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Attribute can be defined as a quality or characteristic given, or regarded as a natural or typical part of a person that distinguishes him from his contemporaries.\u00a0 The attributes of an individual are sometimes recognized from the proficiency with which he carries out his activities.\u00a0 It brings out the peculiarities in its possessor.<\/p>\n
Discussing the attributes of God requires the understanding that God is a Spirit as opposed to natural beings.\u00a0 His attributes are typically expressions of His being and they are inherent.<\/p>\n
God is unlimited by time, space and power.\u00a0 His attributes include Sovereign, Immortal, Invincible, Wise, Holy, True, Omnipotent, Omnipresent, Omniscient, Eternal, Alpha and Omega, I am that I am (the Unchanging One), Ancient of days, King of Glory, Rock of Ages, etc.\u00a0 Of all these attributes, we shall be discussing only three in this study, Omnipresent, Omnipotent and Omnipresent.\u00a0 God is the supreme authority in Heaven and on earth and He alone is worthy of our worship.<\/p>\n
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The word omnipresent refers to a state of being present everywhere at the same time.\u00a0 This characteristic is commonly used in religious context and it is bestowed only on God.\u00a0 With the full knowledge of God\u2019s omnipresent nature, the Psalmist declared, \u201cI can never escape from your (God) presence, I can never get away from you r presence\u201d, Psalms 139:7.\u00a0 In John\u2019s gospel, Jesus (as God) demonstrated His attribute of Omnipresence when He said to Nathaniel \u201cBefore that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee\u201d, John 1:48.\u00a0 He already knew Nathaniel before the two met.\u00a0 In Jeremiah 23:24, God said, \u201cCan any hide himself in secret places that I should not see him?\u00a0 Do not I fill heaven and earth?\u201d\u00a0 God, by this statement confirmed to the people of Jeremiah\u2019s time that truly He is Omnipresent.<\/p>\n
Omnipotent is defined as Almighty or infinite in power: having great or unlimited authority or power; all powerful; supreme or unrestricted ability.\u00a0 This is what God is saying when He declared, \u201cFrom eternity to eternity I am God. No one can snatch anyone out of my hand.\u00a0 No one can undo what I have done\u201d, Isaiah 43:13.\u00a0 Nebuchadnezzar declared of Him, \u201cAnd all inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing; and He doeth according to His will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay His hand, or say unto Him, what doest thou?\u201d, Daniel 4:35.<\/p>\n
It is unthinkable to expect to see any human being who can manifest these attributes.\u00a0 Of course, only the LORD GOD, who created the world out of nothing.<\/p>\n
Omniscient is the ability or capacity to know everything about all things.\u00a0 \u2018All knowing\u2019 \u2013 including situations and circumstances; past, present and future; thoughts, feelings and character, having knowledge and foreknowledge of all occurrences.\u00a0 God sees all things; even death\u00a0and destruction hold no secret from Him, Hebrews 4:13.\u00a0 God knows everything about all things.\u00a0 He sees and knows all we think and do, though we sometimes behave as if we are unaware of His knowledge about us, but that does not in any way change this His attribute.<\/p>\n
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a. Our knowledge of God\u2019s attributes should propel us to develop an overwhelming feeling of reverence, admiration of Him and worship Him with fear.<\/p>\n
b. It will help us to start believing on Him and His Word, and depend on Him in all situations and circumstances.\u00a0 We can handover our burdens and problems to Him with confidence and assurance that He can and will fix them up for us.\u00a0 With this knowledge rooted in us we would not entertain any form of doubt, as we are sure we belong to God, no matter where we find ourselves.\u00a0 We can then pray with confidence, knowing that He is ever present with us.<\/p>\n
c. it will help us check how we pursue the material things of life; avoid hypocritical life and keep a healthy relationship with God, having the full knowledge that we can never hide form Him.\u00a0 \u201cNeither is there any creature that is not manifest in His sight; but all things are naked and open unto the eyes of Him with whom we have to do\u201d, Hebrews 4:13.\u00a0 However, it is comforting, when we realize that God still loves us though He knows us intimately.<\/p>\n
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There are lots of benefits derivable from the knowledge of God\u2019s attributes:<\/p>\n
a. As we conduct our lives based on this knowledge, God reveals Himself to us more often than before.<\/p>\n
b. It increases our faith to act on the Word of God.<\/p>\n
c. It helps us acknowledge our potentials and privileges in Christ Jesus.<\/p>\n
d. It dispels the fear of the devil which sometimes almost makes us loose our balance in our Christian walk.<\/p>\n
e. It gives us the boldness to identify with God even in difficult situations.<\/p>\n
f. When we pray, it increases our confidence and assurance that God will answer our prayers.<\/p>\n
g. It enables us to resist anxiety and worries.<\/p>\n
h. It helps us to flee from committing sin and doing evil.<\/p>\n
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The existence of God is not in doubt.\u00a0 It is only the fool that says there is no God.\u00a0 God exists by Himself.\u00a0 He neither has beginning nor end.\u00a0 By the Scripture, we understand that He existed before the beginning and He will continue to exist after the end, so the beginning and the end of all things are within His ambit.\u00a0 It is futile for man to attempt to hide or try to avoid Him.\u00a0 We do not only know and believe in Him, we have personal relationship with Him.\u00a0 We should therefore be courageous enough to share all we do or think with Him as we are convinced that His ways are better than ours.\u00a0 The knowledge of God\u2019s attributes should motivate us to demonstrate to the world around us whom God is, by our conduct and utterances.<\/p>\n
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Hebrews 4:13 \u2013 \u201cNeither is there any creature that is not manifest in His sight; but all things are naked and open unto the eyes of Him with whom we have to do.\u201d<\/p>\n
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