Day 44: Having a fascination with God's character

Are you fascinated with God? Do you ever just sit there and contemplate His awesomeness, His majesty and His greatness? When was the last time you expressed an attitude of wonder and amazement at the powerful God you call your Father?

Are you awestruck at the wonder of God?

Can you say with the psalmist: One thing I ask of the Lord, this is what I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the lord and to seek Him in His temple. (Ps 27:4)?

Or does the text in Revelations 2:4 apply: I hold this against you: You have foresaken your first love?

I think we are all in danger of letting God become like our once new cars. Just like the shine of the new car, our amazement of God may dull with time. So we have to do something about it! But what?

Prayer is an excellent means of refreshing our appreciation of God. In prayer, seek to know God in a more intimate way. God has many attributes; His character is complex so really we should never stop being fascinated by Him.

Psalm 18:1-3 shows how fascination with God and contemplation can be tied up in prayer:

I love you, O Lord, my strength. The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer; My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge. He is my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.

We must contemplate on God's character; consider the many different forms that this can take. And also consider, what does it mean to me that God is my rock, or that He is the horn of my salvation. If we see God in this new light, and have a fascination with His attributes then we are more and more inclined to call upon Him and worship Him for His glorious works.

Use metaphors, descriptions and see God for who He really is. Understand His character and be fascinated by it. This amazing God is your God, and He is my. Isn't that in itself a reason to bow down in prayer right now?