Who is God?

God

is

love.

When I say that in its truest and purest form it is sufficient to understand what we should know about Him.

But I know that will not be enough for the world.

That's another thing though

God is enough.

He is sufficient.

He satisfies.

You need only let Him in.

Not to say life with Him is easy

Probably the opposite

But it is beautiful, powerful

Heaven to Earth

& He is pursuing you

More desperately and passionately than you ever have pursued or been pursued yourself.

Adoration is insufficient to describe the burning passion of affection He holds for you that pours over like waves overwhelming your soul and also just as gently as a whisper.

He's known you,

always,

before even the womb.

You can only cry.

In his image we can experience His emotion yet are still inadequate to understand the entirety of who He is.

We are inadequate.

We have failed Him over and over religiously. It is burnt in our bones the way this world is failing. And despite all the good we can't deny the ever present feeling that not everything is alright here.

It was never supposed to be like this.

How must a perfect God feel to see His intricately designed, purposeful and beautiful creation

in turmoil.

To see something you made and so adore fail so miserably,

Regret.

Exponentiated into the bounds of a limitless being.

Damn.

Is all you get out before your soul begins to ache.

But

Despite everything

There is still hope

A hope He provided to save what He so loved.

A son.

A baby.

But really part of God. Beautiful, powerful, dangerous. A being so expansive He has every right to have an ego bigger than anyone's you have ever known. A creator of the universe. Perfection.

Humbled to the helplessness of an infant's limp body.

A carpenter.

Kind, not passive.

Advocate of love.

Miracle worker.

Salt & light.

Friend of the least of us.

Tempted by the world.

Plotted against

Mocked

Murdered naked on a splintered cross with a crown of thorns digging into His scalp, rusted nails driving holes through His hands and feet.

Hanging there on display

Limp.

The lamb slain.

The sacrifice.

It is a vision of torture,

Endured by perfection.

Why could this happen?

For us.

For you.

Humiliation and destruction of innocence in its perfect entirety is what it took to save your life.

There is passion in what was done for you.

Yet people still turn away,

But he will always call after them.

His lost sheep

& this savior

This all knowing, all powerful, amazing, incredible, risen from the dead

savior.

A being with theoretically all the knowledge there is to have.

Left a legacy

A foundation.

At the very least, a set of instruction

Hope

Faith

Joy

Purity

Wisdom

Patience

Stillness

Kindness

Confidence

Do not judge

Do not worry

Do not be anxious

Do not be afraid

Perseverance

Forgiveness

Advocate

Charity

Rest

Peace

Passion

Humility

Hard work

Encouragement

Environmentalism

To carry your cross

To love your neighbor

To love your enemy

To love yourself

To love him

To love

Love

The greatest of these is love.

He will not abandon you. He is here, always. Inside you if you will so let Him be.

He wants you, He's pursuing you.

You need only let Him in.

Love.

Reference verses:

God is: 1 John 4:8,16

The world: John 15:19

Sufficient: 2 Corinthians 9:8, 2 Corinthians 12:9, Phillipians 4:19

Pursuit: Psalm 139: 7-8

Adoration: Zephaniah 3:17, Romans 8: 37-39

Waves: Psalm 42:7-8

Whispers: 1 Kings 19: 11-12

Always: Jeremiah 1:5

Image: Genesis 1:27

Can't understand: Ecclesiastes 8: 16-17, Romans 11:33-34, 1 Corinthians 2:11

Inadequate: 2 Corinthians 3:5

Failed: Romans 3:23

Failing world: 1 John 2:16, Ephesians 6:12

Not alright: John 17:16, Romans 8:22

Not supposed to: Genesis 1:31

Regret: Romans 8:23, Genesis 6:5-6

A hope: Isaiah 11:12, Romans 15:12, Matthew 12:21

Loved: John 3:16

A baby: Luke 2:6-7

Powerful: Phillipians 2:9-11

Creator: Genesis 1:26

Perfect: Matthew 5:48

Carpenter: Mark 6:3

Love: John 13:34, Luke 10:27-28

Miracle: Matthew 8:5-13, Luke 7:11-18, Matthew 9:1-8

Salt & Light: Matthew 5:13-16

Tempted: Hebrews 4:15

Plotted against: Matthew 26:3-5

Mocked: Matthew 27:41-44

Murdered: Matthew 27: 32-50

Lamb slain: Revelation 5:12

Sacrifice: Hebrews 10:10

For you: John 3:16. Romans 5:8

Turn away: 2 Timothy 3:2-5

Lost sheep: Luke 15:4-7

Savior: Luke 2:11

Hope & Faith: 1 Corinthians 13:13

Joy: James 1:2-4, Nehemiah 8:10

Purity: 1 Timothy 4:12

Wisdom: James 1:5, Ephesians 5:15-16

Patience & Humility: Ephesians 4:2

Stillness: Luke 5:16

Kindness & Forgiveness: Ephesians 4:32

Confidence: Joshua 1:9, Hebrews 10:35

Do not judge: Matthew 7:1-2

Do not worry: Matthew 6:25,34

Do not be anxious: Matthew 6:34

Do not be afraid: Deuteronomy 31:8, 1 John 4:18

Perseverance: James 1:12

Advocate: Proverbs 31:8-9

Charity: Acts 20:35, Proverbs 19:17

Rest: 1 Kings 19:5-8

Peace: 2 Thessalonians 3:16

Passion & Hard work: Colossians 3:23

Encouragement: 1 Thessalonians 5:11

Environmentalism: Genesis 2:15, Proverbs 12:10, Dueteronomy 20:19, Numbers 35:33

To carry your cross: Luke 9:23

To love your neighbor & To love yourself: Mark 12:31

To love your enemy: Matthew 5:44, Mark 12:30

To love him: Matthew 22:37

To love: John 15:12

Love: 1 Corinthians 15:4-8

The greatest of these is love: 1 Corinthians 13:13

Will not abandon: Deuteronomy 31:8, Isaiah 41: 10-13

Inside you: 1 Corinthians 3:16, Acts 1:8

He wants you: Jeremiah 29:11, Matthew 10:29-31, Psalm 139: 16-17, John 15:16

Pursuing you: John 21:19, Psalm 34:17

Let him in: Acts 2:38

Love: Romans 5:8