Who God Is — Ways We Should Imitate Him

Holy: God is pure; he's without fault; he can't be compared to anyone or anything because he's so different from all we've known or experienced.

Wise: God uses his knowledge skillfully; he makes sense; he is no fool; his counsel can be trusted.

Good: God has no evil and can do no evil; he works for the benefit of his creatures; he can be trusted with our well-being.

Just: God is fair; he doesn't tolerate unrighteousness; he will make sure every wrong will be made right; he is impartial.

Loving: Sacrifice is in God's very nature; he cares; he gives; he serves; he works to bring about what we need; he's compassionate; he's sensitive; he chooses to let us matter to him.

We can come up with many other words that describe him as well: merciful, kind, pure, righteous, patient, faithful, trustworthy, generous, awesome, majestic, etc. These qualities will all be, to some degree, aspects of the main attributes we've listed. The more you get to know the Bible, the more you'll discover the manifold descriptions of his nature. Look for new ways of describing him. Worship him for the many and varied facets of his being. Learn who he really is, so you can gradually replace the shadows in your mind with the substance of his true nature.

What is God like? Maybe this song says it best: "Jesus loves me this I know, for the Bible tells me so . . ."