The Eternal God And His Everlasting Arms

The Eternal God and His Everlasting Arms

Study Text: Deuteronomy 33:27

Introduction:

God is introduced to us as the Eternal God, providing refuge to us and supporting us beneath with the Everlasting Arms.

The challenges of life usually can be categorized under three classes:

1. The Pains of the Occurrences of the Past.

Things that happened in the past, but we are still bearing the burdens and pains today.

2. The Pressure of the Happenings of the Present

Things that we are currently facing or passing through that are overwhelming us and putting us under pressure.

3. The Perplexity of the Probable Situations of the Future

Things we are afraid they might happen in the future, or generally, the fear of the unknown making us to be full of worries.

In all these phases of life challenges, the eternal God is there to give us support and comfort because He is the same in the past, in the present and the future. Hebrews 13:8

We shall be discussing the topic under three subheadings:

1. The Greatness of the Eternal God

2. The Guidance of the Eternal God

3. The Goodness of the Eternal God

1. The Greatness of the Eternal God:

When we are looking at God's greatness, we must remember that we have been created in His image to reflect and glorify Him. When you think about the greatness of God, you can't help but bless Him with your praise. Some of the attributes of God illustrate His greatness to us:

1. Our God is all-knowing.

He knows our faults, our weaknesses, our sins, and our rebellions, yet He loves us.

2. Our God is all-powerful.

He has power to do all things and to destroy all things. He could clear out our lives in an instant, yet He continues to bless us with life.

3. Our God is all-present.

He is present everywhere at all times, He watches us, and is involved in all that we do.

Yet, He shows grace and leads us in our lives away from spiritual and physical danger by His everlasting arms.

God not only reveals His greatness to us, but He also shares His greatness with us. God has created us in His image to reflect Him for His glory. Genesis 1:26-28.

This means that God has shared every attribute of Himself with us, but we will never have them fully because we will never be God.

Because God has revealed to us and shared with us the greatness of His attributes, we must bless and praise His great and holy name. A King who both personally relates and shares His greatness with His own people deserves great praise from His people.

To think about our God who is omnipresent, omniscient, and omnipotent is beyond our comprehension. We live in a world with weaknesses, breakdowns, expiration dates, and limitations. It is very difficult for us to imagine a being with no weakness, no end, no beginning or limits. Yet our God is infinite in all of His qualities. In fact, we could spend a lifetime ascribing greatness to God, adding more greatness to Him every day, and would never reach the end of His greatness. It is absolutely unimaginable.

There is no one like our God. The Scripture testifies to that truth. It is important for every person to acknowledge and see the greatness of God, especially compared to other gods and ourselves.

There are several observations about God greatness:

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1. God is great because he is the sole creator.

Genesis gives us this creation account. It teaches about how God alone created everything.

2. God is great because no one compares to him.

There is no one to compare to Him or compete with Him in glory, honour, power, holiness and in wisdom. He is a God who can give and take away.

He is the great Shepherd. The good shepherd who lays down his life for his sheep , he is not hired shepherd like most, but Christ laid down his life for his sheep.

3. God is great because in him true wisdom exists

Romans 11:34

God is where true wisdom is found. So when you think about wisdom, the first thing that should come to mind is what does God have to say about this.

4. God is great because he is Lord over all nations and rulers.

Nations may think they are in control, but the truth is God is in control. Those nations or rulers may think they control their own destiny, but God is in control. He is indeed Lord over all. Colossians 1:15-20

5. God is great because he is superior to all others gods

Isaiah reminds the Israelites that God is not made with human hands, their gods cannot move or speak, or are capable of anything that the one true God is capable of. The people were worshiping the creature rather than the creator. Romans 1:18-23