by Zeke Flores<\/p>\n
“Then Yahweh passed by in front of him and proclaimed, ‘Yahweh, Yahweh God, compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in lovingkindness and truth’<\/em>” (Exodus 34:6).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
This is God describing Himself. Not Moses describing God, nor Israel describing God. God Himself says, “This is who I am.” Compassionate. Gracious. Slow to anger. Abounding in lovingkindness and truth.<\/p>\n
A lot of us carry distorted images of God. We think He’s impatient, disappointed, or constantly frustrated with us. But when God reveals His own character, He leads with compassion and grace.<\/p>\n
This verse is foundational to how we understand God. Everything He does flows from who\u00a0He is, and who He is can be trusted.<\/p>\n
If you’ve been carrying a heavy or fearful view of God, let this verse reshape your perspective. God isn’t waiting for you to fail. He’s leaning toward you with compassion.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
by Zeke Flores “Then Yahweh passed by in front of him and proclaimed, ‘Yahweh, Yahweh God, compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in lovingkindness and truth’” (Exodus 34:6). This is God describing Himself. Not Moses describing God, nor Israel describing God. God Himself says, “This is who I am.” Compassionate. Gracious. Slow to…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[27],"tags":[952,90,519],"class_list":["post-95339","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-article","tag-compassion","tag-god","tag-mercy"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":34569,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/where-does-the-bible-say-that-gods-patience-is-long-but-not-endless\/","url_meta":{"origin":95339,"position":0},"title":"Where does the Bible say that God’s patience is long but not endless?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"August 30, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: Sir, Kindly let me know where exactly it is written in the Holy Bible that God's patience is long but not endless? 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