What is God like?

BUSTED!

According to Jesus, Satan came to “steal, kill, and destroy.” Look at the way the world is and the way it has been since time immemorial. Most have been following the “prince of this world,” and that evil fruit should give you an idea of what the devil’s like. But Jesus, in His own words, came to “seek and save,” “to give life, and that more abundantly.” It is God’s purpose through Christ to reclaim this world from the prince of darkness, to restore and renew. That should give you an idea of what He’s like.

I think about Jesus’ baptism. Once the Spirit came down, Satan noticed a “disturbance in the Force, the presence of his former Master,” so to speak, and so he showed up rather quickly to check Jesus out and test Him. In the wilderness, the real battle had begun, one that would culminate at Calvary. Whereas the powers of this world sought to kill Him and make a public spectacle of Him, He “disarmed the powers and authorities. He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross” (Colossians 2:15). That should give you an idea of what Jesus was like.

Here Comes the Heavenly Cavalry!

Step on it! Mike’s praying again!

“Who rides the heavens to your help, and through the skies in His majesty. The eternal God is a dwelling place, and underneath are the everlasting arms.” Deut. 33:26‑27

Just picture Jesus on His horse (like in Revelation), riding across the heavens to help us. The Lord of the heavenly cavalry is charging to your rescue, and He’s bringing an army of angels to help. He does this because He cares for you. He proved that on calvary. (Note: calvary, from Latin, “the skull.” Cavalry, from Latin, cavalos, “the horse.”

This God is our Rescuer, and He is a secure dwelling place, a refuge to which we can run. We live in Him, and He lives in us. He is an eternal refuge, always there for us. His everlasting arms hold us up and undergird us.

“The Eternal God is our refuge, and underneath are the Everlasting Arms.”