Introduction

All throughout scripture, there are people who are truly a silhouette of Godly Character. Well, what is Godly character? Good question, Merriam-Webster defines character as: one of the attributes or features that make up and distinguish an individual. Therefore, Godly Character in scripture is a standard of moral excellence attained by God and illustrated by Jesus Christ. We see there characteristics listed in

Galatians 5:22-23, “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law,” and 2 Peter 1:5-7,”For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love.”

We were created by God in his image (Genesis 1:27), and therefore have the ability to obtain and exemplify Godly Character. But because sin entered the world, acquiring such characteristics takes learning from past experiences, daily practices of hard work and hard love. Some people in the bible that obtained this persistent way of life are Daniel, who was a prophet that showed unshakable trust as he was a prisoner of war to the Babylonians. Daniel stood firm in his beliefs that the Lord’s plans for him were good, and he was right as he went on to become the governor. All throughout the book of Daniel we see him time after time remain faithful to the Lord in times of waiting and uncertainty. Daniel mirrors Godly character perfectly for us.
Another person in the bible who exhibits Godly character is Nehemiah who led his people boldly out of captivity and was keen on being a leader. Nehemiah was fronted with many difficult missions that he time after time accredited his success’ to God before he even succeeded, embodying faith.
We too can live lives of Godly character just as Daniel and Nehemiah did by striving in learning from our mistakes, being dedicated to deepening our relationship with Christ and putting what we learn into practice with our fellow believers.