Devotional July 8, 2025
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Attributes of God

Incomparable

Exodus 8:10; 9:14; 15:11; Deuteronomy 3:24; 33:26; I Samuel 2:2; II Samuel 7:22; I Kings 8:23; II Chronicles 6:14; Psalm 35:10; 71:19; 77:13-14; 86:8-10; 89:5-8; 113:4-6; Isaiah 40:18-25; 46:5,9-11; Jeremiah 10:6-7; Micah 7:18

Anger, wrath, indignation, and fury

Exodus 4:14; 22:22-24; 32:10; Numbers 11:1-10, 33; 12:9; 14:11; 16:20-21, 45; 25:1-9; 32:10-14; Deuteronomy 6:14-15; 9:13-20; 29:18-28; 32:15-25; Joshua 7:1; 23:16; Judges 2:11-23; 2 Samuel 6:6-7; 22:8-9; 1 Kings 11:9; 2 Kings 17:18; 22:11-17; Psalm 2; 7:11; 30:4-5; 74:1; 76:7; 78:17-33, 49-50, 56-64; 79:5-6; 80:4; 89:30-32; 90:7-11; Isaiah 5:20-25; 9:13-19; 42:24-25; Jeremiah 4:8; 44:1-10; Lamentations 2:1-6; 3:43; Ezekiel 5:13-15; Ezekiel 8:13-18; Daniel 9:3-19; Micah 7:9; Habakkuk 3:1-2; Matthew 18:23-35; John 2:13-17; 3:36; Romans 1:18-32; 2:1-6, 8-9; 9:22; Ephesians 3:3-7; 5:3-6; Colossians 3:5-6; 1 Thessalonians 2:14-16; Hebrews 10:26-31; Revelation 6:12-17; 14:9-11; 15:1, 7; 16:19; 19:15

Approachable through Christ

Matthew 27:50-51; Mark 15:37-38; Luke 23:45; Acts 17:27; Ephesians 2:11-18; 3:11-12; Hebrews 4:14-16; 6:19-20; 10:19-22; 12:18-29; I Timothy 6:16

Compassion and Pity

Deuteronomy 13:17; 30:3; Judges 2:18; I Kings 8:50; II Kings 13:23; II Chronicles 36:15; Psalm 78:38, 39; 86:15; 103:13-14; 111:4; 112:4; 145:8; Isaiah 63:7-9; Lamentations 3:22-23, 31-33; Ezekiel 36:21; Joel 2:18; Jonah 4:10-11; Micah 7:19; Matthew 9:35-36; 14:14; 15:32; 18:27, 33; 20:29-34; Mark 1:41; 5:19; 6:34; 8:2; 9:22; Luke 7:13; 15:20; Romans 9:15; II Corinthians 1:3-4; James 5:11

Eternal and Immortal

Genesis 21:33; Exodus 3:14-15; 15:18; Deuteronomy 32:40; 33:26-27; 1 Chronicles 16:36; 29:10; Job 36:26; Psalm 9:7; 33:11; 41:13; 90:1-4; 92:8; 93:2; 102:11-12, 24-27; 104:31; 111:3; 135:13; 145:13; 146:10; Proverbs 8:23-25; Isaiah 26:3-4; 40:28; 57:15; 63:16; Jeremiah 10:10; Lamentations 5:19; Daniel 4:3, 34; Micah 5:2; Habakkuk 1:12; 3:6; John 8:58; Romans 1:20; 16:26; I Timothy 1:17; 6:15-16; Hebrews 1:8; 7:23-25; 9:14; 2 Peter 3:8; Revelation 1:4, 6; 4:8-10; 5:14; 10:6; 11:17; 15:7

Hymns: Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise; O God, Our Help In Ages Past; Lead On, O King Eternal

Excellence

Exodus 15:7; Deuteronomy 33:26; Psalm 8:1, 9; 148:13; Isaiah 12:4-5; 35:2; II Corinthians 4:7

Faithful

Genesis 9:15-16; Deuteronomy 7:9; Joshua 21:43-45; 23:14; I Samuel 12:22; I Kings 8:56; Psalm 36:5; 40:10; 89; 92:1-2; 119:75, 90; 143:1; Isaiah 25:1; 49:7; Lamentations 3:23; Hosea 2:19-20; I Corinthians 1:9; 10:13; I Thessalonians 5:23-24; II Thessalonians 3:3; II Timothy 2:13; Hebrews 2:17; 10:23-25; 11:11; I Peter 4:12-19; I John 1:9; Revelation 1:5; 3:14; 19:11

Hymn: Great Is Thy Faithfulness

Forgetful

Isaiah 43:25; Jeremiah 31:34; 50:20; Micah 7:18-19; Hebrews 8:12; 10:17

Forgiving

Numbers 14:18; Psalm 32:5; 51; 103:12; 130:3-4; Isaiah 55:7; Luke 15:11-24; 23:34; John 8:3-11; I John 1:9

Gentleness and meekness

Psalm 18:35; Matthew 11:28-30; 21:5; II Corinthians 10:1

Glorious Light

Exodus 24:15-18; 33:18-23; 34:29-35; 40:34-35; Psalm 4:6; 104:2; II Chronicles 7:1-3; Ezekiel 10-11; Matthew 17:1-2; Acts 9:3; I Timothy 6:14-16; II Peter 1:16-18; Hebrews 1:3; James 1:17; I John 1:5; Revelation 21:23; 22:5

Goodness and benevolence

Genesis 1:31; Exodus 18:9; I Kings 8:56; Ezra 7:6, 9, 28; 8:18; Nehemiah 2:8, 18; 9:13; Psalm 23:6; 31:19; 100:5; 103:1-5; 119:67-68; 107:1-43; 145:7; Lamentations 3:25; Romans 2:4; 8:28, 32; 12:2; James 1:17

Grace

Genesis 6:8; Psalm 111:4; 112:4; 116:5; Isaiah 30:18; Luke 4:22; John 1:14; Romans 3:24; 5:20; I Corinthians 15:10; II Corinthians 12:9; Ephesians 1:6-7; 2:8-9; Titus 2:11-13; Hebrews 4:14-16; I Peter 2:2-3; 5:10

Holiness

Exodus 15:11; Leviticus 11:44; 19:2; 20:7; Joshua 24:19; Psalm 99:9; Isaiah 6:3; 40:25; II Corinthians 7:1; Hebrews 12:29; I Peter 1:15-16

Immense and infinite

I Kings 8:27; II Chronicles 2:5-6; 6:18; Psalm 147:5; Isaiah 40:15-17, 21-25; 48:13; 66:1; Acts 7:47-50

Immutable, unchanging

Numbers 23:19; I Samuel 15:29; Psalm 102:26-27; Malachi 3:6; Hebrews 1:10-12; 6:13-20; 13:8; James 1:17

Impartial and just

Deuteronomy 10:17; II Chronicles 19:5-7; Psalm 62:12; Acts 3:14; 7:52; 10:34-35; 22:14; Romans 2:6, 11; 3:23; 6:23; Ephesians 6:9; Colossians 3:25; I Peter 1:17

Incomprehensible

Job 11:7-9; Psalm 145:3; Isaiah 40:28; Romans 11:33-36

An invisible Spirit

I Kings 8:27; John 1:18; 4:24; I Corinthians 15:45; Colossians 1:15; I Timothy 1:17; 6:16; Hebrews 11:27

Jealous

Exodus 20:4-6; 34:14; Deuteronomy 4:24; 32:15-21; I Kings 14:22; Psalm 78:58; Zephaniah 1:18; 3:8

Joy

Nehemiah 8:10; Luke 15:7, 10, 22-24; Romans 14:17

Kindness

I Samuel 20:14; II Samuel 9:3; Nehemiah 9:17; Psalm 31:21; 117:2; Isaiah 54:8-10; Joel 2:12-14; Luke 6:35; Ephesians 2:7

Longsuffering, patience, and forbearance

Genesis 6:3; Numbers 14:22; Nehemiah 9:16-17; Psalm 78:36-41; 103:8; Isaiah 30:18; 48:9; Jonah 1:1-2; 3:4, 10; 4:1-2; Nahum 1:3; II Peter 3:8-9

Love

Deuteronomy 7:7-8; Jeremiah 31:3; John 3:16; Romans 5:8; 8:38-39; II Corinthians 9:7; Hebrews 12:5-11; I John 4:7-10, 16, 19

Merciful

Exodus 34:5-8; Deuteronomy 4:29-31; Ezra 9:13; Psalm 36:5; 57:10; 77:7-9; 89:1-2; 103:8-11, 17; 108:4; 136; Proverbs 28:13; Lamentations 3:22-23; Jonah 4:2; Luke 6:36; I Timothy 1:13-16; Hebrews 4:16

Omnipotence (all-powerful)

Genesis 17:1; 18:14; II Chronicles 14:11; Job 42:2; Psalm 106:8; Isaiah 40:26; Jeremiah 32:17-18; Matthew 19:26; Luke 1:37; Ephesians 1:19-23; 3:20-21; Revelation 19:6

Omnipresence (everywhere-present)

Psalm 139:7-11; Jeremiah 23:23-24; Amos 9:2-4; Jonah 1:2-3; Matthew 28:20; John 3:13; Revelation 14:10

Omniscience (all-knowing)

Exodus 3:7; II Chronicles 16:9; Job 34:21-22; Psalm 44:21; 69:5; 139:1-6; 147:4-5; Proverbs 15:3; Isaiah 42:9; Jeremiah 17:9-10; Matthew 6:32; 9:3-4; 10:29-30; 12:25; Luke 6:6-8; 9:46-47; Hebrews 4:12-13

Peace

Psalm 119:165; Isaiah 9:6; 26:3; John 14:27; 16:33; Romans 15:33; Ephesians 2:14; Philippians 4:7, 9

Perfection

Deuteronomy 32:4; Psalm 18:30; 19:7; II Samuel 22:31; Matthew 5:48; Romans 12:2; James 1:17, 25

Righteousness

Genesis 18:25; Exodus 9:27; II Chronicles 12:6; Ezra 9:15; Nehemiah 9:8; Psalm 7:17; 9:7-8; 11:7; 116:5; 119:137; 145:17; Lamentations 1:18; Daniel 9:14; Hebrews 6:10; I John 3:7; Revelation 16:5

Self-existence

Genesis 1:1; Exodus 3:14; Psalm 115:2-8; Isaiah 40:18-20; 46:1-10; Jeremiah 10:10-16; Habakkuk 2:18-20; John 5:26; 11:33-34; I Corinthians 8:4-6; Ephesians 1:5; Hebrews 10:31

Sovereign Dominion

Exodus 15:18; I Chronicles 29:12; Psalm 2:1-4; 10:16; 29:10; 47:2; 50:10-12; 115:3; 135:6; 146:10; Isaiah 6:1; 14:24; 57:15; Daniel 4:34-35; Acts 17:26; Romans 8:28-29; 9:20-24; I Timothy 6:15

Triune Godhead

Genesis 1:26-27, 29; 3:22; 11:7; Deuteronomy 6:4; Isaiah 6:3, 8; 44:6-8; 45:5; Matthew 3:16-17; 28:19; John 10:30; 14:16; I Corinthians 8:4; II Corinthians 13:14; I Timothy 2:5; I John 5:7

Truth

Numbers 23:19; Deuteronomy 32:4; I Samuel 15:29; Psalm 33:4; 108:4; 138:2; Proverbs 6:16-17, 19; Matthew 5:18; John 1:14; 8:26-27; 14:6; 17:3; Titus 1:2; Hebrews 6:18; I John 5:20

Wisdom

Proverbs 3:19; 8; Isaiah 40:13-14; Romans 11:33-36; 16:27; I Corinthians 2:16; I Timothy 1:17; Jude 25

Zeal

II Kings 19:31; Psalm 69:9; Isaiah 9:6-7; 37:32; 59:16-17; 63:15; Ezekiel 5:13; John 2:17

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