Thanks Be To God - - For His Everlasting Love

 

JEREMIAH 31:3

The LORD appeared to us in the past, saying: "I have loved you with an Everlasting Love; therefore I have drawn you with loving devotion."

*Strong's Ex. Conc. No. 5769

Everlasting: of long duration, antiquity, futurity, forever, perpetual, permanent, ancient

From the Hebrew word 'olam' (pronounced o-lawm')

Occurs 438 times in the Old Testament

*Strong's Ex. Conc. No. 4900

Drawn: extended, lifted up, stretched out 

From the very beginning God has loved us. Before we were ever born, He knew us. 

Job 10:11

You clothed me with skin and flesh, and knit me together with bones and sinews.

Psalm 119:17

Your hands have made me and fashioned me; give me understanding to learn Your commandments.

Psalm 139:13

For You formed my inmost being; You knit me together in my mother’s womb.

God loves us even now in this present day and age. 

GOD IS THE BEGINNING, THE NOW AND THE ENDING

Genesis 1:1 

"In the Beginning God created the heavens and the earth."

John 1:1

"In the Beginning was The Word, and The Word was with God, and The Word was God."

Revelation 1:8

"I am Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the Ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty."

GOD IS EVERLASTING 

Genesis 21:33

Then Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba, and there called on the name of the LORD, The Everlasting God.

Exodus 3:14, 15

14. God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’ ”

15. God also told Moses, “Say to the Israelites, ‘The LORD, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you.’ This is My name forever, and this is how I am to be remembered in every generation.

Lamentations 5:19

You, O LORD, reign forever; Your throne endures from generation to generation.

Psalm 90:2

Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever you had formed the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God.

THE LOVE OF GOD

Leads Us & Feeds Us

Hosea 11:4

I led them with cords of kindness, with the bands of love, and I became to them as one who eases the yoke on their jaws, and I bent down to them and fed them.

Covers Our Sins

1 John 2:2

He Himself is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.

1 John 4:10

Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us, and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

Isaiah 1:18

“Come now, and let us reason together,” Says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, They shall be as white as snow; Though they are red like crimson, They shall be like wool."

Isaiah 43:25

I, yes I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake and remembers your sins no more.

John 1:29

The next day John sees Jesus coming unto him, and said, Behold the Lamb of God, which takes away the sin of the world.

Is For Everyone

John 3:16

For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.

Romans 10:12, 13

12. For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon Him.

13. for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”

We are wooed by God. He calls us to come near to Him. He calls us to submit our wills and desires to His will and desire. God calls us to follow His Light and leave the darkness of this world behind. He calls us to repentance and reformation: to turn away from sin and learn to be holy. 

God leaves the mature sheep in the pasture and goes looking for the lost sheep to bring it into the pasture, where it will feed well and grow up in His pasture. 

God calls the wayward child to come home. He throws great parties when a person returns to His arms and is restored. 

God extends His arms to us, ever reaching for 'just one more'. Just one more soul. Just one more lost sheep. Just one more child to pick up and hold near His heart. 

God draws us to Himself gently, whispering our name, waiting patiently for us to turn to Him and choose to be with Him above all else. Waiting for us as a father waits for his wayward child to return home.

 No matter how far away from God we are, when we come home to Him, He is more than happy to see us. We see this in the story of the prodigal son in Luke 15:11=32

Luke 15:20

And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.

It's time for you to come home. It's time for you to listen to God's whisper and run to God's embrace. 

Dear God,

Thank You for loving me. Thank You for saving me and waiting patiently while I figured things out. Thank You for Your warm, loving embrace, when I chose to listen to Your whispering voice in my heart. 

Thank You for saving our children and their children, and, if the return of Your Son is not soon imminent, their children, as well. You have said in Your Word that Your mercy extends to a thousand generations. That's a lot of people. 
Please guide our families into Your grace, that none be left behind. Help us to forgive those who have done us wrong, that we may grow in Your heart, the way You accomplish Your works in us. For Your Word has said that 'as much as we have forgiven others You will forgive us'. 

Bless our witness as we testify of Your saving grace. Bless our testimony as we tell of what You have done for us. May Your kingdom increase as we continue to serve in Your fields.

May Your Name truly be glorified in all that we do, Lord. 

In Jesus' Holy Name, I pray,

Amen

Whisper by Jason Upton

Softly and Tenderly - Classic Hymn

Love Lifted Me - Classic Hymn

 

I AM HE

 Who is God to God? Who does He declare Himself to be? to us?

I AM HE

Isaiah 46:4

“And even to your old age I am He; and even to hoar (gray/white) hairs will I carry you: I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you.”

Isaiah 43:13, 25

-“Even from eternity I am He, and none can deliver out of My hand. When I act, who can reverse it?"

-“I, only I, am He who wipes out your transgressions for My own sake, And I will not remember your sins.” 

Isaiah 48:12

“Listen to Me, O Jacob, and Israel, whom I have called: I am He; I am the first, and I am the last.”

Deuteronomy 32:39

See now that I, even I, am He, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither is there any that can deliver out of My hand.

Revelation 1:18

I am He that lives, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.

John 8:18

I am He who testifies about Myself, and the Father who sent Me testifies about Me.

Revelation 2:23

And I will kill her children with death; and all the churches shall know that I am He which searches the reins and hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your works.

John 18:6, 8

As soon then as He had said unto them, I am He, they went backward, and fell to the ground.

Jesus answered, I have told you that I am He: if therefore you seek Me, let these go their way. 

Jeremiah 29:23

“Because they have acted foolishly in Israel and have committed adultery with their neighbors’ wives and in My Name have spoken false and concocted words, which I did not command them. I am He who knows and I am a witness,” says the LORD.’”

Isaiah 51:12

“I, even I, am He who comforts you. Who are you that you should be afraid Of a man who will die, And of the son of a man who will be made like grass?”

Isaiah 41:4

Who has performed this and carried it out, calling forth the generations from the beginning? I, the LORD—the first and the last—I am He.”

John 4:26

“I am He,” Jesus told her, “the One speaking to you.”

Hagar called Him, THE GOD WHO SEES. Genesis 16:13 So she called the LORD who spoke to her: The God Who Sees, for she said, “In this place, have I actually seen the One who sees me?”

This example of Hagar is but one, there are so many more names of God and Christ Jesus scattered throughout the Bible, the Scriptures, waiting for us to dig in and dig deep the nuggets of riches which God has prepared for us to find. 

But for today, it is enough to know that God Is I AM HE. Creator. Caller. Speaker. Comforter. Testifier. Searcher. Burden Bearer. Justice Giver. Knowledge Bearer. The One Who Is Alive Evermore. Witness. The Only God. 

Which of His names have you discovered as you have searched out the Words of The Scriptures? Which, if any, have impacted you the most? And why? 

For me, from this list of I AM HE verses, I would have to say that Revelation 1:8 speaks to me the most. "I am He that lives, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death." He, Jesus Christ, son of the Living God, is ALIVE FOR EVERMORE. He, Jesus Christ, holds the keys of hell and death. You know what that means? I have nothing to fear. For I am in Christ, and Christ is n me, therefore, I am alive with Christ! What a comforting, strengthening thought. 

Ephesians 2:4-10

But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in our trespasses. It is by grace you have been saved! And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with Him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus. in order that in the coming ages He might display the surpassing riches of His grace, demonstrated by His kindness to us in Christ Jesus. 

For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God, not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life.

I am alive in Christ and He is alive in me. 

The Lord Is -- August

 

BRANCH

NETSER

(pronounced nay'-tser)

Isaiah 11:1

There shall come forth a Rod from the stem of Jesse, And a Branch shall grow out of his roots.

Jeremiah 23:5

Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.

Acts 13:22, 23

After removing Saul, He raised up David as their king and testified about him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse a man after My own heart; he will carry out My will in its entirety.’ From the descendants of this man, God has brought to Israel the Savior Jesus, as He promised.

Hebrews 7:14

For it is clear that our Lord descended from Judah, a tribe as to which Moses said nothing about priests.

KURIOS DOXA 

LORD OF GLORY

1 Corinthians 3:8

Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of Glory.

GLORY: Honor, Splendor, Majesty, Praise, The Unspoken Manifestation of God

Pronounced: koo'-ree-os dox'-ah

According to my Helps/Studies, the word Kurios means "a person exercising absolute ownership rights"; Lord

This designation is used 722 times in Scripture. Repetition is meant to reinforce and imprint on us the fullness of the Word we are learning. It is not necessary for us to remember it in our minds, as what is being imprinted on our hearts is done spiritually and when we need it, the Holy Spirit will bring it to our lips and then we will speak it out. 

YAHWEH TeHILLAH

THE LORD MY PRAISE

Jeremiah 17:14

Heal me, O LORD, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved: for Thou art my praise.

(pronounced:  yeh-ho-vaw teh-hil-law') 

Deuteronomy 10:21

He is your praise and He is your God, who has done for you these great and awesome wonders that your eyes have seen.

Exodus 15:2

The LORD is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father's God, and I will exalt him.

AIONOS THEOS

(pronounced: ahee-o'-nee-os theh'-os )

ETERNAL GOD

Romans 16:25-27

Now to Him who is able to strengthen you by my gospel and by the proclamation of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery concealed for ages past but now revealed and made known through the writings of the prophets by the command of the Eternal God, in order to lead all nations to the obedience that comes from faith—to the only wise God be glory forever through Jesus Christ! Amen.

Etermal: unending, everlasting, ageless; existing both within time itself and outside  the realm of time at the same time; without beginning or end

Hebrews 9:13-15

For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that their bodies are clean, how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the Eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God! And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance. 

The LORD IS -- July

 

SKANDALON PETRA

(pronounced skan'-dal-on pet'-ra)

ROCK OF OFFENSE

Romans 9:33

As it is written: "Behold, I lay in Sion a Stumblingstone and Rock of Offense, And whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame."

Isaiah 8:13-14

The LORD of Hosts is the One you shall regard as holy. Only He should be feared; only He should be dreaded.  And He will be a sanctuary—but to both houses of Israel a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense, to the dwellers of Jerusalem a trap and a snare. 

Isaiah 28:16

So this is what the Lord GOD says: "See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation; the one who believes will never be shaken. I will make justice the measuring line and righteousness the level. Hail will sweep away your refuge of lies, and water will flood your hiding place."

IMMANUEL

GOD IS WITH US

Isaiah 8:10

Take counsel together, and it shall come to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God Is With Us.

Isaiah 7:14

Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call Him Immanuel.

Matthew 1:23

"Behold, the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call Him Immanuel" (which means, "God with us").

Isaiah 41:10

Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness. 

Romans 8:31

What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

ELOHIM MAGEN

GOD OUR SHIELD

Psalm 84:9

Behold, O God our Shield, and look upon the face of Thine anointed.

Genesis 15:1

After these things the Word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy Shield, and thy Exceeding Great Reward.

2 Samuel 22:31

As for God, His way is perfect; the Word of the LORD is tried: He is a buckler to all them that trust in Him.

Proverbs 30:5

Every Word of God is pure: He is a Shield unto them that put their trust in Him. 

YAHWEH KABOWD

LORD MY GLORY

Psalm 3:3

But You, O LORD, are a Shield around me, My Glory, and the One who lifts my head.

Pronounced: yah-way kaw-bode'

GLORY: Honor; Beauty, Adornment, Crown, Majesty

This is a declaration of faith which King David made to God while running away from his son Absalom, who wanted to kill him and take his place on the throne (2 Samuel 15). But David knew God would protect him from his son the upstart. He knew God as his Shield, his protector, the God Who encompasses His people with His own Strength. 

David recognized God's Kingship over all. Therefore he knew that God was his Glory, that God's glory is God's Majesty. 

Psalms tells us we worship God "in the beauty of holiness", in God's holiness, God's beauty. Hebrews 2:9 reminds us that Jesus is Crowned with Glory: "But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, because of the suffering of death, having been crowned with glory and with honor, so that by the grace of God He might taste death for​ ​everyone​." 

DAVID RHIZA

(pronounced dahb-eed hrid'-zah)

ROOT OF DAVID

Revelation 5:3

Then one of the elders said to me, "Do not weep!" Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed to open the scroll and its seven seals."

Rhiza: root, source, that which comes from the root

 

Isaiah 11:1

 And there shall come forth a Rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots.

Acts 13:22-23

After removing Saul, He raised up David as their king and testified about him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse a man after My own heart; he will carry out My will in its entirety.’  From the descendants of this man, God has brought to Israel the Savior Jesus, as He promised. 

Revelation 22:16

"I, Jesus, have sent My angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the bright Morning Star."

The word 'root' is both noun and verb. As a noun we see that it takes hold of its surroundings and establishes a firm hold. As a verb we know that a root can be implanted or establish deeply within. 

John 15:5

I am the vine; you are the branches. The one abiding in Me and I in him, he bears much fruit. For apart from Me you are able to do nothing.

Colossians 2:6, 7

 Therefore, just as you have received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to walk in Him, rooted and built up in Him, established in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.

 

Intelligent Worship -- Surrender To God -- Part 11

 Intelligent Worship brings us into the presence of God when we Surrender to God. Part 11.

This surrendering to God thing has to be done (1) Intentionally and (2) Daily. The flesh wants to be comfy, but the Spirit calls and the flesh must surrender what it wants in order to hear what God is saying, especially when the body is beyond tired and just wants to rest. 

Deuteronomy 10:16

Circumcise your hearts, therefore, and stiffen your necks no more.

Jeremiah 4:4

“Circumcise (dedicate, sanctify) yourselves to the LORD And remove the foreskin [sins] of your heart, Men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem, Or else My wrath will go forth like fire [consuming all that gets in its way] And burn and there will be no one to quench it, Because of the evil of your acts.”

Romans 2:28-29

A man is not a Jew because he is one outwardly, nor is circumcision only outward and physical. No, a man is a Jew because he is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the written code. Such a man’s praise does not come from men, but from God.

It is the Spirit of God Who calls us into the presence of God, who keeps us there when we choose to honor God by being obedient to the call of Surrender.

You may wonder why these verses since none of them use the word 'surrender' but these are the verses the Spirit gave me when I first wrote the outline for this series. 

Deuteronomy, for instance, talks to us about not being so set in our ways, not being stubborn and not being rebellious. Jeremiah tells us to dedicate ourselves to the Lord; dedicate our services. Romans 12:1-2 speaks of 'presenting our bodies as a living sacrifice to the Lord'. In other words, Surrender to God. 

Romans reminds us that we cannot save ourselves, we cannot wash away our own sins: only the Spirit of God can forgive sins and wash them away through the blood of His precious Holy Lamb, Jesus Christ, His only begotten Son. 

Physical circumcision is painful and the anguish fades beyond memory for most who receive it. Spiritual circumcision is sacrificial but this sacrifice should not become a memory for the believer. This sacrifice is a daily offering we give to God when we completely, willingly, obediently set aside what we want to do and do what God wants us to do. 

Yes, I'd rather be asleep. But unless God brings me there it ain't happenin'. He has a work for me to do and getting today's study done is a big part of it. 

We sing this hymn at church, as I'm sure many of you do, called 'I Surrender All'. We'd better mean what we say because we will be held accountable. If we can't mean what we say in a song, then we'd better not be singing it. 

I SURRENDER ALL

--by Judson Van De Venter, 1896

1. All to Jesus I surrender,

All to Him I freely give;

I will ever love and trust Him,

In His presence daily live.

Refrain:

I surrender all, I surrender all;

All to Thee, my blessed Savior,

I surrender all.

2. All to Jesus I surrender,

Make me, Savior, wholly Thine;

Let me feel Thy Holy Spirit,

Truly know that Thou art mine. [Refrain]

3. All to Jesus I surrender,

Lord, I give myself to Thee;

Fill me with Thy love and power,

Let Thy blessing fall on me. [Refrain]

ALL TO YOU/I SURRENDER ALL by Don Moen

The Lord Is -- May

 

KURIOS THERISMOS

LORD OF THE HARVEST

Matthew 9:38 

"Request therefore of The Lord of the Harvest to send out laborers to His harvest."

Matthew 9:37

Then He said to His disciples, "The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few."

Matthew 10:1

And calling His twelve disciples to Him, Jesus gave them authority over unclean spirits, so that they could drive them out and heal every disease and sickness.

Psalm 68:11

The Lord gave the Word: great was the company of those that published it. 

MIQVEH YISRAEL

THE HOPE OF ISRAEL

Jeremiah 17:13

O LORD, the Hope of Israel, all who abandon You will be put to shame. All who turn away will be written to the dust, for they have abandoned the LORD, the fountain of living water.

Isaiah 1:28

But rebels and sinners will together be shattered, and those who forsake the Lord shall perish.

Jeremiah 17:17

Do not be a terror to me: You are my Hope in the day of evil.

1 Peter 1:3

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.

MAQOR MAYIM CHAY

FOUNTAIN OF LIVING WATERS

Jeremiah 2:3

"For My people have committed two evils: They have forsaken Me, the Fountain of Living Waters, and they have dug their own cisterns --broken cisterns that cannot hold water."

John 4:14

But whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a fount of water springing up to eternal life."

Psalm 36:9

For with You is the fountain of life; in Your light we see light. 

Jeremiah 1:16

And I will utter my judgments against them touching all their wickedness, who have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, and worshipped the works of their own hands.

Psalm 115:4-8

Their idols are silver and gold, made by the hands of men. They have mouths, but cannot speak; they have eyes, but cannot see; they have ears, but cannot hear; they have noses, but cannot smell; they have hands, but cannot feel; they have feet, but cannot walk; they cannot even clear their throats. Those who make them become like them, as do all who trust in them.

Isaiah 65:11-12

But you who forsake the LORD, who forget My holy mountain, who set a table for Fortune and fill bowls of mixed wine for Destiny, I will destine you for the sword, and you will all kneel down to be slaughtered, because I called and you did not answer, I spoke and you did not listen; you did evil in My sight and chose that in which I did not delight.”

1 Corinthians 10:21  

You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons too; you cannot partake in the table of the Lord and the table of demons too.

LOGOS

THE WORD

John 1:1

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

LOGOS: expressing the thoughts of the Father through the Spirit, reasoning expressed by words. Used 330 times in the New Testament 

John 1:14

The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.

John 8:58

"Truly, truly, I tell you," Jesus declared, "before Abraham was born, I am!"

1 John 1:2

That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our own eyes, which we have gazed upon and touched with our own hands—this is the Word of life.

1 John 5:7

For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.

AGAPAO

BELOVED ONE

Ephesians 1:6

To the praise of the glory of His grace, wherein He has made us accepted in The Beloved.

Matthew 3:17

And a voice from heaven said, "This is My Beloved Son, in Whom I am well pleased!"

Colossians 1:13

He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son.

Weaponized

 

2 Corinthians 10:4

(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)

Jeremiah 23:29

"Is not MY WORD like fire," declares the LORD, "and like a hammer that smashes a rock?"

Ephesians 6:10-18

In conclusion, be strong in the Lord [draw your strength from Him and be empowered through your union with Him] and in the power of His [boundless] might. 

Put on the full armor of God [for His precepts are like the splendid armor of a heavily-armed soldier], so that you may be able to [successfully] stand up against all the schemes and the strategies and the deceits of the devil.

For our struggle is not against flesh and blood [contending only with physical opponents], but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this [present] darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly (supernatural) places.

Therefore, put on the complete armor of God, so that you will be able to [successfully] resist and stand your ground in the evil day [of danger], and having done everything [that the crisis demands], to stand firm [in your place, fully prepared, immovable, victorious].

So stand firm and hold your ground, HAVING TIGHTENED THE WIDE BAND OF TRUTH (personal integrity, moral courage) AROUND YOUR WAIST and HAVING PUT ON THE BREASTPLATE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS (an upright heart),

and having strapped on YOUR FEET THE GOSPEL OF PEACE IN PREPARATION [to face the enemy with firm-footed stability and the readiness produced by the good news].

Above all, lift up the [protective] shield of faith with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.

And take THE HELMET OF SALVATION, and THE SWORD OF THE SPIRIT, which is the WORD OF GOD.

With all PRAYER AND PETITION PRAY [with specific requests] at all times [on every occasion and in every season] IN THE SPIRIT, and with this in view, stay alert with all perseverance and petition [interceding in prayer] for all God’s people.

Our weapon is the WORD OF GOD, not our opinion. We think THE WORD when we contemplate It, when we study It, when we meditate on It. We breathe THE WORD when we speak it aloud, not just in our hearing, but in the presence of others. 

We live THE WORD when we believe THE WORD. Our actions and our speech define who we are and where we stand. 

THE WORD OF GOD is JESUS CHRIST. John 1:1-4. 14 He is not only our Savior, Friend and Teacher, He is our Example. He is the FirstFruits: 1 Corinthians 15:20-23.

 THE WORD OF GOD is powerful: Hebrews 4:12 'For THE WORD OF GOD is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.'

Only with THE WORD OF GOD thriving within us will be able to be the people of God we are called to be: Christians, Christ-followers, Word-speakers, Spirit-filled servants of the Most High God. Without Christ we are nothing. But with Christ we are everything because He is our Everything.  

 

 

The Lord Is....Month of June

 

JEHOVAH ELOHIM

THE LORD IS MY GOD

Zechariah 13:9

"And I will bring the third part through the fire. Refine them as silver is refined. And test them as gold is tested. They will call on My name. And I will listen and answer them. I will say, 'They are My people.' And they will say, 'The LORD is my God.'"

Leviticus 26:11-12

And I will make My dwelling place among you, and My soul will not despise you.

I will walk among you and be your God, and you will be My people.

Jeremiah 30:32

"And you will be My people, and I will be your God."

JEHOVAH NISSI

The LORD Is My Banner

Exodus 17:15

And Moses built an altar and named it The LORD Is My Banner.

Psalm 20:5

We will rejoice in your salvation, And in the name of our God we will set up our banners! May the LORD fulfill all your petitions.

Psalm 60:4

You have raised a banner for those who fear You, that they may flee the bow. Selah.

Song of Solomon 2:4

He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love.

JEHOVAH SHALOM

The LORD Is Peace

Judges 6:24

So Gideon built an altar to the LORD there and called it The LORD Is Peace. To this day it stands in Ophrah of the Abiezerites.

Because of Gideon's visit with the angel of the LORD, the messenger from God, he knew the message he had just received was True. (Judges 6:11-22)

In Judges 6:23, the LORD spoke to Gideon and said, " “Peace be with you. Do not be afraid, for you will not die.” 

In wisdom he built an altar to God and worshiped there. For the LORD had given him peace (Peace be with you)

God was with Gideon and Gideon knew immediately the Peace that only God can give.

Is the LORD with you today? Have you received His Peace?

JEHOVAH TSEDEQ

The LORD Our Righteousness

Jeremiah 23:6

In His days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is His name by which He will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness.

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JEHOVAH PISTOS 
The Lord Is Faithful
2 Thessalonians 3:3
But the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one.
1 Corinthians 1:9
God, who has called you into fellowship with His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful.
FAITHFUL: trustworthy, worthy of trust; reliable.
Lamentations 3:21-23
Yet I call this to mind, and therefore I have hope:
Because of the loving devotion of the LORD we are not consumed, for His mercies never fail.

They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness!

“Behold, the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call Him Immanuel” (which means, “God with us”).

And just like that Mary became a mother.

THEOS PNEUMA

God Is Spirit

God Is Spirit, and His worshipers must worship Him in spirit and in truth.

John 4:24

JEHOVAH TEHILLAH

The LORD Is My Praise

Jeremiah 17:14

Heal me, O LORD, and I will be healed; save me, and I will be saved, for You are my Praise.

JEHOVAH TSUR OLAM

GOD THE LORD IS THE ROCK ETERNAL

Trust in the LORD forever, because GOD the LORD is the Rock eternal.

Isaiah 26:4