dW 05.14.10

dW

 

scripture

 

Psalm 19:14
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.

 

En Espanol, Salmos 19:14

 

quote

 

It is good to be tired and wearied by the futile search after the true good, that we may stretch out our arms to the Redeemer.
Blaise Pascal

 

name

 

Another name of God is Haggo’el, The Redeemer.  This name is used in Psalm 19:14 and 17 other verses in the Old Testament.  Have you ever prayed using a name of God?  How might you use Haggo’el or My Redeemer in your prayers this week?

dW 05.13.10

dW

 

scripture

 

Nehemiah 9:17

 

They refused to listen and failed to remember the miracles you performed among them. They became stiff-necked and in their rebellion appointed a leader in order to return to their slavery. But you are a forgiving God, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love. Therefore you did not desert them,

 

En Espanol, Nehemías 9:17

 

name

 

The verse above calls God - Eloah Selichot, The God of Forgiveness.  God’s forgiveness is gracious, compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love, even in the face of rebellion and disobedience as we read of in Israel’s history and even our own.

 

quote

 

There is no love without forgiveness, and there is no forgiveness without love.
Bryant H. McGill

dW 05.12.10

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Imagine that you have been limited to using just a single word or phrase to describe something of significance. How would you describe the earth?  How would you describe your city?  How would you describe your life experience?  This limitation would make your description greatly inadequate.  By using multiple words, images, and metaphors descriptions can become more encompassing, full, and robust.  As the sun has a single source but has many rays, so is the singular nature of God known through His many attributes.  Thus, I would like to look at names of God given in Scripture, which testify of His nature.  By looking at the names of God, my hope is that we all will be shown new and exciting ways to know and experience God.

 

scripture

 

Exodus 3:13-15

Moses said to God, “Suppose I go to the Israelites and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ Then what shall I tell them?” 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’.”  God also said to 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, the name by which I am to be remembered from generation to generation”.

 

En Espanol, Éxodo 3:13-15 

 

thought

 

The primary name of God is YHVH, which is the personal name of God.  YHVH appears in the Hebrew Bible over 6,800 times.  The Hebrew verb used here means “I will”.  The Hebrew rendering of this name is “I will be what I will be”.  This name tells that “YHVH is the Source of all being and has being inherent in Himself”.

 

dW 05.11.10

dW

 

scripture

 

Proverbs 3:5-6

Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.

 

En Espanol, Proverbios 3:5-6

 

quote

 

Relying on God has to begin all over again every day as if nothing had yet been done.

C. S. Lewis

 

dW 05.10.10

dW

 

scripture

 

I John 1:9

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.

 

En Espanol, 1 Juan 1:9

 

James 5:16

Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.

 

En Espanol, Santiago 5:16

 

thought

 

I scratched the outside of my thumb about four weeks ago.  The scratch turned into a red welt which I’ve been ignoring all this time.  This morning I took a closer look at the welt and realized that something was stuck in there.  I pushed around on it and out came a splinter!  For almost four weeks I’ve been thinking that this welt was just a scratch, something trivial that did not require my attention.  Below the surface however was a foreign object that was not being dealt with.  This made me wonder: Do I have unconfessed sins?  Am I harboring bitterness, withholding forgiveness, denying brokenness that needs healing?