Reasonable
What kind of God do you worship? Do you believe
him to be a God of inflexible, strict justice, austere and rigid in his temperament? How relieved we are to learn
that the God of the Bible is eminently reasonable! Jehovah’s very name implies his adaptability.
Indeed, he is the most adaptable being in the universe. “Jehovah” literally means “He Causes to Become.” This evidently means
that Jehovah causes himself to become the Fulfiller of all his promises. When Moses asked God his name, Jehovah
elaborated on its meaning in this way: “I shall prove to be what I shall prove to be.” (Exodus 3:14) Rotherham’s
translation pointedly puts it: “I Will Become whatsoever I please.” Jehovah proves to be, or chooses to become,
whatever is needed to fulfill his righteous purposes and promises. Thus, he bears an impressive array of titles,
such as Creator, Father, Sovereign Lord, Shepherd, Jehovah of armies, Hearer of prayer, Judge, Grand Instructor,
Repurchaser. He has caused himself to become all of these and more in order to carry out his loving purposes.—Isaiah
8:13; 30:20; 40:28; 41:14; Psalm 23:1; 65:2; 73:28; 89:26; Judges 11:27. Of course, none of these manifestations of Jehovah’s
humility—his mildness, his willingness to listen, his patience, his reasonableness—mean that Jehovah compromises
his righteous principles. —From The Watchtower, August
1, 1994 pp. 9, 10 and Draw Close to Jehovah p. 208.
Jehovah is holy; never will he pollute his righteous standards. (Leviticus 11:44) Let us, then, love Jehovah’s
reasonableness for what it is—a proof of his humility. Do you not thrill to think that Jehovah God, the wisest
Being in the universe, is also sublimely humble? What a delight to draw close to this awesome yet mild, patient,
reasonable God!
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Noting that that Jehovah condescends—or waives his privileges of rank—an ancient psalmist declared in song:
“He is condescending to look on heaven and earth.”
Psalm 113:6
