Monday, September 18, 2006
What's in a name...
Amy didn’t start off having the best of weekends. Friday night and most of Saturday, she dealt with stomach pain and issues brought on by that. It wasn’t until Sunday evening that she started to be a bit more active (although she did teach her Sunday school class on Sunday morning). Part of the issue that we are discovering is, she has a real issue with fried or especially deep fried foods and we really need to keep her away from those. For the first time in at least 9 months, Amy actually stayed up late with me. It had been our routine to get the younger two in bed by 7:30/8:00 and the older two in bed by 9:00 and then the next hour or two were ours to talk, watch T.V. together or whatever we decided. It was really nice.
Last Friday, I wrote about Psalms 46:10 - Be still and know that I am God and I asked what that means to you? To me it means that there are/will be times when I get caught up in the busyness of life or maybe even caught up in the ‘light and momentary troubles’ of life and sometimes I need to stop…put everything out of my mind (worry, planning, etc) and focus…think…and meditate on how I know God is God. So, Friday night as I was thinking about this, Proverbs 18:10 came to mind which reads: The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe. I started thinking about the different names of God and thought, what a great way to know who God is! The Old Testament Jews had many names for God and each name described the different characteristics of God. Look at these for a few:
When you are lost or confused about the future, go to your Jehovah-Raah, your caring shepherd.
When you are anxious about provision, talk to Jehovah-Jireh, the Lord who provides.
Do you feel trapped? Are your challenges too great? Seek the help of Jehovah-Shalom, the Lord is peace.
Are you sick or injured? Are your emotions weak? Jehovah-Rophe, the Lord who heals you, will see you now.
Do you feel like a soldier stranded behind enemy lines? Take refuge in Jehovah-Nissi, the Lord my banner.
Meditating on the names of God reminds us (you and I) of the character of God and knowing His character tells us who He is.
Take these names and bury them in your heart.
God is:
The shepherd who cares.
The Lord who provides.
The voice who brings peace in the storm.
The physician who heals the sick.
The banner that guides.
This is Amy's story as seen and told by me – V
Last Friday, I wrote about Psalms 46:10 - Be still and know that I am God and I asked what that means to you? To me it means that there are/will be times when I get caught up in the busyness of life or maybe even caught up in the ‘light and momentary troubles’ of life and sometimes I need to stop…put everything out of my mind (worry, planning, etc) and focus…think…and meditate on how I know God is God. So, Friday night as I was thinking about this, Proverbs 18:10 came to mind which reads: The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe. I started thinking about the different names of God and thought, what a great way to know who God is! The Old Testament Jews had many names for God and each name described the different characteristics of God. Look at these for a few:
When you are lost or confused about the future, go to your Jehovah-Raah, your caring shepherd.
When you are anxious about provision, talk to Jehovah-Jireh, the Lord who provides.
Do you feel trapped? Are your challenges too great? Seek the help of Jehovah-Shalom, the Lord is peace.
Are you sick or injured? Are your emotions weak? Jehovah-Rophe, the Lord who heals you, will see you now.
Do you feel like a soldier stranded behind enemy lines? Take refuge in Jehovah-Nissi, the Lord my banner.
Meditating on the names of God reminds us (you and I) of the character of God and knowing His character tells us who He is.
Take these names and bury them in your heart.
God is:
The shepherd who cares.
The Lord who provides.
The voice who brings peace in the storm.
The physician who heals the sick.
The banner that guides.
This is Amy's story as seen and told by me – V
# posted by Vince @ 12:12 PM 
