Jesus Is Enough – Day Five
Bible Study
Saturday 26 August 2010
Open the Eyes of My Heart Lord
Today we study El Roi, the God who sees. David acknowledged how much God knows and sees us in Psalm 139. How intimate God is with us and we sometimes miss it.
Psalm 139
For the choir director. A Psalm of David.
v. 1 – O LORD, Thou hast searched me and known me.
v. 2 – Thou dost know when I sit down and when I rise up;
Thou dost understand my thought from afar.
v. 3 – Thou dost scrutinize my path and my lying down.
And art intimately acquainted with all my ways.
v. 4 – Even before there is a word on my tongue,
Behold, O LORD, Thou dost know it all.
v. 5 – Thou hast enclosed me behind and before,
And laid Thy hand upon me.
v. 6 – Such knowledge is too wonderful for me;
It is too high, I cannot attain to it.
v. 7 – Where can I go from Thy Spirit?
Or where can I flee from Thy presence?
v. 8 – If I ascend to heaven,
Thou art there;
If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, Thou art there.
v. 9 – If I take the wings of the dawn,
If I dwell in the remotest part of the sea,
v. 10 – Even there Thy hand will lead me,
And Thy right hand will lay hold of me.
v. 11 – If I say, “Surely the darkness will overwhelm me,
And the light around me will be night,”
v. 12 – Even the darkness is not dark to Thee,
And the night is as bright as the day.
Darkness and light are alike to Thee.
v. 13 – For Thou didst form my inward parts;
Thou didst weave me in my mother’s womb.
v. 14 – I will give thanks to Thee,
For I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
Wonderful are Thy works,
And my soul knows it very well.
v. 15 – My frame was not hidden from Thee,
When I was made in secret,
And skillfully wrought in the depths of the earth.
v. 16 – Thine eyes have seen my unformed substance;
And in Thy book they were all written,
The days that were ordained for me,
When as yet there was not one of them.
v. 17 – How precious also are Thy thoughts to me, O God!
How vast is the sum of them!
v. 18 – If I should count them, they would outnumber the sand.
When I awake, I am still with Thee.
v. 19 – O that Thou wouldst slay the wicked, O God;
Depart from me, therefore, men of bloodshed.
v. 20 – For they speak against Thee wickedly,
And Thine enemies take Thy name in vain.
v. 21- Do I not hate those who hate Thee, O LORD?
And do I not loathe those who rise up against Thee?
v. 22 – I hate them with the utmost hatred;
They have become my enemies.
v. 23 – Search me, O God, and know my heart;
Try me and know my anxious thoughts;
v. 24 – And see if there be any hurtful way in me,
And lead me in the everlasting way.
El Roi, the God who sees, is first mentioned in Genesis chapter 16. I will let you read it for yourself, but, suffice it to say, Sarai got ahead of God and gave her handmaid, Hagar, to Abram for his wife, thinking they would have a child through Hagar. But, instead, when Hagar became pregnant she tried to take Sarai’s place.
Hagar sinned and then ran. God found her the wilderness, stopped her, and told her to go back.
How many times does God try to stop us and tell us to go back? He sees what we are doing. We need learn to listen better.
Look for God in your life today and thank Him for it!
God Bless You!!
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Monday, August 23, 2010
El Elyon - God Most High
Jesus Is Enough – Day Four
Monday 23 August 2010
Bible Study
How Great Is Our God by Chris Tomlin
Today we will study the name El Elyon. It is used twenty-eight times in the Old Testament, nineteen in Psalms alone.
El is another word that is translated “God”, but it can be used with other words to describe God’s attributes, such as, Elyon, which literally means “Most High”. It expresses the majesty, strength and extreme sovereignty of God.
The first place it is used is in the Old Testament, Genesis 14:18.
We will go back to the beginning of Genesis 14. There is war brewing in the valley of Siddim, five kings came out against four. Two of the five were the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah.
We will pick up the story in verse 10:
Genesis 14:10 – Now the valley of Siddim was full of tar pits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and they fell into them. But those who survived fled to the hill country.
Genesis 14:11 – Then they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah and all their food supply, and departed.
Genesis 14:12 – And they also took Lot, Abram’s nephew, and his possessions and departed, for he was living in Sodom.
Genesis 14:13 – Then a fugitive came and told Abram the Hebrew. Now he was living by the oaks of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol and brother of Aner, and these were allies with Abram.
Genesis 14:14 – And when Abram heard that his relative had been taken captive, he led out his trained men, born in his house, three hundred and eighteen, and went in pursuit as far as Dan.
Genesis 14:15 – And he divided his forces against them by night, he and his servants, and defeated them, and pursued them as far as Hobah, which is north of Damascus.
Genesis 14:16 – And he brought back all the goods, and also brought back his relative Lot with his possessions, and also the women, and the people.
Genesis 14:17 – Then after his return from the defeat of Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him, the king of Sodom went out to meet him at the valley of Shaveh (that is, the King’s Valley).
Genesis 14:18 – And Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine; now he was a priest of God Most High.
Genesis 14:19 – And he blessed him and said,
“Blessed be Abram of God Most High,
Possessor of heaven and earth;
Genesis 14:20 – And blessed be God Most High,
Who has delivered your enemies into your hand.”
And he gave him a tenth of all.
Genesis 14:21 – And the king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give the people to me and take the goods for yourself.”
Genesis 14:22 – And Abram said to the king of Sodom, “I have sworn to the LORD God Most High, possessor of heaven and earth,
Genesis 14:23 – that I will not take a thread or a sandal thong or anything that is yours, lest you should say, ‘I have made Abram rich.’
Genesis 14:24 – “I will take nothing except what the young men have eaten, and the share of the men who went with me, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre; let them take their share.”
It is clear Abram had prayed about going out against the four kings who had defeated the five kings (three really, since the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled) and God gave him and the three hundred and eighteen men, what seems like, an easy victory. They not only defeated them, they pursued them.
Then Melchizedek met him and blessed him, and called him Abram of God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth.
Abram made a choice for what God Most High had for him rather than the deal that the king of Sodom offered him. Abram put his trust in El Elyon rather than a man. This was before the covenant. But, still Abram recognized God as El Elyon, sovereign, mighty, Most High, Most Exalted God, possessor of heaven and earth. Abram decided to trust El Elyon.
El Elyon has so much more to offer. I have to remind myself that I want what God has for me and not make a deal, so that anyone could say, ‘I have made you rich.’ What could man offer that would be more than El Elyon – God Most High?
Psalm 57
For the choir director; set to Al-tashheth. A Mikhtam of David, when he fled from Saul, in the cave.
v. 1 – Be gracious to me, O God, be gracious to me,
For my soul takes refuge in Thee;
And in the shadow of Thy wings I will take refuge,
Until destruction passes by,
v. 2 – I will cry to God Most High,
To God who accomplishes all things for me;
v. 3 – He will send from heaven and save me;
He reproaches him who tramples upon me. [Selah.
God will send forth His lovingkindness and His truth.
v.4 – My soul is among lions; I must lie among those who breathe forth fire,
Even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows,
And their tongue a sharp sword.
v.5 – Be exalted above the heavens, O God;
Let Thy glory be above all the earth,
v.6 – They have prepared a net for my steps;
My soul is bowed down;
They dug a pit before me;
They themselves have fallen into the midst of it. [Selah.
v.7 – My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast;
I will sing, yes, I will sing praises!
v.8 – Awake, my glory;
Awake, harp and lyre,
I will awaken the dawn!
v.9 – I will give thanks to Thee, O Lord, among the peoples;
I will sing praises to Thee among the nations.
v.10 – For Thy lovingkindness is great to the heavens,
And Thy truth to the clouds.
v.11 – Be exalted above the heavens, O God;
Let Thy glory be above all the earth.
Pretty awesome to be able to pray this when you are hiding in a cave. David definitely knew God as El Elyon. He was able to call out to El Elyon in a time of trouble. Who else can we turn to? Who else can help like Elohim (Our Creator) or El Elyon (God Most High)? Man may have compassion, man may do their best, hope and pray, but only God can completely meet our need. Like Abraham and David we have to develop trust in Him to know Him.
There is so much more to learn in just these verses, but it takes us away from the names of God, so another time.
Please spend time in worship.
Came To My Rescue by Hillsong United
Monday 23 August 2010
Bible Study
How Great Is Our God by Chris Tomlin
Today we will study the name El Elyon. It is used twenty-eight times in the Old Testament, nineteen in Psalms alone.
El is another word that is translated “God”, but it can be used with other words to describe God’s attributes, such as, Elyon, which literally means “Most High”. It expresses the majesty, strength and extreme sovereignty of God.
The first place it is used is in the Old Testament, Genesis 14:18.
We will go back to the beginning of Genesis 14. There is war brewing in the valley of Siddim, five kings came out against four. Two of the five were the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah.
We will pick up the story in verse 10:
Genesis 14:10 – Now the valley of Siddim was full of tar pits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and they fell into them. But those who survived fled to the hill country.
Genesis 14:11 – Then they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah and all their food supply, and departed.
Genesis 14:12 – And they also took Lot, Abram’s nephew, and his possessions and departed, for he was living in Sodom.
Genesis 14:13 – Then a fugitive came and told Abram the Hebrew. Now he was living by the oaks of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol and brother of Aner, and these were allies with Abram.
Genesis 14:14 – And when Abram heard that his relative had been taken captive, he led out his trained men, born in his house, three hundred and eighteen, and went in pursuit as far as Dan.
Genesis 14:15 – And he divided his forces against them by night, he and his servants, and defeated them, and pursued them as far as Hobah, which is north of Damascus.
Genesis 14:16 – And he brought back all the goods, and also brought back his relative Lot with his possessions, and also the women, and the people.
Genesis 14:17 – Then after his return from the defeat of Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him, the king of Sodom went out to meet him at the valley of Shaveh (that is, the King’s Valley).
Genesis 14:18 – And Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine; now he was a priest of God Most High.
Genesis 14:19 – And he blessed him and said,
“Blessed be Abram of God Most High,
Possessor of heaven and earth;
Genesis 14:20 – And blessed be God Most High,
Who has delivered your enemies into your hand.”
And he gave him a tenth of all.
Genesis 14:21 – And the king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give the people to me and take the goods for yourself.”
Genesis 14:22 – And Abram said to the king of Sodom, “I have sworn to the LORD God Most High, possessor of heaven and earth,
Genesis 14:23 – that I will not take a thread or a sandal thong or anything that is yours, lest you should say, ‘I have made Abram rich.’
Genesis 14:24 – “I will take nothing except what the young men have eaten, and the share of the men who went with me, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre; let them take their share.”
It is clear Abram had prayed about going out against the four kings who had defeated the five kings (three really, since the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled) and God gave him and the three hundred and eighteen men, what seems like, an easy victory. They not only defeated them, they pursued them.
Then Melchizedek met him and blessed him, and called him Abram of God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth.
Abram made a choice for what God Most High had for him rather than the deal that the king of Sodom offered him. Abram put his trust in El Elyon rather than a man. This was before the covenant. But, still Abram recognized God as El Elyon, sovereign, mighty, Most High, Most Exalted God, possessor of heaven and earth. Abram decided to trust El Elyon.
El Elyon has so much more to offer. I have to remind myself that I want what God has for me and not make a deal, so that anyone could say, ‘I have made you rich.’ What could man offer that would be more than El Elyon – God Most High?
Psalm 57
For the choir director; set to Al-tashheth. A Mikhtam of David, when he fled from Saul, in the cave.
v. 1 – Be gracious to me, O God, be gracious to me,
For my soul takes refuge in Thee;
And in the shadow of Thy wings I will take refuge,
Until destruction passes by,
v. 2 – I will cry to God Most High,
To God who accomplishes all things for me;
v. 3 – He will send from heaven and save me;
He reproaches him who tramples upon me. [Selah.
God will send forth His lovingkindness and His truth.
v.4 – My soul is among lions; I must lie among those who breathe forth fire,
Even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows,
And their tongue a sharp sword.
v.5 – Be exalted above the heavens, O God;
Let Thy glory be above all the earth,
v.6 – They have prepared a net for my steps;
My soul is bowed down;
They dug a pit before me;
They themselves have fallen into the midst of it. [Selah.
v.7 – My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast;
I will sing, yes, I will sing praises!
v.8 – Awake, my glory;
Awake, harp and lyre,
I will awaken the dawn!
v.9 – I will give thanks to Thee, O Lord, among the peoples;
I will sing praises to Thee among the nations.
v.10 – For Thy lovingkindness is great to the heavens,
And Thy truth to the clouds.
v.11 – Be exalted above the heavens, O God;
Let Thy glory be above all the earth.
Pretty awesome to be able to pray this when you are hiding in a cave. David definitely knew God as El Elyon. He was able to call out to El Elyon in a time of trouble. Who else can we turn to? Who else can help like Elohim (Our Creator) or El Elyon (God Most High)? Man may have compassion, man may do their best, hope and pray, but only God can completely meet our need. Like Abraham and David we have to develop trust in Him to know Him.
There is so much more to learn in just these verses, but it takes us away from the names of God, so another time.
Please spend time in worship.
Came To My Rescue by Hillsong United
Saturday, August 21, 2010
The Holy of Holies
Bible Study
Day three
Sunday 22 August 2010
You will soon see I am easily distracted by shiny objects. This post is not on the names of God, but I do not want to put limitations on what the Lord wants to do and felt this was important.
Take Me into the Holy of Holies.
Please listen to and enjoy this song. (Take Me In by Kutless, rock and roll version)
or (Take Me In by Petra, the not rock and roll version)
God so very much wants a relationship with us that He went to a lot of trouble to get it. This is a very good description and explanation of what the Holy of Holies entailed by A. W Tozer in his book I Talk Back to the Devil:
“God has seen fit to give us a powerful Old Testament illustration of the necessity for a divine illumination, an experience of supernatural transformation and understanding in the quickening of the soul. It is in the account of the progress of Israel’s high priest into the Holy of Holies. First in the order which God established was the Outer Court, over which there was no roof or covering. When the priest was there, he was aided by the natural light of the sun.
“Then he passed through a veil into the Holy Place. Here there was no light of nature, but an artificial light was kept kindled by the priests themselves.
”Still beyond was the Holy of Holies where there was neither natural light nor artificial light. There was only the Shekinah glory, the supernatural light of God shining from the mercy seat. When the priest came into the Holy of Holies, there was nothing human upon which he could lean. The intellect was of no consequence. There was no ecclesiastical light, nor associate preacher in long tails intoning in a ministerial voice.
“Think about that man chosen to minister as the high priest in those days. He came into the Holy of Holies knowing that the God who made heaven and earth was dwelling in fire between the wings of the cherubim. He knew that this was the great and living God with His thousands of attributes and His sea of endless and boundless Being. This man, a human, knew that God dwelt there and that as priest he was to move into that Presence.
“In the Outer Court, there was the light above to help him. That could represent our church and denomination – the natural things upon which we often depend.
“Moving into the Holy Place, there was still the artificial light, and perhaps that could be a representation of our theology.
“But he had to go on until there was no natural or artificial light – only a supernatural shining! There in that Presence he had nothing to assure him but the character of God, nothing to protect him but the blood which he presented.
“Furthermore, he was all alone. No other person could go in with the priest. His helpers could aid him in getting the veils apart, but then they had to back away with their eyes averted. Only the high priest with the blood could enter into that holiest place of all. Without the protection of the blood he would have burned as a leaf burns in fire. There was no human reassurance, no human to pat him on the back, no one to show him the text, no one to help. He was all alone – but he had the character of God to assure him!
“Brethren, when we finally have our meeting with God, it has to be alone in the depths of our being. We will be alone even if we are surrounded by a crowd. God has to cut every maverick out of the herd and brand him all alone. It isn’t something that God can do for us en masse.”
This is what happened when Jesus died for us:
Matthew 27:50 – And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice, and yielded up His spirit.
Matthew 27:51 – And behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from the top to the bottom, and the earth shook; and the rocks were split,
This is a description of the veil,
Exodus 26:31 – “And you shall make a veil of blue and purple and scarlet material and fine twisted linen; it shall be made with cherubim, the work of a skillful workman.
Exodus 26:32 – “And you shall hang it on four pillars of acacia overlaid with gold, their hooks also being of gold, on four sockets of silver.
Exodus 26:33 – “And you shall hang up the veil under the clasps, and shall bring in the ark of the testimony there within the veil; and the veil shall serve for you as a partition between the holy place and the holy of holies.”
Josephus reported that the veil was four inches thick, renewed every year and that horses tied to each side could not pull it apart; yet, when Jesus died it was torn from the top to the bottom. God did it; only He could. He made it possible for us to come into His presence.
He then says,
Hebrews 10:17 – “And their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more.”
Jeremiah 31:34 – “And they shall not teach again, each man his neighbor and each man his brother, saying, ‘Know the LORD,’ for they shall all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them, “ declares the LORD, “for I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin I will remember no more.”
Hebrews 10:18 – Now where there is forgiveness of these things, there is no longer any offering for sin.
Hebrews 10:19 – Since therefore, brethren, we have confidence to enter the holy place by the blood of Jesus,
Hebrews 10:20 – by a new and living way which He inaugurated for us through the veil, that is, His flesh,
Hebrews 10:21 – and since we have a great priest over the house of God,
Hebrews 10:22 – let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
Hebrews 10:23 – Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful;
Amen!
Please listen to this song again and realize where you are and how you got there, by the pure, sweet, holy blood of Jesus – His sacrifice for us. Remember when you are in His presence it is just you and Him. If you have not accepted the gift salvation and forgiveness Jesus offers you, pour out your heart to Him and know that He is indeed faithful!
Day three
Sunday 22 August 2010
You will soon see I am easily distracted by shiny objects. This post is not on the names of God, but I do not want to put limitations on what the Lord wants to do and felt this was important.
Take Me into the Holy of Holies.
Please listen to and enjoy this song. (Take Me In by Kutless, rock and roll version)
or (Take Me In by Petra, the not rock and roll version)
God so very much wants a relationship with us that He went to a lot of trouble to get it. This is a very good description and explanation of what the Holy of Holies entailed by A. W Tozer in his book I Talk Back to the Devil:
“God has seen fit to give us a powerful Old Testament illustration of the necessity for a divine illumination, an experience of supernatural transformation and understanding in the quickening of the soul. It is in the account of the progress of Israel’s high priest into the Holy of Holies. First in the order which God established was the Outer Court, over which there was no roof or covering. When the priest was there, he was aided by the natural light of the sun.
“Then he passed through a veil into the Holy Place. Here there was no light of nature, but an artificial light was kept kindled by the priests themselves.
”Still beyond was the Holy of Holies where there was neither natural light nor artificial light. There was only the Shekinah glory, the supernatural light of God shining from the mercy seat. When the priest came into the Holy of Holies, there was nothing human upon which he could lean. The intellect was of no consequence. There was no ecclesiastical light, nor associate preacher in long tails intoning in a ministerial voice.
“Think about that man chosen to minister as the high priest in those days. He came into the Holy of Holies knowing that the God who made heaven and earth was dwelling in fire between the wings of the cherubim. He knew that this was the great and living God with His thousands of attributes and His sea of endless and boundless Being. This man, a human, knew that God dwelt there and that as priest he was to move into that Presence.
“In the Outer Court, there was the light above to help him. That could represent our church and denomination – the natural things upon which we often depend.
“Moving into the Holy Place, there was still the artificial light, and perhaps that could be a representation of our theology.
“But he had to go on until there was no natural or artificial light – only a supernatural shining! There in that Presence he had nothing to assure him but the character of God, nothing to protect him but the blood which he presented.
“Furthermore, he was all alone. No other person could go in with the priest. His helpers could aid him in getting the veils apart, but then they had to back away with their eyes averted. Only the high priest with the blood could enter into that holiest place of all. Without the protection of the blood he would have burned as a leaf burns in fire. There was no human reassurance, no human to pat him on the back, no one to show him the text, no one to help. He was all alone – but he had the character of God to assure him!
“Brethren, when we finally have our meeting with God, it has to be alone in the depths of our being. We will be alone even if we are surrounded by a crowd. God has to cut every maverick out of the herd and brand him all alone. It isn’t something that God can do for us en masse.”
This is what happened when Jesus died for us:
Matthew 27:50 – And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice, and yielded up His spirit.
Matthew 27:51 – And behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from the top to the bottom, and the earth shook; and the rocks were split,
This is a description of the veil,
Exodus 26:31 – “And you shall make a veil of blue and purple and scarlet material and fine twisted linen; it shall be made with cherubim, the work of a skillful workman.
Exodus 26:32 – “And you shall hang it on four pillars of acacia overlaid with gold, their hooks also being of gold, on four sockets of silver.
Exodus 26:33 – “And you shall hang up the veil under the clasps, and shall bring in the ark of the testimony there within the veil; and the veil shall serve for you as a partition between the holy place and the holy of holies.”
Josephus reported that the veil was four inches thick, renewed every year and that horses tied to each side could not pull it apart; yet, when Jesus died it was torn from the top to the bottom. God did it; only He could. He made it possible for us to come into His presence.
He then says,
Hebrews 10:17 – “And their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more.”
Jeremiah 31:34 – “And they shall not teach again, each man his neighbor and each man his brother, saying, ‘Know the LORD,’ for they shall all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them, “ declares the LORD, “for I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin I will remember no more.”
Hebrews 10:18 – Now where there is forgiveness of these things, there is no longer any offering for sin.
Hebrews 10:19 – Since therefore, brethren, we have confidence to enter the holy place by the blood of Jesus,
Hebrews 10:20 – by a new and living way which He inaugurated for us through the veil, that is, His flesh,
Hebrews 10:21 – and since we have a great priest over the house of God,
Hebrews 10:22 – let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
Hebrews 10:23 – Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful;
Amen!
Please listen to this song again and realize where you are and how you got there, by the pure, sweet, holy blood of Jesus – His sacrifice for us. Remember when you are in His presence it is just you and Him. If you have not accepted the gift salvation and forgiveness Jesus offers you, pour out your heart to Him and know that He is indeed faithful!
Elohim - God as Creator
Bible study - Day Two
Saturday 21 August 2010
Do I have your attention?
The first name of God in the Old Testament is Elohim. It is the name for God as Creator. It is used in Genesis 1:1.
Genesis 1:1 – In the beginning God (Elohim) created the heavens and the earth.
The first half of the name “El” is generic and means strong one, mighty leader, or supreme Deity. It is used to refer to any god, including Almighty God; and it is the most common Hebrew word translated “God” in the Old Testament.
But, the second part of the name “him” causes Genesis 1:1 to become more interesting because it is a Hebrew plural ending that means three or more. So, Genesis 1:1 could be translated, “In the beginning Gods created the heavens and the earth.” ah-ha! That makes Genesis 1:26 clearer.
Genesis 1:26 - Then God (Elohim) said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the cattle and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”
In Isaiah 40, Isaiah asks,
Isaiah 40:12 – Who has measured the waters in the hollow of His hand,
And marked off the heavens by the span,
And calculated the dust of the earth by the measure,
And weighed the mountains in a balance,
And the hills in a pair of scales?
Isaiah 40:13 – Who has directed the Spirit of the LORD,
Or as His counselor has informed Him?
Isaiah 40:14 – With whom did He consult and who gave Him understanding?
And who taught Him in the path of justice and taught Him knowledge,
And informed Him of the way of understanding?
Isaiah 40:18 – To whom then will you liken God?
Or what likeness will you compare with Him?
And here God speaks for Himself,
Isaiah 40:25 – “To whom then will you liken Me
That I should be his equal?” says the Holy One.
Isaiah 40:26 – Lift up your eyes on high
And see who has created these stars,
The One who leads forth their host by number,
He calls them all by name;
Because of the greatness of His might and the strength of His power
Not one of them is missing.
And,
Colossians 1:15 – And He is the image of the invisible God, the first-born of all creation.
Colossians 1:16 – For by Him all things were created, both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities – all things have been created by Him.
Colossians 1:17 – And He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.
And Jesus Himself said in our study yesterday,
John 17:5 – “And now glorify Thou Me together with Thyself, Father, with the glory which I had with Thee before the world was.”
Isaiah 40:28 – Do you not know? Have you not heard?
The Everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth
Does not become weary or tired.
His understanding is inscrutable.
Isaiah 40:29 – He gives strength to the weary,
And to him who lacks might He increases power
Isaiah 40:30 – Though youths grow weary and tired,
And vigorous young men stumble badly,
Isaiah 40:31 – Yet those who wait for the LORD
Will gain new strength;
They will mount up with wings like eagles,
They will run and not get tired,
They will walk and not become weary.
Please spend some time in worship. If you want to know God you have to worship Him.
Indescribable by Chris Tomlin (live)
If you would like to sing along, this one has the lyrics.
Dueteronomy 10:17 - "For the LORD (Yahweh) your God (Elohim) is the God of gods and the Lord of lords, the great, the mighty, and the awesome God who does not show partiality, nor take a bribe.”
Our God is Awesome and so much more than we can imagine!
Saturday 21 August 2010
Do I have your attention?
The first name of God in the Old Testament is Elohim. It is the name for God as Creator. It is used in Genesis 1:1.
Genesis 1:1 – In the beginning God (Elohim) created the heavens and the earth.
The first half of the name “El” is generic and means strong one, mighty leader, or supreme Deity. It is used to refer to any god, including Almighty God; and it is the most common Hebrew word translated “God” in the Old Testament.
But, the second part of the name “him” causes Genesis 1:1 to become more interesting because it is a Hebrew plural ending that means three or more. So, Genesis 1:1 could be translated, “In the beginning Gods created the heavens and the earth.” ah-ha! That makes Genesis 1:26 clearer.
Genesis 1:26 - Then God (Elohim) said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the cattle and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”
In Isaiah 40, Isaiah asks,
Isaiah 40:12 – Who has measured the waters in the hollow of His hand,
And marked off the heavens by the span,
And calculated the dust of the earth by the measure,
And weighed the mountains in a balance,
And the hills in a pair of scales?
Isaiah 40:13 – Who has directed the Spirit of the LORD,
Or as His counselor has informed Him?
Isaiah 40:14 – With whom did He consult and who gave Him understanding?
And who taught Him in the path of justice and taught Him knowledge,
And informed Him of the way of understanding?
Isaiah 40:18 – To whom then will you liken God?
Or what likeness will you compare with Him?
And here God speaks for Himself,
Isaiah 40:25 – “To whom then will you liken Me
That I should be his equal?” says the Holy One.
Isaiah 40:26 – Lift up your eyes on high
And see who has created these stars,
The One who leads forth their host by number,
He calls them all by name;
Because of the greatness of His might and the strength of His power
Not one of them is missing.
And,
Colossians 1:15 – And He is the image of the invisible God, the first-born of all creation.
Colossians 1:16 – For by Him all things were created, both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities – all things have been created by Him.
Colossians 1:17 – And He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.
And Jesus Himself said in our study yesterday,
John 17:5 – “And now glorify Thou Me together with Thyself, Father, with the glory which I had with Thee before the world was.”
Isaiah 40:28 – Do you not know? Have you not heard?
The Everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth
Does not become weary or tired.
His understanding is inscrutable.
Isaiah 40:29 – He gives strength to the weary,
And to him who lacks might He increases power
Isaiah 40:30 – Though youths grow weary and tired,
And vigorous young men stumble badly,
Isaiah 40:31 – Yet those who wait for the LORD
Will gain new strength;
They will mount up with wings like eagles,
They will run and not get tired,
They will walk and not become weary.
Please spend some time in worship. If you want to know God you have to worship Him.
Indescribable by Chris Tomlin (live)
If you would like to sing along, this one has the lyrics.
Dueteronomy 10:17 - "For the LORD (Yahweh) your God (Elohim) is the God of gods and the Lord of lords, the great, the mighty, and the awesome God who does not show partiality, nor take a bribe.”
Our God is Awesome and so much more than we can imagine!
Friday, August 20, 2010
Bible Study - Day One
JESUS IS ENOUGH!
Friday 20 August 2010
Bible Study - Day One
Holy Is the Lord God Almighty, awesome and worthy is He!
God knows us and it is His desire that we know Him.
Just after the Passover Feast and just before the arrest, the trials, the Crucifixion and the Resurrection:
John 17:1 – These things Jesus spoke; and lifting up His eyes to heaven, He said, “Father, the hour has come; glorify Thy Son, that the Son may glorify Thee,
John 17:2 – even as Thou gavest Him authority over all mankind, that to all whom Thou hast given Him, He may give eternal life.
John 17:3 – “And this is eternal life, that they may know Thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ who Thou hast sent.” - Jesus definition of salvation.
At an earlier Passover time, after Jesus fed the multitude by the Sea of Galiliee or, as it was later called, Tiberias,
John 6:35 – Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; he who comes to Me shall not hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst.
John 6:36 – “But I said to you, that you have seen Me, and yet do not believe.
John 6:37 – “All that the Father gives Me shall come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will certainly not cast out.
John 6:38 – “For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.
John 6:39 – “And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that of all that He has given Me I lose nothing, but raise it up on the last day.
John 6:40 – “For this is the will of My Father, that everyone who beholds the Son and believes in Him, may have eternal life; and I Myself will raise him up on the last day.” – again, Jesus’ definition of salvation.
Then again, at the end of His earthly ministry, Jesus said,
John 17:4 – “I glorified Thee on the earth, having accomplished the work which Thou hast given Me to do.
John 17:5 – “And now, glorify Thou Me together with Thyself, Father, with the glory which I had with Thee before the world was.
John 17:6 – “I manifested Thy name to the men whom Thou gavest Me out of the world; Thine they were, and Thou gavest them to Me, and they have kept thy word.
John 17:20 – “I do not ask in behalf of these alone, but for those also who believe in Me through their word;
John 17:21 – that they may all be one; even as Thou, Father, art in Me, and I in Thee, that they also may be in Us; that the world may believe that Thou didst send Me.”
So, how do we get to know God? We spend time with Him. We study Him. And that is what I would like to propose; in the Old Testament times a persons’ name said something about their character, so let’s start there, let’s study God’s character. I am sure He will not mind, in fact, I think He will welcome it! Maybe some of His character will rub off on us. Ha :)
Tomorrow we will start studying the names of God, but for now, please enjoy some worship, He inhabits the praises of His people!
I pray this is the song that gets stuck in your head today!
I Will Rise by Chris Tomlin
And if you would like to sing along click here:
In Jesus’ own words, He started it and He finished it!
Revelation 22:13 – “I am the alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.”
Jesus is Enough!
Friday 20 August 2010
Bible Study - Day One
Holy Is the Lord God Almighty, awesome and worthy is He!
God knows us and it is His desire that we know Him.
Just after the Passover Feast and just before the arrest, the trials, the Crucifixion and the Resurrection:
John 17:1 – These things Jesus spoke; and lifting up His eyes to heaven, He said, “Father, the hour has come; glorify Thy Son, that the Son may glorify Thee,
John 17:2 – even as Thou gavest Him authority over all mankind, that to all whom Thou hast given Him, He may give eternal life.
John 17:3 – “And this is eternal life, that they may know Thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ who Thou hast sent.” - Jesus definition of salvation.
At an earlier Passover time, after Jesus fed the multitude by the Sea of Galiliee or, as it was later called, Tiberias,
John 6:35 – Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; he who comes to Me shall not hunger, and he who believes in Me shall never thirst.
John 6:36 – “But I said to you, that you have seen Me, and yet do not believe.
John 6:37 – “All that the Father gives Me shall come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will certainly not cast out.
John 6:38 – “For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.
John 6:39 – “And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that of all that He has given Me I lose nothing, but raise it up on the last day.
John 6:40 – “For this is the will of My Father, that everyone who beholds the Son and believes in Him, may have eternal life; and I Myself will raise him up on the last day.” – again, Jesus’ definition of salvation.
Then again, at the end of His earthly ministry, Jesus said,
John 17:4 – “I glorified Thee on the earth, having accomplished the work which Thou hast given Me to do.
John 17:5 – “And now, glorify Thou Me together with Thyself, Father, with the glory which I had with Thee before the world was.
John 17:6 – “I manifested Thy name to the men whom Thou gavest Me out of the world; Thine they were, and Thou gavest them to Me, and they have kept thy word.
John 17:20 – “I do not ask in behalf of these alone, but for those also who believe in Me through their word;
John 17:21 – that they may all be one; even as Thou, Father, art in Me, and I in Thee, that they also may be in Us; that the world may believe that Thou didst send Me.”
So, how do we get to know God? We spend time with Him. We study Him. And that is what I would like to propose; in the Old Testament times a persons’ name said something about their character, so let’s start there, let’s study God’s character. I am sure He will not mind, in fact, I think He will welcome it! Maybe some of His character will rub off on us. Ha :)
Tomorrow we will start studying the names of God, but for now, please enjoy some worship, He inhabits the praises of His people!
I pray this is the song that gets stuck in your head today!
I Will Rise by Chris Tomlin
And if you would like to sing along click here:
In Jesus’ own words, He started it and He finished it!
Revelation 22:13 – “I am the alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.”
Jesus is Enough!
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