ELOHIM: Elohim is the Creator. He is the One who dominates in Genesis One, dominates in the very chapter that tells of His Creation, the Creation that cannot be separated from Him because He is the One who creates and then informs man of His activity. ********** 13 You formed my innermost being, shaping my delicate inside and…
Month: April 2021
YAHWEH-SHAMMAH: “God is There”
YAHWEH-SHAMMAH: “Jehovah is there,” the name given by Ezekiel in Ezekiel 48:35, to a future holy city.(“The city will be six miles around. “From that time on, its name will be ‘The Lord Is There.’ ” Ezekiel 48:35 New International Reader’s Version) ********** 7 Where could I go from your Spirit? Where could I run and hide from your face?8 If I…
EL-ROI: “God Who Sees Me”
The Lord talked to Hagar. She began to use a new name for God. She said to him, “You are ‘God Who Sees Me.’” She said this because she thought, “I see that even in this place God sees me and cares for me!” Genesis 16:13 Easy-to-Read Version ********** Lord, you know everything there is to know…
Rest!
This list of Greatest Hits plays on a loop in my head: “I’m busy, so I must be important.” “I must stay busy to remain important.” “It’s better to burn out than rust out. Right?” “If I’m not busy, who am I?” Yet… “God never asked us to meet life’s pressures and demands on our…
Stressed?
The deepest fear we have, ‘the fear beneath all fears,’ is the fear of not measuring up, the fear of judgment. It’s this fear that creates the stress and depression of everyday life. Tullian Tchividjian Stress overload makes us stupid. Solid research proves it. When we get overstressed, it creates a nasty chemical soup in…
Good Advice
Road Trip
No Longer
Psalm 46:1-3, 10-11 Amplified Bible, Classic Edition God is our Refuge and Strength [mighty and impenetrable to temptation], a very present and well-proved help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change and though the mountains be shaken into the midst of the seas, Though its waters roar and foam, though the mountains tremble at…
Don’t Be Afraid…
Don’t be afraid to ask for help. I am Yahweh, your mighty God! I grip your right hand and won’t let you go! I whisper to you: ‘Don’t be afraid; I am here to help you!’ Isaiah 41:13 The Passion Translation Don’t fear change. Change is the wave you ride to your future. Don’t fear moving forward. Fear standing…
GPS
This is what the Lord, your Protector, says, the Holy One of Israel:“I am the Lord your God, who teaches you how to succeed, who leads you in the way you should go. Isaiah 48:17 New English Translation My Lord surpasses my GPS; with Him I cannot go astray.He directs me on busy highways; He leads me in…