The Son of the living God
Here is how you shall know that the living God is among you. (Joshua 3:10 ESV)
When we read what the Bible says about the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost—the Trinity—it becomes evident that God is more than just energy or a force. Rather than having created the universe and turned away from it, He has interaction with His creation.
God is called “the living God” numerous times throughout both the Old and New Testaments. He is described as alive and interactive with His people. In the Psalms, David wrote, “My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God?” The book of Jeremiah declared, “The Lord is the true God; He is the living God and the everlasting King.” And when asked who Jesus was, “Simon Peter replied, ‘You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.’”
The apostle Paul referred to the followers as being “a letter from Christ delivered by us, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God.” “The living God” is a term used to sharply contrast God to the idols that were commonly worshipped in ancient times. The Hebrew words used in reference to idols in the Old Testament are words which mean good for nothing, worthless, vain, devoid, or empty of substance. Idols are lifeless, mere images made by man, which stand in contrast to the living, interactive God.
The living God—the Supreme Being who created the universe and all that is in it, including us—deserves our allegiance, worship, praise, and love. [1]
God cannot be less than Himself. And God is good. And active. And faithful. And He cares. - Anne Graham Lotz
[1] Anchor The Living God
