Tag Archive | mind

He Knows My Name

Nov9

      

 Psalm 139(NASB)

1O Lord, You have searched me and known me.

 

2You know when I sit down and when I rise up;

You understand my thoughts from afar.

 

3You scrutinize my path and my lying down,

And are intimately acquainted with all my ways.

 

4Even before there is a word on my tongue,

Behold, O LORD, You know it all.

 

5You have enclosed me behind and before,

And laid Your hand upon me.

 

6Such knowledge is too wonderful for me;

It is too high, I cannot attain to it.

 

7Where can I go from Your Spirit?

Or where can I flee from Your presence?

 

8If I ascend to heaven, You are there;

If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, You are there.

 

9If I take the wings of the dawn,

If I dwell in the remotest part of the sea,

 

10Even there Your hand will lead me,

And Your right hand will lay hold of me.

 

11If I say, “Surely the darkness will overwhelm me,

And the light around me will be night,”

 

12Even the darkness is not dark to You,

And the night is as bright as the day.

Darkness and light are alike to You.

 

13For You formed my inward parts;

You wove me in my mother’s womb.

 

14I will give thanks to You, for £I am fearfully and wonderfully made;

Wonderful are Your works,

And my soul knows it very well.

 

15My frame was not hidden from You,

When I was made in secret,

And skillfully wrought in the depths of the earth;

 

16Your eyes have seen my unformed substance;

And in Your book were all written

The days that were ordained for me,

When as yet there was not one of them.

 

17How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God!

How vast is the sum of them!

 

18If I should count them, they would outnumber the sand.

When I awake, I am still with You.

 

19O that You would slay the wicked, O God;

Depart from me, therefore, men of bloodshed.

 

20For they speak against You wickedly,

And Your enemies take Your name in vain.

 

21Do I not hate those who hate You, O LORD?

And do I not loathe those who rise up against You?

 

22I hate them with the utmost hatred;

They have become my enemies.

 

23Search me, O God, and know my heart;

Try me and know my anxious thoughts;

 

24And see if there be any hurtful way in me,

And lead me in the everlasting way.

Lord, Redeemer, Savior

Nov4

 

God IS the Creator.

We can’t change that.

In order for God to be in us,

In order for Him to be our Shepherd,

In order for Him to be our Peace,

In order for Him to be our Provider,

In order for Him to be our Firm Place to stand,

In order for Him to be our Healer,

In order for Him to be our Light,

In order for Him to be our Strength and Protector,

In order for us to be with Him forever,

He must first be;

*Jehovah – The Lord – Exodus 6:2   God also said to Moses, “I am the LORD.”

*Jehovah-Keren-Yish’i – Horn of Salvation – Ps 18:2 The LORD is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield  and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.

*Jehovah-Hoshe’ah – Lord Saves – Psalm 20:9 LORD, give victory to the king!
Answer us when we call!

*Jehovah-Go’el – Lord My Redeemer – Is. 49:26b all mankind will know that I, the LORD, am your Savior, your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.”

*Isaiah 60:16b  you will know that I, the LORD, am your Savior, your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.

*Jehovah-Yasha – Lord my Savior – Isaiah 49:26b all mankind will know that I, the LORD, am your Savior, your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.”

His desire is to rescue us from this world of sin.

He made that possible through the blood sacrifice of His Son Jesus Christ.

In His great, infinite love for you,

He leaves you with the choice.

Won’t you choose him now?

The “Rescue” tab at the top of this page can help you to make that choice.

Rocking Chairs and Tornadoes

Oct3

 

With all the news as of late about natural disasters, it is really difficult to

“Be not afraid.” or “Fear not.”

Some events in our lives may make us feel like we are in those disasters,

even though physically, we may not be.

You know what I mean don’t you?

Are there things going on in your life that have the potential to

strike sorrow and fear into you?

If we compared these disasters, what would we find they have in common?

 I never gave this question much thought until I heard Nate Berkus recount his experience  of being swept away in a tsunami.                       

In the water with him were telephone poles, barbed wire, parts of trees and people’s homes …. and people.                                                   

All these things were swirling around him and beating his body, all the while he was fighting for his very life.

Is that how you feel right now?

 

        Is the debris of your life beating you while you are struggling to keep                              

your head above it all?

Are sorrow and fear and loss threatening to engulf you?

Do your circumstances feel like they are beating the life out of you?

   Consider this picture.

 

Your life is the tornado.

Debris is flying everywhere and the mayhem of it all is causing you mass confusion.

You are swirling around with this mess and there is no exit.

This is not too much of a stretch, if you are like many of the people you know.

The fact is, you may recognize some of those folks in the havoc, right along with you!

 

              Now push the pause button, and consider a different picture.

                      

The tornado is still there.

The debris is still flying and the mayhem is still circling you.

HOWEVER

 

The difference is that YOU aren’t anywhere to be found in the mass confusion.

YOU are firmly planted in the middle of the eye of that storm.

YOU are seated in a rocking chair.

                                                 What does that mean?????

Firmly seated in a rocking chair, in the eye of the storm?

 

The peace of your Father God is planted deeply in your heart.

 

YOUR heart is full of the knowledge that He is aware and in total control.

To be sure, there still may be sorrow and loss, but YOU do not have to live with fear.

 

How do I know this?

First off, I’ve had my fair share of living in fear. 

Secondly, the Word of God plainly states that if you know Him,

If you receive what His Son Jesus did for you on the cross,

then you need not be afraid.

(If you do not have the assurance of Jesus’ saving grace,

then please visit the “Rescue” page on this blog.)

I believe the word of God to be true. 

Every word.

So when He says not to be afraid (found over 80 times) in the Bible,

I choose to obey.

Notice I said “choose”.  Being afraid is not a sin.  

What you do with it could be.

You get to make that choice.

The only thing you are to fear is God.

That is a different fear.

Not spooky, creepy fear,

but a fear that is defined as being in awe of Him.

 

Here’s the ask.  For today. 

Use the following verses in your circumstances.  Today.

We can truly only do it for today.

Choose to let God be in control of your chaos.  Today.

Choose to sit in that rocking chair and relax while He takes on everything

that would set your heart to fear.  Today.

This is not an easy task.  The world we live in caters to fear.  Its goal is to make us afraid.

Just look at the nightly news.  (No wait, maybe you shouldn’t)

At any rate, giving your fear to God will get easier with practice.

Note: Remember ~ Doctors practice.  Lawyers practice. Athletes practice.

Why do they do so?  To get better at what they do.

I encourage you to practice not being afraid,

to sit and rest on your rocker, while God handles things.

 

Psalm 34:9  (NIV) Fear the LORD; you his saints, for those who fear him lack nothing.

 Lamentations 3:57  (NIV) You came near when I called you, and you said, “Do not fear.”

Isaiah 41:10  (NIV) So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God.  I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

Isaiah 41:10 (AMP)  Fear not [there is nothing to fear], for I am with you; do not look around you in terror and be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen and harden you to difficulties, yes, I will help you; yes, I will hold you up and retain you with My [victorious] right hand of rightness and justice.