes of God, in His perfection, or in His purpose for human kind (Num.23:19, Ps.102:26-28, Isa.41:4, Mal.3:6, Heb.1:11-12, Jas.1:17). This does not mean however, that God never alters His temporary purposes in response to people’s actions (Eze.3:18-21). That is to say, God lets us make choices and then works His perfect plans through and around those choices (Jonah 36-10). Also God is free to respond to people’s needs and prayers in the way and time He chooses. The Bible often speaks of God changing His mind or redirecting His plans as a result of godly continued prayers (Num.14:1-20, 2Kings 20:26, Isa.38:2-6, Lk.18:1-8). In some cases, God states what will happen if people do not change what they are doing. If they respond positively, God will change His stated course of actions. At other times, God desires to do certain things at one point but waits for His faithful people to pray and make themselves available before He takes His desired course of action. However, God’s word and His standard remain unchangeable through all the ages (Ps.119:89, 2Tim.2:19).
SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION
God is unlimited in wisdom, greatness, majesty, life and power (Isa.4012-30). This should inspire us, His people, to trust Him even more. He is the one who can help and rescue us in any situation; and His Kingdom will last forever.
QUESTIONS
Describe the unlimitedness of God? Can God for any reason change His mind?