God's Character

Exodus 34: Then the Lord came down in the cloud and stood there with him and proclaimed his name, the Lord. 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, maintaining love to thousands, and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin. 

I’m convinced that sons and daughters want to be like their fathers.  From a very early age, they start mimicking every move and every step their fathers take.  Babies start nodding their heads and blinking their eyes when their fathers nod and blink at them.  When toddlers can walk, they follow behind their fathers and pick up tools, climb on ladders, and follow in their footsteps.

God the Father appeared to Moses.  He passed in front of him declaring who he is, his character, his compassion, his love…and his faithfulness…his sustaining, lovely, faithfulness.

Faithful fathers produce children who respond (even if they walk away for a season) in like faith back to their fathers.

God is a faithful Father, and when we realize his faithfulness in our lives to show grace when we sin, forgive us for all wrongdoing, and restore our relationship with him, we want to follow and mimic that faithfulness right back to him.

He is faithful.  And when we see it and experience it, we are faithful, as well...  Because we’re his children who follow in the footsteps of our father.