#104 - Attributes of God - Aseity - 86 Seconds Video Devotional - Gary Wilkerson

One of the least known attributes of God, least talked about, least preached about, least written about, and least known by even the Christian Church
is this word called the aseity of God. Why would we want to talk about something that seems so archaic and ancient? Why would we want to talk about something that seems like everybody's forgotten today?

Well, I would suggest to you that the aseity of God is at the core of the very nature, and essence of God. So let me explain it to you. Aseity is from two different words, 'a' being of and 'seity' of self or self, and so aseity means God is of himself. He's not put together by different parts; that simplicity,
the simplicity of God. He's not created.

He's the uncreated God. He has been internal - will always be - not like us. We have a future ahead of us of immortality, but we didn't go back in time.
God has always been. The core meaning of this and why it's important to
you is if God has this asesity, then he is existing in his own self, his own strength, his own power, his own love, every attribute of himself.

He exists fully in the fullness of those attributes of God. So here's the brunt of it: he needs nothing - you and I need so much. We are always clamoring for other things outside - things to make us feel fulfilled. God is totally fulfilled all the time because he is of himself uncreated. His nature is eternally existent so you don't have God saying, 'oh, I need you to love me. I need you to worship me.' No, he desires that for our benefit, but he doesn't need it, because he's fulfilled in himself. That makes him an amazing, glorious God.