2010, Summer Camp
What Do I Know About My
God?
My God is able. – Daniel
3:17; Romans 4:21; II Corinthians 9:8; Ephesians 3:20; Jude 24
My God is all-knowing – Job
37:16; Romans 11:33-36; Colossians 2:3; I John 3:20
My God is Almighty. –
Genesis 17:1; Job 40:2; Psalm 91:1; Revelation 4:8; 15:3
My God answer prayer. - Psalm
86:6, 7; 116:1, 2; 138:3; Jeremiah 33:3; I Peter 3:12
My God comforts. – Psalm
23:4; John 14:16-18; Romans 15:4; II Corinthians 1:3, 4
My God is compassionate. –
Lamentations 3:21-23; Psalm 56:8, 9; 86:15; I Peter 5:7
My God is in control. – I
Chronicles 29:11, 12; Psalm 18:30, 32; 115:3; Isaiah 55:8, 9
My God corrects. – Psalm 32:
3-5; Proverbs 3:11, 12 Hebrews 12:5-7; Revelation 3:19
My God is Creator. - Genesis
1:1; Acts 17:24, 25; Colossians 1:16, 17; Revelation 4:11
My God delivers. – Daniel
3:17, 28; Psalm 34:4, 6, 7, 17-19; 50:15; II Corinthians 1:9, 10
My God is eternal. – I
Timothy 1:17; 6:15, 16; Hebrews 13:8; Revelation 1:8, 17, 18
My God is faithful. – Deuteronomy
7:9; Psalm 92:2; I Thessalonians 5:24; I John 1:9
My God is my Father. -
Matthew 6:9, 26, 32; Romans 8:14-17; Galatians 4:4-7; I John 3:1
My God wants me to fear Him.
– Psalm 128:1, 2; Proverbs 9:10; 31:30; Luke 12:4, 5
My God forgives. - Psalm 86:5;
103:3, 12; Ephesians 4:32; Colossians 1:14; I John 1:9
My God gives. – John 3:16;
Acts 17:25; II Corinthians 9:15; James 1:17; II Peter 1:3, 4
My God is to be glorified. –
I Chronicles 16:24, 27-29; Psalm 24:7-10; I Corinthians 10:31
My God is good. – Psalm
34:8; 145:7, 9; Nahum 1:7; John 10:11, 14; Romans 2:4
My God is gracious. – II
Corinthians 9:8, 12:9; Ephesians 1:6, 7; 2:8, 9; Hebrews 4: 16
My God is great. –
Deuteronomy 3:24; Ps. 135:5, 6; Jeremiah 32:17; Luke 1:37; I John 4:4
My God guides. – Psalm 37:5,
23; 73:24; Proverbs 3:5, 6; 16:9; John 10:3, 4. 27; 16:13
My God hears. – II Samuel
22:7; Psalm 34:4, 6, 15, 17; 116:1, 2;
120:1 I John 5:14
My God helps. – Psalm 46:1;
146:3, 5; Isaiah 41:10, 13; Hebrews 4:16; 13:6
My God is holy. – Exodus 15:11;
Isaiah 6:3; I Peter 1:15, 16; Revelation 4:8
My God is hope. – Psalm
42:11; Jeremiah 17:7; Romans 15:4, 13; Colossians 1:27
My God gives joy. – Psalm
16:11; 100:2; John 15:9-11; Romans 15:13; Philippians 4:4
My God is judge. – Romans 14:10-12;
I Corinthians 4:2-5; II Corinthians 5:9, 10
My God knows me. – Job 42:2;
Psalm 139:1, 3, 4, 23, 24; Jeremiah 17:9, 10; Hebrews 4:13
My God wants me to know Him.
– Jeremiah 9:23, 24; James 4:8; II Peter 1:2, 3; 3:18
My God is light. – Psalm
27:1; John 1:4, 5, 9; 8:12; II Corinthians 4:4-6; I John 1:5-7
My God lives and gives life. – John 6:47, 48, 51; 10:10; Acts
17:25, 28; Romans 14:7, 8
My God is love. – Jeremiah
31:3; John 3:16; Romans 5:8; 8:35, 37-39; I John 4:8-10, 19
My God wants me to love others.
– Matthew 22:39; John 13:34, 35; I Peter 4:8, 9
My God is merciful. – Psalm
103:8-11, 17; Luke 6:36; Ephesians 2:4; Titus 3:5
My God gives peace. – John
14:27; 16:33; Philippians 4:7, 9; II Thessalonians 3:16
My God is all-powerful. - I
Chronicles 29:11, 12; Jeremiah 32:17, 27; Ephesians 1:19, 20
My God is to be praised. – I
Chronicles 16:8-10, 23-29; Psalm 150:6; Revelation 19:5-7
My God hates pride. –
Proverbs 6: 16, 17; 8:13; 16:5, 18; 26:12; Daniel 4:37; I Peter 5:5, 6
My God protects. – Psalm 4:8,
Psalm 27:5; Psalm 91:2-15; Proverbs 18:10; Jude 24
My God provides. – Psalm 23:1;
34:9, 10; Matthew 6:25-34; Philippians 4:19; II Peter 1:3
My God is righteous. – Psalm
92:15; Romans 3:21-26; 5:17-19; 9:14; Revelation 16:5, 7
My God is my rock. – II Samuel
22:2, 3, 32, 47; Psalm 31:2, 3; 61:2; I Corinthians 10:4
My God is the Savior. –
Matthew 1:21; Luke 1:77-79; Titus 3:4-7; I John 4:9, 10, 14
My God is my Shepherd. –
Psalm 23; Psalm 100:3; John 10:2-4,7, 9, 11, 14-16, 27, 28
My God is strong. – Psalm 28:7;
Isaiah 40:28-31; Ephesians 6:10-13; Philippians 4:13
My God is sufficient. –
Psalm 32:1; 73:25; II Corinthians 3:5; 12:9, 10; Colossians 2:9-10
My God is supreme. – Isaiah 46:9-11;
John 1:1-3; I Corinthians 8:6; Colossians 1:15-18
My God teaches. – Psalm 25:4,
5, 8, 9, 12; 27:11; 94:10; John 14:26; Ephesians 4:20, 21
My God wants me to be thankful.
– Psalm 100:4; II Corinthians 9:11-15; Ephesians 5:20
My God wants me to “think Bible”.
– Isaiah 26:3, 4; II Cor. 10: 3-5; Philippians 2:5; 4:4-9
My God wants me to trust
Him. – Psalm 34:8, 56:3, 4, 11; Isaiah 26:3, 4; Jeremiah 17:5-8
My God is truth. –
Deuteronomy 32:4; John 8:31, 32; 14:6, 16 17; 17:17; I John 5:20
My God is unchanging. –
Psalm 90:1, 2; Malachi 3:6; Hebrews 1:8, 10-12; 13:8
My God gives victory. – I Corinthians
15:54-58; II Corinthians 2:14; Philippians 4:13
My God is all-wise. – Proverbs
2:6; Rom. 11:33, 34; I Corinthians 1:18-25; Colossians 2:3
My God is with me. – Isaiah 41:10;
Matthew 28:20; John 14:16, 17; Hebrews 13:5
My God gave me His Word. –
Psalm 19:7-11; John 1:1, 2; II Timothy 3:16; Hebrews 4:12
My God is a God of wrath. –
Jeremiah 10:10; John 3:36; Revelation 6:16, 17; 14:9-11
This is a start to a list
of characteristics of God that will help you in your study of beginning to know
Him. It is vitally important to study Who our God is and have knowledge of Him
because it is the very foundation of our Christian faith. Every decision we
make in our “every-day lives” should be impacted by what we believe about our
God. Satan is the father of lies, and he wants us to believe lies about God,
while the Bible teaches us the truth about God. Unless we study God’s Word and
learn the truth about God, we will easily believe the lies of Satan instead of
the truth about God. (Ex. If a loved one is seriously ill, I can either believe
that God doesn’t love me and isn’t in control, or I can believe that God,
always loves me, hears my prayers, is always in control, and wants me to grow
to be more like Christ through this trial.)
I want to share a life-changing
project that has helped me to begin to know God. Begin by purchasing a
loose-leaf notebook. Using this suggested alphabetical list of some of the
attributes of God, put one at the top of each page. Start by reading through
the book of Psalms looking for God and Jesus Christ (or begin with the verses
on the sheet). Every time you come across a verse about Him, write the whole
verse out under the appropriate category. Continue doing this with all of your
Bible reading adding any verses you find about God. You will soon have a
notebook full of truth about your God. Any time a trial comes your way, you
need assurance or encouragement in your daily life, or you want help for
yourself or someone else, ask the question, “What do I know about my God?” and
your notebook full of Bible truth about your God will be at your disposal. We often
act according to our feelings (which are usually wrong), but as we meditate on
Who God is, and how it affects our daily life, it changes our thinking and
helps us respond to life biblically. Knowing God can mean the difference
between victory or defeat, right choices or wrong, rest or distress, joy or
depression!
It’s also special to use the categories during your prayer time to
praise God for Who He is. I review one category each day and try to think about
how it should affect my life. The next step is to memorize some of the verses
and mediate on them until they become a firm part of your faith. This study can
be tremendous blessing and help to you if you will take a few minutes a day to
work on it. It’s overwhelming to see how good and great our God is!! This
absolutely changed my life and I hope it will be a help to you too!
Mardi
Collier- The Wilds
