Tag: #jesuslovesyou
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Yahweh Sabaoth: The Lord of Hosts
Yahweh-Sabaoth means “The Lord of Hosts” with hosts including both angels and men. First used in 1 Samuel 1:3, it is used over 285 times in the Bible. What does this mean for us? (Click to read on!)
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Waiting Well
Don’t worry. We’ll return to “Thankful for the Names of God” on Monday. God has just been teaching me something about an area that many of us struggle with, and I was too excited to wait to share it with you! For we walk by faith, not sight. 2 Corinthians 5:7 Sometimes when I am…
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Yahweh Shalom: The Lord is Peace
Yahweh Shalom, pronounced [yah-way-shah-lohm], known also as Jehovah Shalom, is another of God’s names given while building an altar. Throughout the Bible the word shalom appears 237 times meaning “completeness, soundness, welfare, peace”. Sweet friends, those who trust in the Lord have peace because the Lord is peace. In our everlasting God we…(click to read…
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Yahweh Nissi: The Lord is Our Banner
Yahweh-Nissi, also known as Jehovah-Nissi is only used once in the Bible. Proclaimed by Moses after a victory over the Amalekites, Yahweh-Nissi expressed that God was with the Israelites’ during the battle and was their banner. You see, during the battle, so long as Moses kept his hands and staff raised to God, the Israelites…
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El Olam: The Everlasting God
El Olam, pronounced [el-oh-lahm], derives from the Hebrew root ‘lm meaning “eternity”1. The name Olam expresses completely that God is everlasting, beyond the constraints of time2. He goes behind us and before us and beside us, always making a way! (Click to read more!)
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El Elyon: The Most High God
El Elyon, pronounced [el-el-yohn], comes from the Hebrew root meaning “to ascend”1. Used 28 times in the Old Testament, El Elyon first appears in Genesis 14:18 and is used as both an adjective to describe God as the most exalted God and also as a noun to show that God has absolute sovereignty over all…
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El Shaddai: All-Sufficient One
El Shaddai, pronounced [el-shah-dahy], is a compound word showing God’s character. El is translated as “God” and Shaddai is “Almighty”1. El Shaddai is also thought to be rooted in the Hebrew word shad meaning “breast” and refers to God as caring for His people as a mother would for her child, providing nourishment for His…
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On Sitting Down With God: A Testimony
I started reading the book pictured above a few months ago, and the first two chapters hit home. I think I even posted some about what I was learning from it. But then, as I came into chapter three, I found that I just couldn’t focus on it, so I put it down. A few…
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Throwback Thursday: On Assignment
Why am I here? Does my life even matter? Sweet friend, those are two questions that the enemy loves to twist us up in knots over. I know he’s certainly distracted me with them and filled me with doubt over them too. BUT GOD – man I love that phrase! – God gives us very…
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No Condemnation Doesn’t Mean No Consequence
Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those in Christ Jesus, because the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and death. Romans 8:1-2 (CSB) Earlier this week, I left us meditating on Galatians 5:13, 1 John 3:9, and Romans 7:21-25, using a set of reflection questions to guide our…
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