WHO IS GOD?

The Lord is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love. — Psalm 145:8 NIV

This is just a sample of what the Bible has to say about God:

God was before everything everywhere. “Before the mountains were created, before you made the earth and the world, you are God, without beginning or end.” (Psalm 90:2).
God is the Creator of all things. “By the word of the Lord were the heavens made, their starry host by the breath of his mouth” (Psalm 33:6 NIV). “It is I who made the earth and created mankind upon it” (Isaiah 45:12 NIV).

God’s nature is love. “The Lord is loving toward all he has made” (Psalm 145:13 NIV). “The Lord is good and his love endures forever.” (Psalm 100:5 NIV).

If we choose to believe that God has always been, that he is the Creator of all that is, and that his nature is love, we can stop making up our own versions of God. But we can’t stop here in our formulations because there is more we need to know about him. It is astounding to realize that two thousand years ago, in accordance with the divine master plan, God sent his son Jesus to this earth! This world-altering event changed the assumptions and images of God forever.

— Marilyn Meberg

http://blogs.womenoffaith.com/blog/2010/09/who-is-god/