Understanding God's simplicity is the key to understanding this complex world. Listen to passage & devotional: Belgic Confession of Faith, Article 1 We all believe in our hearts and confess with our mouths that there is a single and simple spiritual being, whom we call God— eternal, incomprehensible, invisible, unchangeable, infinite, almighty; completely wise, just, and good, and the overflowing source of all good. Summary One of the first pieces of information we learn about a person we've just met is their name. It's likely that prior to this encounter at the burning bush, Moses had a vague concept of God, but he comes to know Him up close and personal here, and unsurprisingly, the first thing Moses wants to know is the name behind the mysterious voice. You might expect God to have a long and complex name, similar to the official titles European kings sometimes have - names that sometimes take up a whole paragraph! But the LORD God Almighty, who is referred to by a number of names throughout scripture, refers to Himself with a name that is both surprisingly simple, yet massively profound. God instructs Moses to call Him: I AM who I AM. God continues, "This is my name forever, the name you should call me from generation to generation." The simplicity of this name is quite apparent: two single syllable words, repeated twice. It's even simpler in Hebrew: YWHW. This name is often referred to by its simplicity. Theologians call it the Divine Tetragrammaton, meaning the four letter word. But don't let the simplicity of this name fool you! The name God chooses to call Himself sets Him apart from from anything else in creation. Dig Deeper One of the first things our Confession says about God is that He's simple. Often in our culture, that's not a flattering description for a person, but it certainly is in theology, and God is the only one who can be described as such. On the other hand, you are a complex creature. You are both physical and spiritual. You have days when you're pleasant, and other days when you're cranky. Since you're made in God's image, you, like Him, have thoughts, emotions and a will, but most of the time it's hard for us to keep all three of those things aligned. So we feel differently from what we know is right, and do things that don't really match the way we think or feel. In His simplicity, God exists as the fullness of His attributes, all at once. God is merciful all of the time, but at the same time His mercy never restricts His justice. His thoughts, emotions, and will are never in conflict. Another way of expressing God's name of I AM is to say that God Is. He defines Himself. He's not just a good God, He is good; He defines the very concept of goodness itself, as well as all of His other attributes. Dutch theologian Herman Bavinck puts it this way: God is the real, the true being, the fullness of being, the sum total of all reality and perfection, the totality of being, from which all other being owes its existence. Simple, right? AAA Prayer (About) ACKNOWLEDGE WHO GOD IS: The LORD, the God of your fathers and the only one who simply exists in Himself; ALIGN YOUR LIFE WITH GOD'S WILL: Pray that you will be able to give God the reverence and respect that His simple holiness demands; ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year! Today: Mark 2

Faithlife.com 2 Timothy 3:12–17 (NIV) 12   In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Canons of Dordt Point 1 - God's Unconditional Election Point 2 - Limited Atonement Point 3 - Total Depravity

Genesis 3:20–24 (NIV) CONTEXT: After the fall into sin, God curses everyone involved: the serpent, the

Genesis 3:1–7 (NIV) Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made 2 The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden, 3 but God did say, ‘

Bible.com Zephaniah 3:14-17 (NIV) 14  Sing, Daughter Zion; shout aloud, Israel!

Daniel 3:16–25 (NIV) CONTEXT: King Nebuchadnezzar has ordered his entire kingdom to bow down and worship It fits between Daniel 3:23-24, and includes the prayer these three young men prayed. Then Azari′ah stood and offered this prayer; in the midst of the fire he opened his mouth and said: 3 

Stand firm in your faith, but work as equals with Christians who disagree. 1 Corinthians 3:1-9 (NIV) 2:16 ...But we have the mind of Christ. 3 Brothers and sisters, I could not address you as people Indeed, you are still not ready. 3  You are still worldly. Listen to passage & devotional: Belgic Confession of Faith, Article 31: The Officers of the Church We Today: John 3

to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world. 3  now as you come to know God more and more as your life is increasingly "hidden with Christ in God (Colossians 3:3)."

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His people to worship Him, you are slowly being "renewed in knowledge in the image of your Creator" (Colossians 3:10).