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你在自我介绍时，会说什么呢？大多数人在介绍自己时都会说自己的名字，他们可能会讲一些他们喜欢做的事情，他们的工作是什么，或者他们来自哪里。人们可以从你的自我介绍中很快了解到关于你的一些重要信息。

在我们今天所读的《出埃及记》中，神与摩西会面，并停下来介绍自己，好使人们知道祂是谁。神称自己为“耶和华”，并说祂是“有怜悯有恩典的神，不轻易发怒，并有丰盛的慈爱和诚实，为千万人存留慈爱，赦免罪孽，过犯和罪恶。”《圣经》中许多地方都有对神类似描述。神恩慈的属性是祂身份的核心。何等美好！

知道了神是谁，我们就可以被安慰，我们的过去、现在和未来都不会使我们与神的爱隔绝。每当我们遇见恩慈之神，我们就有平安，知道神是赦罪的，忍耐的，慈爱的。神的恩典和赦罪引导我们认识祂，祂的忍耐和慈爱忠实地引导我们永远跟随祂。

What do you say when you introduce yourself? Most people introduce themselves by saying their name, and they might tell about something they like to do, what their work is, or where they are from. People can learn some important things about you right away, just from the words of your introduction.

In our reading from Exodus today, God meets with Moses and pauses to describe himself so that the people can know who he is. God calls himself "the LORD" and says he is "the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness, maintaining love to thousands, and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin." Similar descriptions of God are included in many places in the Bible. The gracious nature of God is at the heart of his identity. How beautiful!

Knowing who God is, we can take comfort that nothing from our past, present, or future will separate us from God's love. When we meet the God of grace, we can find peace, knowing that God is forgiving, patient, and loving. God's grace and forgiveness lead us to know him, and his patience and lovingkindness faithfully guide us to follow him forever.