Meditate on His Character

Creator

Genesis 14:19 NIV84

and he blessed Abram, saying, “Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth.

God of Glory

Psalm 29:3 NIV84

The voice of the Lord is over the waters; the God of glory thunders, the Lord thunders over the mighty waters.

The Great I Am

Exodus 3:14 NIV84

God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’ ”

Righteous Father

John 17:25 NIV84

“Righteous Father, though the world does not know you, I know you, and they know that you have sent me.

Fortress of our Salvation

Psalm 28:8 NIV84

The Lord is the strength of his people, a fortress of salvation for his anointed one.

Eternal King

Jeremiah 10:10 NIV84

But the Lord is the true God; he is the living God, the eternal King. When he is angry, the earth trembles; the nations cannot endure his wrath.

God of All Comfort

2 Corinthians 1:3 NIV84

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort,

God of All Grace

1 Peter 5:10 NIV84

And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast.

God of Peace

1 Thessalonians 5:23 NIV84

May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Almighty

Genesis 49:25 NIV84

because of your father’s God, who helps you, because of the Almighty, who blesses you with blessings of the heavens above, blessings of the deep that lies below, blessings of the breast and womb.

Compassionate and Gracious

Exodus 34:6 NIV84

And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, “The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness,

A Consuming Fire

Deuteronomy 4:24 NIV84

For the Lord your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.

He is My Rock

Psalm 42:9 NIV84

I say to God my Rock, “Why have you forgotten me? Why must I go about mourning, oppressed by the enemy?”

He is My Savior

Psalm 18:46 NIV84

The Lord lives! Praise be to my Rock! Exalted be God my Savior!

He is My Stronghold

Psalm 144:2 NIV84

He is my loving God and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer, my shield, in whom I take refuge, who subdues peoples under me.

He Blots Out My Sin

Isaiah 43:25 NIV84

“I, even I, am he who blots out your transgressions, for my own sake, and remembers your sins no more.

My Advocate

Job 16:19 NIV84

Even now my witness is in heaven; my advocate is on high.

My Comforter in Sorrow

Jeremiah 8:18 NIV84

O my Comforter in sorrow, my heart is faint within me.

He is My Confidence

Psalm 71:5 NIV84

For you have been my hope, O Sovereign Lord, my confidence since my youth.

Because of all that...

Hebrews 4:16 NIV84

Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.