In the book and movie, A Dog’s Purpose, A devoted dog goes through several lives
and humans it teaches to laugh and love. His conclusion is, “A dog’s purpose is to be
there, now.” The human soul needs an unconditionally loving companion. Otherwise
loneliness attacks.
In Israel, people greet one another saying “Shalom” for hello and goodbye. Israelis
sing the folk song, Hevenu Shalom Aleichem, (we bring peace to you) to welcome people.
It’s a glimpse of how important peace, or Shalom,which means, peace, order and
harmony, wholeness, completeness, prosperity, and tranquility to the Hebrew soul.
YHWH-Roiy or “My Shepherd” says I need to be
watched, cared about, provided for, protected, and stay righteous. This name begins
Psalm 23, the most well known, beloved, and recited passage of the English Bible in the
history of the English language. The Author, David was a shepherd of his father’s flock
before becoming a vicious warrior and then king of Israel, bringing them to be a world
superpower. He named his God YHWH as the one shepherding him.
We’ve looked at God as, Elohim
God. We’ve come to study His special name, YHWH. We’ve looked at some of the names of God that follow YHWH, Jireh or provider, Ropheyka, your healer, Nissi, my banner, Sabaoth, of the armies, Makkadeshkem, the one who makes us holy. Today, we will explore the name that Jesus gave us: “Abba”, or “Father”.
An important part of getting to know someone is knowing their name. God gave to us names and titles of Himself that reveal who He is, to us. We’ve come to know God by the names, YHWH, the name of being that He gave to Himself. Its letters secretly but openly preach the cross
Whatever the “earthly citizenship” of a Christian, we all belong; not to a republic, but to the kingdom that is from heaven. Our banner is the name of God, YHWH. This message
is about God’s name, YHWH Nissi.
Jehovah Jireh
Desert Light Church, March 24, 2019
“I think that God is loving, so some stories in the Bible make me do a double-take—“God
said what?!”
Rev. John Odhner,
Bryn Athyn Church
His Name in Vain, An Exposition of Exodus 20:7
Desert Light Christian Church, March 17, 2019
Ignorance of God takes His name in vain. Hosea 4:6 says, “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.” It’s about knowing God. Have we ever considered
that what is destroying our nations, communities, homes, and families is that people don’t know God? Knowing God could restore dignity, sanity, life to babies, and peace everywhere, to the individual, then to families, homes, communities, and nations.
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