Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Who is Your God?





The Secret Place

By William M. Self, Sr.



 


There are over 85 names and 140 functions you need to describe this knife

Do you know how many names and functions the Bible gives for God?



Who is Your God?

In Psalms 91, the Psalmist begins to describe who his God is.

He is the Most High, the Almighty, the Lord.
 
“I will say of the Lord,
"He is…my God, in whom I trust."

The definition of “God” is conceived as the supreme being.

Who is God?

It is hard to come up with an illustration of God.

So think about this…

There are a lot of knifes out there but
none like the Giant Swiss Army Knife.

With over 85 tools and 140 functions at a price of over $2000.

This is the supreme knife.

Many people only know God as God.

They have no idea of who He is.

The Psalmist knew God as the Most High
that was His secret place, hiding place, His shelter.

Proverbs 18:10 NIV says…

 “The name of the Lord is a strong tower;
the righteous run to it and are safe.”

Every tool in the Giant Swiss Army
Knife has a name and function(s).

So it is with God.

When we learn the names of God, we begin to see how
strong He is and the safety there is for the righteous.

Within God are the names of everything
we need for life and so much more.

These names are meant to reveal to you and I
who God is and the security we can have in Him.

Check out this list…

El Shaddai (Lord God Almighty)
El Elyon (The Most High God)
Adonai (Lord, Master)
Yahweh (Lord, Jehovah)
Jehovah Nissi (The Lord My Banner)
Jehovah-Raah (The Lord My Shepherd)
Jehovah Rapha (The Lord That Heals)
Jehovah Shammah (The Lord Is There)
Jehovah Tsidkenu (The Lord Our Righteousness)
Jehovah Mekoddishkem (The Lord Who Sanctifies You)
El Olam (The Everlasting God)
Elohim (God)
Qanna (Jealous)
Jehovah Jireh (The Lord Will Provide)
Jehovah Shalom (The Lord Is Peace)
Jehovah Sabaoth (The Lord of Hosts)

 The Psalmist took refuge in the Lord,
the Most High, the Almighty.

Where do you need to take refuge?

Where will you run for shelter? 

Video of Giant Swiss Army Knife   

 

Scripture Reading

Psalm 91:1-2 NIV
91 He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High
will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. 
2 I will say of the Lord, "He is my refuge
and my fortress,
my God, in whom I trust."


Proverbs 18:10 NIV
 The name of the Lord is a strong tower;
the righteous run to it and are safe.

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