We Need a Big God Monday, January 07, 2008 “I am Yahweh.” Exodus 6:2 JB
The Israelites considered the name Yahweh too holy to be spoken by human lips. Whenever they needed to say Yahweh, they substituted the word Adonai, which means “Lord.” If the name needed to be written, the scribes would take a bath before they wrote it and destroy the pen afterward.
The name I AM sounds strikingly close to the Hebrew verb to be—havah. It’s quite possibly a combination of the present tense form (I am) and the causative tense (I cause to be). Yahweh, then, seems to mean “I AM” and “I cause.” God is the “One who is” and the “One who causes.”
Why is that important? Because we need a big God. And if God is the “One who is,” then he is an unchanging God.
WOW, the snow is beautiful. It was a very beautiful WARM winter day in Northern Virginia ~65 degrees. CRAZY. We're getting ready to head to Florida. Much love and continued prayers to all.
A Yoke of Kindness Tuesday, January 08, 2008 “Take my yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.” Matthew 11:29 NKJV
Farmers in ancient Israel used to train an inexperienced ox by yoking it to an experienced one with a wooden harness. The straps around the older animal were tightly drawn. He carried the load. But the yoke around the younger animal was loose. He walked alongside the more mature ox, but his burden was light. In this verse Jesus is saying, “I walk alongside you. We are yoked together. But I pull the weight and carry the burden.”
I wonder, how many burdens is Jesus carrying for us that we know nothing about? We’re aware of some. He carries our sin. He carries our shame. He carries our eternal debt. But are there others? Has he lifted fears before we felt them? Has he carried our confusion so we wouldn’t have to? Those times when we have been surprised by our own sense of peace? Could it be that Jesus has lifted our anxiety onto his shoulders and placed a yoke of kindness on ours?
Hope all is well. Is the snow still beautiful? We are enjoying unbelievable weather. It is warm, sunny a breezy. Enjoy the verse . . .much love and continued prayers to all.
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We Need a Big God
Monday, January 07, 2008
“I am Yahweh.”
Exodus 6:2 JB
The Israelites considered the name Yahweh too holy to be spoken by human lips. Whenever they needed to say Yahweh, they substituted the word Adonai, which means “Lord.” If the name needed to be written, the scribes would take a bath before they wrote it and destroy the pen afterward.
The name I AM sounds strikingly close to the Hebrew verb to be—havah. It’s quite possibly a combination of the present tense form (I am) and the causative tense (I cause to be). Yahweh, then, seems to mean “I AM” and “I cause.” God is the “One who is” and the “One who causes.”
Why is that important? Because we need a big God. And if God is the “One who is,” then he is an unchanging God.
WOW, the snow is beautiful. It was a very beautiful WARM winter day in Northern Virginia ~65 degrees. CRAZY. We're getting ready to head to Florida. Much love and continued prayers to all.
K8
A Yoke of Kindness
Tuesday, January 08, 2008
“Take my yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.”
Matthew 11:29 NKJV
Farmers in ancient Israel used to train an inexperienced ox by yoking it to an experienced one with a wooden harness. The straps around the older animal were tightly drawn. He carried the load. But the yoke around the younger animal was loose. He walked alongside the more mature ox, but his burden was light. In this verse Jesus is saying, “I walk alongside you. We are yoked together. But I pull the weight and carry the burden.”
I wonder, how many burdens is Jesus carrying for us that we know nothing about? We’re aware of some. He carries our sin. He carries our shame. He carries our eternal debt. But are there others? Has he lifted fears before we felt them? Has he carried our confusion so we wouldn’t have to? Those times when we have been surprised by our own sense of peace? Could it be that Jesus has lifted our anxiety onto his shoulders and placed a yoke of kindness on ours?
Hope all is well. Is the snow still beautiful? We are enjoying unbelievable weather. It is warm, sunny a breezy. Enjoy the verse . . .much love and continued prayers to all.
K8
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