Understanding God: He is Strategic

Understanding God: He is Strategic

Another lesson we can learn from God is his strategic thinking and operations. God is the epitome of strategy. The Bible is replete with examples of his strategic mindset and mode of operation.

Understanding God: He Perseveres and is Long-suffering

Understanding God: He Perseveres and is Long-suffering

Another lesson we can learn from God’s personality is His persevering and long-suffering nature. He does not just write off people due to their sins or inadequacies. Rather, He gives them enough time to come to terms with their waywardness, repent and retrace their steps. He is long-suffering.

Understanding God: He is A Shield and A Rewarder

Understanding God: He is A Shield and A Rewarder

The passage above introduces two attributes of God to us: He is a shield and a rewarder. This is particularly remarkable because it was the first time God ever introduced Himself to mankind beyond the eminence of God of heaven.

Understanding God: He Honors Parental Decrees, Good or Bad

Understanding God: He Honors Parental Decrees, Good or Bad

Thousands of years after the curse of the ground and six hundred years after his father’s prophetic declaration, Noah indeed fulfilled this destiny by virtue of the force of the spoken word or the influence of parental decrees.

Understanding God: He Starts Afresh

Understanding God: He Starts Afresh

Another lesson we can learn from God’s attributes is that He starts afresh. He is not a God who is afraid to appraise performance and then use the insights learned from there to start afresh or anew.