GOD IS WAS AND WILL BE

Proclamation:

“… For God is present in the company of the righteous.”  Psalm 14:5 (NIV)

Explanation:

This psalm was written by King David under the influence of The Holy Spirit of God.  David begins this psalm by stating that the fool says in his heart that there is no God. (Psalm 14:1)  He then states that God sees from heaven that all men are corrupt. (Psalm 14:2-3)  The evildoers are mistreating, corrupting, and killing God’s people (Psalm 14:4) and they live in fear because God is with the righteous and He is their refuge. (Psalm 14:5-6)  In the end, God will restore His people. (Psalm 14:7)   

Application:

The Lord God is alive and present now, He always was present even at the beginning of everything, and He will always be present, even after this world has passed away.  The words “God is …” appears in The Bible 156 times.  It states that God is always with us, and He is a witness, a provider, a protector, a consuming fire, a refuge, a rock, a righteous judge, a shield, a spirit, great, gracious, compassionate, merciful, mighty, exalted, good, holy, sovereign, righteous, truthful, wise, faithful, able, light, present, in our hearts, our strength, our help, our salvation, Lord, the King of all the earth, and God is love.  The Bible also says what God is not.  Even so, we really so not know all that God is.  Our limited human capacity cannot comprehend all that God is.  We just know that He is.  He existed before there was time or anything else.  In the beginning, whenever that was, God was there. (Genesis 1:1 and John 1:1-3)  God is omnipotent, all powerful, (Revelation 19:6), omniscient, all knowing, (Matthew 6:8) and omnipresent, everywhere all at the same time, (Matthew 28:20).  This earth will pass away but God will remain for all eternity. (Matthew 24:35; Mark 13:31; Luke 21:33; and Revelation 21:1)  God is, God was, and God forever will be.  Believers can sing the song, “God Is …”  The song says, "God is my protection ... God is my guide and direction ... God is the joy and the strength of my life ... He moves all pain misery and strife … I want to go with Him when He comes back … I’ve come too far and I’ll never turn back … God is … God is my all and all."