Character of God

Reflections On God’s Providence

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“Joseph named his second son Ephraim, for he said, “God has made me fruitful in this land of my grief.”” Genesis‬ ‭41‬:‭52‬ ‭NLT‬‬

This beautiful verse is loaded with truth about the providence and goodness of God in the life of Joseph. God was with Jospeh through all the pain and grief he experienced in betrayal by family, injustice being sold to slavery, false accusation by Potiphar’s wife, injustice again due to false accusations, yet the Lord was with Joseph. God’s presence was with Joseph in his pain and God produced something good and beautiful in and through Joseph’s life. In the story of God told through Genesis we see the faithfulness, goodness and providence of God.

Through this story we are to be reminded that we can trust God with our lives as the faithful one who fulfills His promises & purposes for our lives. And we can forgive those who have wronged us, as we consider God’s goodness & favor towards us (Colossians 1:13-14, 3:13).

“Yet I am confident I will see the Lord’s goodness while I am here in the land of the living. Wait patiently for the Lord. Be brave and courageous. Yes, wait patiently for the Lord.”
Psalms‬ ‭27‬:‭13‬-‭14‬ ‭NLT‬‬

• Reflect on God’s gracious heart for you and identify where you have seen His goodness working towards you & for you as you listen to the song below titled Canvas & Clay.

• What is one thing you need from Him right now? Ask Him for it and expect Him to answer.

Reflections on Psalm 145

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Psalm 145 is a chapter that I have found myself going back to over and over. What is it about this Psalm that has kept me coming back time and time again? This Psalm has been fuel to my worship of God. And I think I know why. The Psalm describes who God is, what He does & how we should respond in worship. The focus of worship is God & when a worship song or portion of Scripture magnifies the person & work of God it moves the heart of the worshipper to sing to & delight in God. As a worship leader I found myself stirred to praise & worship God from this passage of Scripture. As a preacher I’ve wanted to preach & teach on this passage but I’ve had difficulty ordering an outline of the Psalm until recently. This is what I came up with and I hope it is helpful to you:

Who God is:20130223-014745.jpg
He is God-V1
He is King-V1
He is great-V3
He is gracious-V8
He is merciful-V8
He is slow to anger-V8
He is loving-8
He is good-V9
He is faithful-V13
He is kind-V13
He is righteous-V17
He is near-V18

What God does:
He upholds all who are falling-V14
He raises up those who are bowed down-V14
He gives food-V15
He satisfies the desire of every living thing-V16
He fulfills the desire of those who fear Him-V19
He hears their cry-V19
He saves those who fear Him-V19
He preserves those who love Him-V20
He destroys the wicked-V20

What should we do:
We should extol Him-V120130223-015358.jpg
We should daily bless His name-V2
We should daily praise Him-V2
We should greatly praise Him-V3
We should commend His works to the next generation-V4
We should declare His mighty acts to the next generationV4
We should meditate on the splendor of His majesty-V5
We should meditate on His wonderful works-V5
We should speak of the might of His awesome deeds-V6
We should declare His greatness-V6
We should pour for the the fame of His abundant goodness-V7
We should sing aloud of His righteousness-V7
We should give thanks to Him-V10
We should speak of the glory of His Kingdom-V11
We should tell of His power-V11
We should make known the His mighty deeds-V12
We should make known Glorious splendor of His Kingdom-V12
We should speak the praise of The Lord-V21
We should bless His name forever-V21