YHVH MANAH KOWC
(pronounced yeh-ho-vaw' maw-naw' koce)
THE LORD IS MY CHOSEN PORTION AND MY CUP
Psalm 16:5
The LORD is My Chosen Portion and My Cup: You have made my lot secure.
*Strong's Ex. Conc. No. 4490 & 3563
Chosen Portion: part, weighed out, divided to (inheritance), ration
My Cup: container, to hold together, (my) lot
Psalm 73:26
My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the Strength of My Heart and My Portion forever.
Psalm 116:13
I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the LORD.
Psalm 119:57
The LORD is My Portion; I have promised to keep Your words.
Psalm 142:5
I cry to You, O LORD: "You are my refuge, My Portion in the land of the living."
Jeremiah 10:16
The Portion of Jacob is not like these, for He is the Maker of all things, and Israel is the tribe of His inheritance--the LORD of Hosts is His name.
(pronounced yeh-ho-vaw' shaw-lome')
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 Abiezrites.
*Strong's Ex. Conc. No. 7985
Peace: completeness, soundness, welfare
Though this word Peace has several more meanings/definitions, the implication in this verse is so much more. Here Gideon has built an altar in recognition of the covenant relationship between him and God. And has given this altar a name: THE LORD IS PEACE: In Him I Am Complete.
Gideon had an encounter with the Lord. The Lord chose Gideon from the smallest clan in the tribe of Manasseh. He called the youngest to be a "mighty man of valor". But Gideon wasn't sure he was able to be what God called him to be, so he prepared a meal for the angel of the Lord to prove it was indeed Him with whom he was speaking (Judges 6:11-24).
God always chooses that which appears to be weak and small to serve Him best. For "little is much when God is in it". He runs everything we give Him through His multiplying hands, making known to all just Who our God is. The Word tells us in 1 Corinthians 1:27-28 "But God has chosen the foolish things of the world that He might shame the wise; and God has chosen the weak things of the world that He might shame the strong; He chose the lowly and despised things of the world, and the things that are not, to nullify the things that are, so that no one may boast in His presence."
May the Lord use us for His glory, also. Let us enter His presence with humble hearts, seeking His face and listening for His voice. Let us fall on our knees before our God as an offering to Him. Let us, too, covenant with our God and live to serve Him only. Let us embrace Christ Our Peace (Colossians 3:15) and hold fast that which He gives us (Hebrews 3:14; Revelation 3:11).
YHVH AREK
(pronounced yeh-ho-vaw' aw-rake')
THE LORD IS LONGSUFFERING
Numbers 14:18
'The LORD is longsuffering in mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgressions; but He by no means clears the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth generation.'
*Strong's Ex. Conc. No. 750
LONGSUFFERING: patient of spirit, slow to anger
2 Peter 3:15
And esteem the patience of our Lord as salvation, just as our beloved brother Paul also wrote to you according to the wisdom having been given to him.
Psalm 86:15
But You, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness.
Why does the Lord wait so long to punish the guilty? He's waiting for the spiritual ark to have the last person saved enter into it. The Lord does not move on our timetable; He moves on His.
(pronounced am'-pel-os)
THE VINE
John 15:5
I am The Vine and you are the branches. The one who remains in Me, and I in him, will bear much fruit. For apart from Me you can do nothing.
*Strong's Ex. Conc. No. 288
Vine: grapevine
In the Scriptures we read that there are two grapevines. One is the Christless church, they which proclaim to be Christ followers but which have no power.The other is Christ Himself as He states here.
The Christless church is not gainfully fruitful; that which feeds on it bears rotten fruit: tasteless and undesirable.
The Christ-filled church, His faithful followers, is very fruitful. And we want to be fruitful. Having a Christ-centered, Holy Spirit filled church will cause those seeking a right relationship with God to feed on His Word: for His Word is tasty and highly desirable.
>God's Word is Bread: John 6:35, 41, 48
>God's Word is Living Water: John 4:14
>God's Word is Sweeter Than Honey: Psalm 19:10; 119:103
>God's Word is Marrow and Fatness (Life and Sustenance): Psalm 63:5
So, in the True Vine, the hungry will be satisfied; the thirsty will slake their thirst. In the True Vine is sweetness, life and abundance.
