Describing God
November 2024 Issue
About the author — Ben McKnight
Ben McKnight was born and raised in the West Michigan area. He has been married to Kayla for 14 years and has been a dad to Leo for almost five years. After graduating from Calvin Theological Seminary in 2017, he served as a pastor in Grant, Michigan, until spring 2021. He then served as a chaplain for a year at a local retirement community, and then with ReFrame Ministries’ advancement team. In spring 2024 he transitioned and began serving as the pastor of a church in Cedar Springs, Michigan.
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God, the Father
Ben McKnight
Romans 8:14-17
The Spirit you received . . . brought about your adoption. . . . And by him we cry, “Abba, Father.”Read →
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God, the Friend
Ben McKnight
Isaiah 30:18-21
The Lord longs to be gracious to you; therefore he will rise up to show you compassion.Read →
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God, the Advocate
Ben McKnight
Psalm 145:13-15
The Lord upholds all who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down.Read →
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God, the Defender
Ben McKnight
Deuteronomy 10:17-19
He defends the cause of the fatherless and the widow, and loves the foreigner residing among you, giving them food and clothing.Read →
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God, the Provider
Ben McKnight
Matthew 14:13-21
They all ate and were satisfied. . . .Read →
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God, the Faithful Shepherd
Ben McKnight
Psalm 23:1-6
Your rod and your staff, they comfort me.Read →
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God, the Reliever
Ben McKnight
Numbers 11:16-17
“They will share the burden of the people with you so that you will not have to carry it alone.”Read →
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God, the Heart Healer
Ben McKnight
Psalm 34:17-18
The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.Read →
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God, the Family Home
Ben McKnight
Hebrews 4:14-16
Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us...Read →
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God, the Trustworthy Parent
Ben McKnight
Matthew 18:1-5
“Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.”Read →
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God, the Anchor
Ben McKnight
Hebrews 10:19-25
Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.Read →
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God, the Gracious Giver
Ben McKnight
1 Peter 4:8-11
Each of you should . . . serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.Read →
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God, Our Closest Friend
Ben McKnight
John 15:11-17
A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity.Read →
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God, the Master of the Universe
Ben McKnight
Job 38:22-30
“Have you entered the storehouses of the snow or seen the storehouses of the hail . . . ?”Read →
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God, the Advocate (II)
Ben McKnight
John 14:15-21
“I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever. . . .”Read →
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God, the Fortress
Ben McKnight
Psalm 46:1-3
God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.Read →
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God, the Determined Angler
Ben McKnight
Hebrews 13:5-6
“Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.” “The Lord is my helper, I will not be afraid.”Read →
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God, the Concerned Shepherd
Ben McKnight
Luke 15:4-7
“Then he calls his friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep.’”Read →
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God, the Giver of Full Life
Ben McKnight
Luke 5:17-26
When Jesus saw their faith, he said, “Friend, your sins are forgiven.”Read →
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God, the Gardener
Ben McKnight
John 15:1-8
“He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that...Read →
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God, the Eternity Setter
Ben McKnight
Ecclesiastes 3:1-11
There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens.Read →
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God, the Encourager
Ben McKnight
1 Peter 2:9-10
Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God. . . .Read →
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God, the Provider (II)
Ben McKnight
Luke 12:11-12
“Do not worry about how you will defend yourselves or what you will say, for the Holy Spirit will teach you at...Read →
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God, the Loving Servant
Ben McKnight
John 13:34-35
“A new command I give you: Love one another.”Read →
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God, the Patient Forgiver
Ben McKnight
Matthew 18:21-35
Jesus answered, “I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times.”Read →
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God, the Seed Planter
Ben McKnight
Luke 8:4-15
“The seed on good soil stands for those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and by...Read →
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God, the Relief Aid
Ben McKnight
1 John 4:7-21
We love because he first loved us.Read →
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God, the Attentive Friend
Ben McKnight
1 Samuel 1:1-20
In her deep anguish Hannah prayed to the Lord, weeping bitterly.Read →
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God, the Scent Supplier
Ben McKnight
2 Corinthians 2:14-17
We are to God the pleasing aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing.Read →
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