Baptist Press
By Fred MacDonald, posted December 11, 2024 in Theology & Doctrine
Editor’s note: Fred MacDonald is the Executive Director and Lead Missionary for the Dakota Baptist Convention.
There are many words that can be used to describe God: holy, just, righteous, merciful, sovereign, gentle. I’m sure you can think of many more. One of my favorite adjectives for the Father is gracious.
Our God is no Scrooge when it comes to sharing what is His with those He loves. He is a giving God. His kindness overflows with great abundance. Whenever I give what I consider to be gracious to someone, He always give more.
In Psalm 18:35-36, David challenges us to enumerate all of God’s grace gifts. In these two verses he starts the list with four blessings he had personally experienced from the hand of God:
1) “You have given me the shield of your salvation”
2) “Your right hand supported me”
3) “Your gentleness made me great” (“Your humility exalts me” – CSB)
4) “You gave a wide place for my steps under me and my feet did not slip”
