friend... read the following scripture slowly and meditatively... take time to really TASTE the words...not just skip through them like a ravenous reader...
1 Chron 29:11-13
11 Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power
and the glory and the majesty and the splendor,
for everything in heaven and earth is yours.
Yours, O LORD, is the kingdom;
you are exalted as head over all.
12 Wealth and honor come from you;
you are the ruler of all things.
In your hands are strength and power
to exalt and give strength to all.
13 Now, our God, we give you thanks,
and praise your glorious name.
NIV
11 Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power
and the glory and the majesty and the splendor,
for everything in heaven and earth is yours.
Yours, O LORD, is the kingdom;
you are exalted as head over all.
12 Wealth and honor come from you;
you are the ruler of all things.
In your hands are strength and power
to exalt and give strength to all.
13 Now, our God, we give you thanks,
and praise your glorious name.
NIV
NAME
The connection between a name and the reality it signified is nowhere more important than in the names referring to God. The personal name of God revealed to Moses in the burning bush-"I AM WHO I AM"-conveyed something of His character (Ex 3:14). According to Ex 34:5-6, when the Lord "proclaimed the name of the Lord," He added words that described His character. The name of the Lord was virtually synonymous with His presence: "For your wondrous works declare that your name is near" (Ps 75:1). To know the name of God is thus to know God Himself (Ps 91:14). For this reason, to "take the name of the Lord your God in vain" (Ex 20:7) is to act in any way that is inconsistent with the profession that He is the Lord God.
The New Testament writers also emphasized the importance of names and the close relationship between names and what they mean. A striking illustration of this is Acts 4:12: "For there is no other name under heaven by which we must be saved." In this instance the name is again practically interchangeable with the reality which it represents.
Jesus taught His disciples to pray, "Hallowed be Your name" (Matt 6:9). Christians were described by the apostle Paul as those who "name the name of the Lord" (2 Tim 2:19). A true understanding of the exalted Jesus is often connected with a statement about His name. Thus, Jesus "has by inheritance obtained a more excellent name" than the angels (Heb 1:4). According to Paul, "God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name" (Phil 2:9).
(from Nelson's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Copyright © 1986, Thomas Nelson Publishers)
The connection between a name and the reality it signified is nowhere more important than in the names referring to God. The personal name of God revealed to Moses in the burning bush-"I AM WHO I AM"-conveyed something of His character (Ex 3:14). According to Ex 34:5-6, when the Lord "proclaimed the name of the Lord," He added words that described His character. The name of the Lord was virtually synonymous with His presence: "For your wondrous works declare that your name is near" (Ps 75:1). To know the name of God is thus to know God Himself (Ps 91:14). For this reason, to "take the name of the Lord your God in vain" (Ex 20:7) is to act in any way that is inconsistent with the profession that He is the Lord God.
The New Testament writers also emphasized the importance of names and the close relationship between names and what they mean. A striking illustration of this is Acts 4:12: "For there is no other name under heaven by which we must be saved." In this instance the name is again practically interchangeable with the reality which it represents.
Jesus taught His disciples to pray, "Hallowed be Your name" (Matt 6:9). Christians were described by the apostle Paul as those who "name the name of the Lord" (2 Tim 2:19). A true understanding of the exalted Jesus is often connected with a statement about His name. Thus, Jesus "has by inheritance obtained a more excellent name" than the angels (Heb 1:4). According to Paul, "God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name" (Phil 2:9).
(from Nelson's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Copyright © 1986, Thomas Nelson Publishers)
What does the above quoted paragraphs tell you about the Names of God? How does any of this apply to your life? Look up the scriptures in red (above) and comment on them.
Let us review this blog all week and as new revelation occurs, comment so that others can also receive. It's okay to post several or many blogs... the more comments the better! Let's be sisters and friends who sharpen each other as iron sharpens iron...
Lord, reveal to us WHO YOU ARE so that we can know you more...
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Ps 91:1
He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. 2 I will say of the LORD, "He is my refuge and my fortress,my God, in whom I trust."
3 Surely he will save you from the fowler's snare and from the deadly pestilence. 4 He will cover you with his feathers,and under his wings you will find refuge;his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart. 5 You will not fear the terror of night,nor the arrow that flies by day, 6 nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness,nor the plague that destroys at midday. 7 A thousand may fall at your side,ten thousand at your right hand,but it will not come near you. 8 You will only observe with your eyes and see the punishment of the wicked.
Now - here's what I'm hearing today.... in regard to what's going on in my life right now....
Pam, 9 If you make the Most High your dwelling � even the LORD, who is my refuge � 10 then no harm will befall you,no disaster will come near your tent.
My "tent"... I'm believing that no harm or disaster will come hear my house, my tent... my family... as far as my family, I'm mainly referring to my son... I'm believing that the enemy will not be able to conquer nor destroy Jeremiah...
11 For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways; 12 they will lift you up in their hands,so that you will not strike your foot against a stone. 13 You will tread upon the lion and the cobra;you will trample the great lion and the serpent.
14 "Because he loves me," says the LORD, "I will rescue him;I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name. 15 He will call upon me, and I will answer him;I will be with him in trouble,I will deliver him and honor him. 16 With long life will I satisfy him and show him my salvation."
Psalms 92
92:1 A psalm. A song. For the Sabbath day.
It is good to praise the LORDand make music to your name, O Most High, 2 to proclaim your love in the morning and your faithfulness at night, 3 to the music of the ten-stringed lyre and the melody of the harp.
NIV
this morning, the first thing that came to me was...
THIS IS THE D A Y THAT THE LORD HAS MADE...
LET US BE REJOICE AND BE GLAD IN IT...
AND AS THOSE WORDS WENT THROUGH MY MIND AND I REHEARSED THE TRUTH, A JOY CAME INTO MY HEART AND MIND...
The enemy THINKS he is coming in like a thief to steal, kill, and destroy but GOD IS BIGGER
MY GOD IS BIGGER THAN Lucifer. It's been proven.
GOD IS GREAT AND GREATLY TO BE PRAISED!
HE IS EXALTED...AND HIS NAME IS ABOVE ALL NAMES...OVER HEAVEN AND EARTH!
GOD DOES MIGHTY AND WONDROUS THINGS!
HE DOES NOT SIT BY IDLY BUT WAITS ON HIS CHILDREN TO CALL OUT TO HIS NAME!
LORD SHOWER FREEDOM ONTO OUR CHILDREN... REVEAL YOUR LOVE TO THEIR EYES... SHOW YOUR SELF TO THEM SPEEDILY...SO THAT YOU MAY BE GLORIFIED AND THEY NOT ROT IN REBELLION...
YOUR BLOOD WAS SHED FOR THE REMISSION OF SIN AND LORD I CLAIM YOUR BLOOD AND ITS MERITS FOR MY SON...AND ASK FOR A MIRACLE THAT HE WILL KNOW YOUR HEART FOR HIM...
LORD COVER HIM WITH MERCY AND LOVE COVERS SO THAT HE CANNOT TURN AWAY
LORD BRING ALL THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN RAISED IN CHRISTIAN HOMES B A C K INTO YOUR SHEEPFOLD...
SPIRIT, SEND MESSENGERS AND WARRIORS AROUND THEIR LIVES SO THAT THEY CAN HEAR THE TRUTH AND THE TRUTH CAN SET THEM FREE
LORD, O LORD, MY FATHER AND FRIEND, MY COMFORTER AND PEACE, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE GIVE ME PEACE AND PATIENCE FOR WHATEVER WORK IS TO BE DONE IN THE LIFE OF MY SON IS DONE...BUT AT THE SAME TIME, GIVE ME COURAGE TO FIGHT THE GOOD AND GOD FIGHT OF FAITH AND NOT GIVE UP OR BE WEARY... LORD LET ME NOT ASSUME DEFEAT NOR BE TURNED ABOUT BY A SPIRIT OF REJECTION...BUT LORD GIVE ME EYES TO SEE YOUR HEART IN THIS MATTER...
I SEE THAT YOU DO NOT WANT ANY TO PERISH
AND THAT YOU DIED FOR THAT CAUSE
L O R D !!!
I'm crying out to you in tears for mercy for my son...
also, I want to thank you for the miraculous miracle you created when you created each child...each girl, each boy... and that you gave each on gifts and callings...
Lord, let me see through Your eyes...
Lord, allow me to rest in your arms as you take care of my son....He's yours... take him and help me step back and see your mighty hand.
Spirit, lead other Godly men into J's life and whisper into their ears what they need to say or live in front of him...
I'm crying out to You because I know that YOUR NAME IS A HIGH TOWER... A PLACE I CAN RUN INTO FOR SAFETY AND PEACE AND REFUGE FROM THE LIES OF THE ENEMY...
YOUR NAME IS FAITHFUL
YOUR NAME IS RIGHTEOUS
YOUR NAME IS LOVE
YOUR NAME IS MERCY
Lord, your Name is my High Tower...where I can climb into and get some sleep...
The Lord is Good and Greatly to be praised!!!
may i share a dream?
ok. here it is.
i had a dream the morning of June 17.
i was in a house i've never lived in, but it was similar to the house where we had the kitchen fire, so it was sort of familiar to me. Anyway, James and i lived there.
in my dream, i woke up after sleeping in on a Saturday morning and walked from my bedroom into the kitchen, where i found a horrible mess of trash bags and dirty dishes, and i began to clean up something on the floor behind the trash bags. the living area of this house was a big open area where the kitchen, dining room, and living room were all connected, so even though the kitchen was at the back of the house, there were no barriers between the kitchen and the front door.
as i'm cleaning, i realize that my husband is outside entertaining, and soon, he's ushering quite a few people into our house - with food. i realize that i am completely naked, and i quickly crouch behind those trash bags in the kitchen and try to hide myself, hoping that the people will come and go without noticing me. but to my alarm, there are soon children running around in the house, and they instantly discover me and come over to see what i'm doing. i shoo them away and signal them to be quiet about me. but this is to little avail. and my plan isn't working because more people are coming in, and they're in no hurry to leave. in fact they're sitting down in my dining room to eat and then stacking their dirty dishes in an already large stack of other dirty dishes on a table between the kitchen and living room area.
in my desperation, i start yelling at them, "Please leave! I am naked! No further explanation should be required!" over and over and over until they finally start leaving.
Relieved that these people are finally starting to get the message, i try to explain myself to one of the women who was leaving her dirty dishes on that table. I told her that i would really like to get to know her if she would just give me a chance to get dressed. but she wasn't interested. she said harshly, "that's o.k. i've seen enough." and she left.
and then i woke up.
this dream has stuck with me over a month now as i've tried to figure and listen to what it's about.
one thing that i've concluded is that it's important in my dream that no one was concerned about my nakedness except me.
i think the Lord is trying to demonstrate to me the importance of a transparent life - even when it's a dirty. i spend a lot of emotional energy making sure that people see what i want them to see. but perhaps He wants me to know that they can be nourished by my transparence.
i don't know. there's too much about this dream that i still don't understand.
i remember that those people were angry with me for running them off and that i robbed them of something because of my need to get dressed and clean up in private.
yes, my clam...
(sorry it took so long for me to get back to this blog...)
transparency - no matter how uncomfortable for the uncovered one... is actually an honor to the one who's looking...
i don't understand it completely... but, it's like Larry said in his sermon a few weeks back (i think you were in the nursery)... no... it was Cecil... (by the way, his message was AWESOME - GET A CD!)... that, when someone shares something special and difficult with him... which one particular person did with him... it felt like he was receiving jewels (or something like that)... that by opening up to him... it was very special to him...
even if it's uncomfortable to share or reveal... it's important to open up and let God do some ministry in there... and He has special people in our lives that can do just that... minister...
whether by just listening...
or, by crying or weeping with you...
or, by being a sounding board...
or, by repeating it back... and asking questions...
by praying with or for you...
by knowing you more fully...
it's okay to be more fully known....
don't be afraid...
you are loved...
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