What We Know to be True About What God is Like
Another question kids often ask is: “What is God like?” Children aren’t alone in their curiosity. Many grownups – myself included – wonder the same thing.
Kids ask the greatest questions. The other day my two-year-old granddaughter Anna looked at the freckles on my arms and asked, “What are these spots, Grandma?”
“Freckles,” I said. Her response made me laugh: “Hmmm. Maybe you should cut them out.”
Anna asks a lot of questions, as do other children her age. Their curiousity might grow wearisome at times for their parents and caregivers, but that’s how they learn, right? And so we want to provide them with the answers, or at least show them how to discover the answers for themselves.
What is God Like?
Another question kids often ask is: “What is God like?” Children aren’t alone in their curiosity. Many grownups – myself included – wonder the same thing.
Here’s a clue I recently discovered:
“Take note of the fortified walls, and tour all the citadels, that you may describe them to future generations. For that is what God is like (emphasis mine). He is our God forever and ever, and he will guide us until we die” (Psalm 48:13-14).
God is Like a Fortress
Eastern European fortress
Last summer I visited a fortress in Poland. It towered like a stone giant atop a hill, providing a panoramic perspective. Once upon a time its walls, approximately 18 inches thick, provided protection from attacking marauders. No human force could penetrate its strength. That is what God is like to those who take refuge in Him.
In the case of the Polish fortress, however, lightning struck and fire destroyed it. But God, our fortress, remains forever and ever. No matter what situation we face, He surrounds and protects us from the enemy’s attacks. That doesn’t mean we’ll never experience anything bad. We will encounter pain and hardship because we live in a world that’s broken by sin. But so long as we remain in God, pain and hardship cannot defeat us. This promise holds true until the day we die.
Until that moment comes, it’s our job to communicate this truth to the next generation so they, too, can understand that this is what God is like.
Courage comes from knowing what God is like
These words pump me with confidence. No matter what difficulties or pain I face, God promises His presence and victory. He is my fortress, my protection, my deliverer. He is my safe place. And He is my defense against the enemy. The same is true for you, if you walk in relationship with Him through Jesus Christ.
How about you?
What insights can you share re: what God is like? I’d love to hear them.
Know you are loved,
Grace
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It is always so comforting to me to think of what G_d is really like. My favorite description is in 1 Corinthians 13:8 and 1 John 4: 8, 16 where there is a description of Love and it tells us that G_d IS LOVE!
Yes, the Scriptures are filled with descriptions of His character — wisdom, justice, compassion, light, truth, etc. My favorite matches yours — He is love. Wow — if I really, really understood that concept, then I’d surely rise above fear in every situation.