When you, God, went out before your people, when you marched through the wilderness, the earth shook, the heavens poured down rain, before God, the One of Sinai, before God, the God of Israel. -Psalm 68:7–8, NIV Psalm 68, a psalm of David, is an absolutely glorious psalm of praise that reveals to me the […]
David said to Goliath, “You are coming to fight against me with a sword, a spear and a javelin. But I’m coming against you in the name of the Lord who rules over all. He is the God of the armies of Israel. He’s the one you have dared to fight against.” -1 Samuel 17:45, […]
So Gideon built an altar to honor the Lord there. He called it The Lord Is Peace. It still stands in Ophrah to this very day. Ophrah is in the territory that belongs to the family line of Abiezer. -Judges 6:24, NIRV Yahweh-shalom. God of peace. The Israelites were under bondage to the Midianites. This […]
Then Moses built an altar. He called it The Lord Is My Banner. -Exodus 17:15, NIRV The Lord is my Banner. It is He who goes before me in battle against our enemies. After a tremendous victory over the Amalekites, a godless tribe that represented the worst in cruelty and evil, Moses knows it wasn’t […]
So Abraham named that place The Lord Will Provide. To this day people say, “It will be provided on the mountain of the Lord.” -Genesis 22:14, NIRV Yahweh-jireh. The great I AM will provide. Our God is the provider God. He doesn’t meet our needs because He feels sorry for us. He desires to provide […]
“Do not come any closer, ”God said. “Take off your sandals. The place you are standing on is holy ground. ”He continued, “I am the God of your father. I am the God of Abraham. I am the God of Isaac. And I am the God of Jacob.” -Exodus 3:5–6, NIRV The most frequent name […]
Moses answered the people. He said, “Don’t be afraid. Stand firm. You will see how the Lord will save you today. Do you see those Egyptians? You will never see them again. The Lord will fight for you. Just be still.” -Exodus 14:13–14, NIRV Adonai tells us that our God is Lord and Master. He […]
May God Most High bless Abram. May the Creator of heaven and earth bless him. Give praise to God Most High. He gave your enemies into your hand. -Genesis 14:19–20, NIRV In Genesis 14 Abraham meets the king of Salem, a powerful and mysterious figure who was known not only as a king but a […]
When Jesus finished saying these things, the people were amazed at his teaching, because he did not teach like their teachers of the law. He taught like a person who had authority. -Matthew 7:28–29, NCV THE MESSAGE translation of the Bible has a powerful way of expressing these two verses: “When Jesus concluded his address, […]
You can enter God’s Kingdom only through the narrow gate. The highway to hell is broad, and its gate is wide for the many who choose that way. But the gateway to life is very narrow and the road is difficult, and only a few ever find it. -Matthew 7:13–15, NLT God’s love is deep […]