Louise Gevers

“When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, ‘I am God Almighty; walk before me and be blameless.’ ”  Genesis 17:1 (NIV)

And the scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called God’s friend. James 2:23

What is the first adjective that comes to mind when we think about God?

I think it would be fair to say that for many people in the post-modern world it would be a word like greatness, power, magnificence, might, majesty or splendour, but for many others, perhaps for those for whom ‘seeing is believing’ and who question His existence, there may be a blank or a question mark. For the Believer, however, there is no doubt, God is Almighty and there is no one that is His equal.

From the creation of the world God is understood to be the Supreme Being; the One with whom there is no comparison because He alone is omnipotent, all-knowing, ever-present, and therefore incomparable!  So when we read in Genesis that God appeared to ninety-nine year old Abram and announced Himself as God Almighty, we understand that it must have been an overwhelming experience for him. Yet Abram lived to tell the tale! We stand amazed that Almighty God would choose to speak to an ordinary man and participate in his life in a great and miraculous way. Yet God had a reason for visiting Abram because He had a purpose for his life, one of stupendous proportions.

God planned to make Abram into a great nation and to bless all people on earth through him, because it was through the Jewish Nation that God revealed Himself to the other peoples of the earth in the form of Jesus Christ. Where do you fit in? God’s visit to Abram transformed his life and he went down in history as the friend of God. What an amazing thought: the friend of Almighty God! Are you His friend?

Today God visits us through His Son. It is through Jesus Christ alone that our lives can be transformed and that we can come to know Him.

What does this tell us about God?

Prayer: Almighty God, we stand in wonder of You when we realise that You are vitally interested in our lives and want to be in relationship with us, Your creation. Thank You that You care about us and want to elevate the living of our lives in such a way that we can walk in Your Presence daily, and share every part of them with You, through Jesus Christ our LORD.  Amen