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Remember Who God Is

Most of our prayers involve asking God who He is, where He is, or for something we need. He loves it when we come to Him with everything and lay it at His feet. He wants to hear our hearts, our honesty, and our questions. He invites us to approach His throne with boldness. But one of the best things we can do in order to remember who we are in Christ is to remember who God is. We can certainly bring all of our stuff to Him, but when we take a moment to stop talking about us, and simply declare who He is, it reminds us that He is who He says He is. In spite of whatever our circumstances may look like, God is unchanging. The God we read about in scripture is the same God we encounter today. We aren’t making up claims when we’re repeating who He is in the midst of a situation where it seems like He might not be.

God is good. There is no shortage of scripture declaring the goodness of God. The Bible doesn’t just speak of the good things He has done, but it calls Him good. In the midst of a situation that seems like He might not be working in our favor, we can confidently declare that He is good. We can trust He is moving on our behalf because that’s who He is.

God is generous. Matthew 7:11 compares earthly fathers to our Father in heaven, and in spite of how our earthly father may have treated us, this verse makes it clear that our Father in heaven will pour out much more than our earthly fathers do. When we feel like God might be withholding from us, we can remember and declare that our God is generous.

God is faithful. God cannot behave outside of His own character. That means He must do good because He is good. And He must be faithful because that’s who He is. While we try to keep our promise to love and trust Him always, our human nature leads us to wander, to doubt, and to fear at times. Even though we may be unfaithful to Him, God remains faithful to us.

There are countless things we could say about who God is. Pick out any story in scripture and pull out the truth of who He is. He hears. He sees. He parts the waters. He makes a way where there is no way. He resurrects. He heals. He loves. He did it then and He will do it again. It’s not because of anything we can do or have done; it’s because of who He is – then, now, and forever.

Set aside some time this week to pray and just declare who God is over your situation. You can bring your worries and your questions, but also bring the truth of who He is, and see how it changes how you approach Him.