Mentoring Minutes

(Psalm 145:1) – “I will exalt You, my God, the King, and I will bless Your name forever and ever.”

Jehovah Rohi – “The Lord Our Shepherd” (Psalm 23:1)

Today’s first Name is likely one of the most well known and beloved, at least as we know it in the English translation, as it is one of the most often quoted texts in all of Scripture. The Name is “JEHOVAH ROHI – THE LORD OUR SHEPHERD” and is found most poignantly in Psalm 23:1, “The Lord is my Shepherd…”

David then proclaims that with God as our Shepherd we shall not want, we are guided, protected, corrected, anointed and provided for…how awesome is that and how awesome is JEHOVAH ROHI – THE LORD OUR SHEPHERD?

Of course it doesn’t stop there with David as we find that Christ, as God in the flesh, is the Good and Great Shepherd, wonderfully described to and for us in John 10 (emphasis vv. 10-11)! Praise The Lord (PTL) that He is our Good Shepherd and that He does all these things that David described in Psalm 23 and that we as His sheep know that we can trust Him in all things.

Do you know Christ as The Good and Great Shepherd and even more intimately as your Good and Great Shepherd and follow Him accordingly? I pray you know that today!

Jehovah ‘Izuz ‘Gibbor – “The Lord Strong and Mighty” and Jehovah-Gibbor Milchamah – “The Lord Mighty in Battle” (Psalm 24:8)

Are you facing an enemy today? An actual enemy, your own flesh in a physical, mental or emotional battle? A spiritual enemy and battle…aren’t we always?

This next Name of God is actually two Names and builds on a previous Name giving us strength and hope in that He gives us victory in every battle. Even when we don’t see it or feel like it, by faith we can be assured, as David was in Psalm 24:8, that God is both JEHOVAH-‘IZUZ ‘GIBBOR – THE LORD STRONG AND MIGHTY and JEHOVAH-GIBBOR MILCHAMAH – THE LORD MIGHTY IN BATTLE!

Just as David proclaimed in his struggles, we all need God as The One Who Is mighty in the midst of the battle! He witnessed this strength personally against a lion, a bear and Goliath, and many times as King of the Israelite army in numerous battles, and because of God, and his faith in God, He was victorious in conquering all the pagan nations around Israel. That’s Who our God is!

No matter how many or how strong are those that come against us in any battle, He is our strength and might to give us the victory! Do you trust Him in your battle(s)?

Christ is JEHOVAH-‘IZUZ ‘GIBBOR – THE LORD STRONG AND MIGHTY and JEHOVAH-GIBBOR MILCHAMAH – THE LORD MIGHTY IN BATTLE in the New Covenant as we find in 1 Corinthians 15:57. We have power over every enemy and over every struggle, seen and unseen, in every battle that we come up against because our victory is in Christ, The Lord Strong and Mighty in Battle!

Nothing you are facing today or ever will be stronger than Christ who is in you (1 John 4:4)! PTL and walk by faith in the triumph that He gives in every situation and battle today (Romans 8:26-38 (emphasis v. 37))!

Jehovah ‘Ori – “My Light” (Psalm 27:1)

As we continue with the Names of God and in particular as we are making our way through the Psalms and how God revealed Himself to us in these, mostly through King David, we find an incredible Name in Psalm 27:1… “JEHOVAH ‘ORI – MY LIGHT.”

David writes a Psalm about placing his fearless trust in God and he begins it by proclaiming that God is his Light (and Salvation). No matter how dark it gets (and David faced many dark moments and seasons in his life) he knew that God was his Light that gave him hope, faith and an unwavering trust in God.

As we celebrate this season of Eastertide may we remember that Christ is “JEHOVAH ‘ORI – OUR LIGHT” that shone into a dark world and still shines today into an increasingly dark world as not only our Light but The Light of the world…John 1:4-5, 9-10; John 8:12. His Light is the Only Hope for this lost, dark and dying world and we are the ones who are to share His Light with all those that we come across so they can know this Hope, this Life, this Light and salvation!

Do you know Jesus, The Light of the world, as your hope and salvation? Are you shining His Light so others can know Him? That’s why He came.

Love and Lordship…Food for Thought – Jehovah Rohi is “The Lord Our Shepherd” and our Good and Great Shepherd in Christ whom we can count on to guide, provide for and protect us ultimately for Eternity! He is both Jehovah ‘Izuz ‘Gibbor – “The Lord Strong and Mighty” and Jehovah-Gibbor Milchamah – “The Lord Mighty in Battle” so what are your battles or fears today that you’ve not yet entrusted to Him? He’s patiently waiting and will never let you down. Finally for this post, He is Jehovah ’Ori – “My Light” meaning He not only lights our way to walk in His path but that path is the Light of Truth found in Christ as Jehovah ‘Ori – The Light of The World and our only hope of, and path to, salvation!

Love and Lordship…Action Item –

1. Read the Scriptures in this article and ask The Holy Spirit to teach you.
2. Write down what each of the Names of God in this post mean to you. 
3. Think and journal what you’re facing in this season of life and which of these Names of God is giving you just what you need?
4. Shepherd, Strength and Light…He is all of these. How is He any one or all of these to you presently?

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(Deuteronomy 32:3) – “For I proclaim the name of the Lord; Ascribe greatness to our God!” 

Jehovah Tsori – “God Our Strength” (Psalm 19:14)

God revealed many of His Names to David as we’ve already seen in the Psalms. Continuing after all the wonderful and encouraging Names of God in Psalm 18:2, we find another powerful Name of God in Psalm 19:14 – JEHOVAH TSORI – GOD OUR STRENGTH! BTW – I want to make sure that we understand that these Names of God are not just names as we understand them to differentiate between other names. His Names certainly do that as He stands alone as GOD, The Only True God and therefore The Only One Who Is worthy of our worship and praise!

The Names of God and of course, of Christ, not only reveal Who He is as Father, Son and Holy Spirit but also reveals all of His incredible character…each Name gives us more of the character that He is and that He exhibits toward us.

David continues in Psalm 19 from the inspiring and hopeful Names in Psalm 18 to remind us that His character includes complete and total Strength and that He is our strength! Once again the names and descriptions of that Name are tied to Him being our Rock and His Names that proclaim Him as Banner as He alone is the Strength of our salvation!

Also, note that David wraps up this Psalm with this Name and Character of God after telling us in vss. 7-11 all that His Word does for us! I strongly encourage you to read all of Psalm 19. He indeed is our Strength!

Nehemiah proclaimed this strength in the middle of rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem and under great duress and attack from the enemy, “The joy of The Lord is your strength (stronghold; refuge).” Nehemiah 8:10

As always we find this same Name and Character revealed in God the Son, Jesus Christ our Savior and Lord, in the New Covenant…in 2 Corinthians 12:9-10 (His strength is perfected in our weaknesses); Ephesians 6:10 (our strength is in The Lord and the power of His might); 2 Thessalonians 3:3 (He is Faithful and with that is His strength and protection from the enemy)!

What do you need strength for today? Ask and believe that He will provide exactly what you need…may not be what you think or want but by faith know it will be all the strength you need in Christ!

Jehovah Melech’Olam – “The Everlasting King” (Psalm 10:16)

For this next name we’re going to backtrack in the Psalms a bit where we find another incredible Name of God that should bring us to our knees in reverence, fear and worship. In Psalm 10:16, David refers to God in overcoming and overthrowing all his enemies as JEHOVAH MELECH’OLAM – GOD THE EVERLASTING KING!

Here we find His Name closely related to that of which we looked at earlier as the Everlasting Father in Isaiah 9:6 which we often appropriately quote at this time of the year as it is a prophecy of the coming Messiah, Christ. This Name assures us that for all Eternity God is the King who conquers all wrong and evil that comes against Him and all those who believe in Him.

He is made known to us personally in Christ as our JEHOVAH MELECH’OLAM – GOD THE EVERLASTING KING! Christ is revealed in many Scriptures in the New Testament as Eternal and far beyond this temporal world and that all authority is given to Him as King (John 18:36-37; Hebrews 1:3)!

He is The Everlasting King of kings and Lord of lords! Is He King and Lord of your life for now and all eternity? Make sure you know Him, serve Him and worship Him as such…because that is Who He Is – JEHOVAH MELECH’OLAM – GOD THE EVERLASTING KING!

Jehovah Hoshe’ah – “The Lord Who Saves” (Psalm 20:9)

The next Name of God is found in Psalm 20:9 where David continues with Psalms of praise for victory over enemies and he declares that God is JEHOVAH HOSHE’AH – THE LORD WHO SAVES! You may very well recognize this name as it is prevalent in very similar spellings such as YESHUA, JEHOSHUA, JOSHUA and hopefully the most well known Name…JESUS!

David states and asks for The Lord Who Saves to do so on the day, in the moment, when we call and he does so in faith knowing that this is exactly Who He Is…JEHOVAH HOSHE’AH – THE LORD WHO SAVES!

As already mentioned, Yesu, Yesus or Jesus is the Greek Name plainly given to Mary for the Name of the Son of God, God in the flesh, in Matthew 1:21. It was clear that the angel, Gabriel, was declaring that Jesus is The Lord Who Saves as He will save the people from their sins…that’s you and me! PTL!

What great timing The Lord has to bring this Name to the forefront as we come off the Passover/Good Friday/Resurrection Sunday season to know Christ as not just the God/Man, but as Savior and Lord!

Do you know Him as Your Savior and Lord? That’s what He came to do because that’s Who He Is!

Love and Lordship…Food for Thought – Jehovah Tsori is “God Our Strength” and in Christ that greatest strength is found in our most glaring weaknesses so we can praise Him in our most vulnerable moments! He is Jehovah Melech’Olam – “The Everlasting King” for now and Eternity and we see this same character prophetically describes Christ in the Messianic prophecy of His first coming as “The Everlasting Father.”  This points us to Jehovah Hoshe’ah – “The Lord Who Saves” as He is Faithful to fulfill His Covenant to save all those who believe in Christ!

Love and Lordship…Action Item –

1. Read the Scriptures in this article and ask The Holy Spirit to teach you.
2. Write down what each of the Names of God in this post mean to you. 
3. Which of the names in this post means the most to you at this time in your life?
4. What is God doing in your life at this time to bring this name to the forefront?

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First of all let me say I pray that you have a very blessed Good Friday and a joyous Resurrection Sunday!  With that said let’s look at some more of the Names of God that are made real to us because of Christ’s death, burial and resurrection. Let’s start with…

(Psalm 54:1) – “Save me, God, by Your name, And vindicate me by Your power.” 

Jehovah Mephalti – “God Who Delivers” (Psalm 18:2)

What a powerful way to think of God’s Name or Names as we continue with this wonderful series on the Names of God. To think that His Name is the One that can and does save us.  Also by His awesome Name He vindicates us from any guilt!

So as we move along with the Names of God found in Psalm 18:2 that we started with last week’s post, this one is perhaps the one we need more than any other… JEHOVAH MEPHALTI – GOD WHO DELIVERS (GOD OUR SAVIOR in some translations). If it weren’t for Him in His grace and mercy being willing to lovingly forgive us and cancel the debt for our sins we would have no hope. But He has delivered us, He has saved us because of His love for us He was willing to send His Son to do just that…to save and deliver us.

This brings us to Christ as JEHOVAH MEPHALTI – GOD WHO DELIVERS. If we will turn to Him and allow Him to have His way in our lives, He delivers us from sin, disease, loneliness, evil spiritual forces, bondage and addiction, trials and tribulations, persecution, fear, even from our own flesh and self, and finally, He saves us from death and hell! This does not mean that we will never encounter these but that He will give us wisdom, faith, strength and grace to be delivered in them.

All of this is perhaps captured no better than in Hebrews 3:1-11 and 4:1-12. Here we see the typology of Christ in Moses as he delivered the Israelites out of bondage in Egypt and this text compares and contrasts Christ as a much greater Deliverer. Christ is our Deliverer and the more we turn and surrender our lives completely to Him the more we will know the deliverance that He has freely given.

Jehovah Mishgabbi – “God Our (MY) High Tower” (Psalm 18:2)

As we look at this next Name of God we should be reminded that every day is a great day to remember all the things we have to be thankful for. These include our marriage and spouse (as applicable), children and family, church family, our country and freedoms, and most of all our forgiveness and salvation as we were just reminded of in the Name above. Let us be always thanking The Lord for His grace and mercy in Christ and His finished work on The Cross and out of The Tomb! PTL for Good Friday that we celebrate at the end of this Passion Week of Christ with a new beginning on Resurrection Sunday!

As we give Him praise and thanks for His gracious sacrifice and triumphant and total victory we acknowledge the next name that we find in Psalm 18:2 – JEHOVAH MISHGABBI – GOD OUR (MY) HIGH TOWER. Think about that…He is our refuge, protection, and fortress, a High Tower that nothing or no one can break through.

Thank You, Lord, as David proclaimed that You are all these things and You extend them to us by Your Name(s) because You love us! Proverbs 18:10 says it very plainly, “The name of the LORD is a strong tower; The righteous runs into it and is safe.”

Christ is JEHOVAH MISHGABBI – GOD OUR (MY) HIGH TOWER as in Him I find my place of security, refuge and protection from everything the world, the enemy and even my own flesh brings against me as I abide in Him as my fortress. This is where we run to not only to be safe but also to know that we are saved…and that is only in Christ (Romans 10:13; Acts 2:21). All who call on His Name by faith enter into that strong tower and are saved!

Where do you find your safety and security? How’s it working for you in these troubled times? Christ will never fail you nor fail to ultimately protect you, as His salvation and security are eternal!

Jehovah Eli – “My God” (Psalm 18:2)

First of all, before I share this third name in today’s post, I stated last week that there were four Names of God in Psalm 18:2…I lied! I didn’t mean to. I simply missed the reality that there are actually five names in this powerful passage.

There is yet another Name of God that we find in this text and I intentionally saved this one for the last as I believe His Holy Spirit wants us to know this Name and all it brings with it and that above all else…He is “JEHOVAH ELI – MY GOD.” He is the Creator of all that exists, without Him all would cease to exist; He is King of kings and Lords of lords, He is Omnipotent (All Powerful), Omniscient (All Knowing) and He is Omnipresent (Ever Present)…and yet He wants us to know that no matter what we face, He is “JEHOVAH ELI – MY GOD.” He is your God and my God, He is a very personal God and desires to share His love with us in a very intimate, one-on-one relationship!

He has made this totally available to all who believe in Christ, as He is “JEHOVAH ELI – MY GOD,” my very personal God! This is literally what this Name means. We can have a relationship with God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit because He is our very own, yours and mine – all who believe in Christ as personal Savior and Lord!

This is the entire message of The Bible as all of The Old Testament points to Christ as such and all The New Testament reveals Him as such…It is Christ’s sacrifice that makes this relationship not only possible but real and personal…we could have it in no other way, in this life and in Eternal Life to come (John 10:14-15; 17:3; 1 John 2:3). We can only know God through Christ as the Good Shepherd, the only way is through knowing Christ…God the Son whom The Father sent…and in keeping His commandments.

His Grace has freely given us, by our faith, the blessing to walk in this intimate loving relationship with ELI – OUR GOD. His Grace then empowers us to live out this relationship through our faith in loving obedience to Him. We don’t obey to be saved, made righteous, or have this relationship with Him…we obey because He has freely given His life so we can have this relationship. We obey in our walk with Him because He first loved us and saved us. This is how we love Him and others! That’s the story, the gift and the promise of The Cross and the power The Empty Tomb!

Love and Lordship…Food for Thought – Jehovah Mephalti is the “God Who Delivers” so, in Christ, what do you need deliverance from today? Jehovah Mishgabbi is “God Our (MY) High Tower.” Where do you run to find protection and security? You can have all of this because Jesus Christ has shown us and made it possible for us to be in a deep, personal relationship with Jehovah Eli – “My God.” He is your God and my God, the God of all who believe in Christ because of the price He paid that we celebrate and rejoice in this Good Friday and Resurrection Sunday!

Love and Lordship…Action Item –

1. Read the Scriptures in this article and ask The Holy Spirit to teach you.
2. Write down what each of the Names of God in this post mean to you. 
3. Who or what do you run to for deliverance and security? How has that worked for you?
4. List the ways that you either know or would like to know God as your personal God. You can in Christ…

Contact us at Love and Lordship to find out more about how you can know God the Father, Christ His Son and The Holy Spirit and The Lord God.

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