Names of Christ Series
JEHOVAH-MAUZ-CHAI-YAI
YAHWEH-MAUZ-CHAI-YAI
(pronounced: YAH-WAY MAH-OZE HAY YAY)
THE LORD IS THE STRONGHOLD (STRENGTH) OF MY LIFE
Psalm 27:1
The LORD is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear? The LORD is the Stronghold of my life—whom shall I dread?
I am one of those people who loves lighthouses. To me they have always been beautiful, though I seldom get to see them up close and personal. But when I do, not only am I ridiculously happy, but I am amazed at their towering strength and ability to shine a huge bright light out into the darkness of the shoreline. The men who built the lighthouses had vision.
So when I read verses about strongholds and fortresses, I see castles and lighthouses set on cliffs and in cliffsides which overlook vast oceans, seas, lakes and rivers. Up high where the waves cannot reach or tear down.
So, too, is my Jesus. He is the Stronghold, the mighty Lighthouse, of my soul and my life. In Him I not only take refuge, but I am made a Lightkeeper in Him, because now His Light shines through me. I am responsible for repenting of my sins, asking forgiveness and allowing God's Holy Spirit to wash the windows of my heart that more and more of Christ's Light would shine through my words and my actions.
He is the Stronghold of my Life, the Chief Cornerstone upon which all the days of my life in Him are built. A Mighty Fortress which no one can tear down.
