It is imperative that we study and meditate on the character of God. If we are to love and glorify God (Matthew 22.37-40), we have to know who He is (Ephesians 1.17). This study ought not be resigned to a passive reading or only something we look at when the church provides an opportunity—it is to be our great passion! As the Apostle Paul says, everything is a loss compared to “the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord” (Philippians 3.8).
When we are at a time of great need, or moments of wonderful joy, we will lean on that which has most fervently occupied our attention. For some of us we may fall back into sinful habits, others may lean on worry, some legalists may rely on Christian works...all of which are a diversion from the life of abiding in Jesus (John 15). Studying the character of God empowers living a life of grace.
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