Mentoring Minutes

Names of God – Pt 12

(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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Names of God – Pt 11

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…

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Names of God – Pt 10

(Psalm 48:10) – As is Your name, God, so is Your praise to the ends of the earth; Your right hand is full of righteousness.

Jehovah Kebodhi – “God My Glory” (Psalm 3:3)

We begin this post looking at the Names of God found in the Psalms. Remember David was “a man after God’s own heart” and he wrote most of the Psalms in Scripture. There are many Names of God revealed in The Psalms so take some time, as I pray you have been, to let it sink in how God personally desires to be with each of us, and with us collectively as The Body of Christ, His Church.

The first name we see is found in Psalm 3:3 – JEHOVAH KEBODHI – GOD MY GLORY! In this Psalm David is fleeing from Absalom, his son, who is leading a revolt against him to overtake the Kingdom of Israel that God has given to David.

In a great cry of humility David proclaims that, even as the king, it is God who is His protector and shield and God is His Glory. What He has received… everything, including any and all glory, comes from God, and specifically, even the glory he has attained as king because JEHOVAH KEBODHI – GOD MY GLORY, has given it!

We have, and should fully and humbly acknowledge, just as King David did, God in Christ is our JEHOVAH KEBODHI – GOD OUR GLORY. As with so many of these Names, we see this over and over again in The New Testament.

Here are some of the more poignant reminders that Christ is our Glory…2 Corinthians 4:4-6; 1 Peter 4:14. Any glory we have apart from Christ is futile and fading. Knowing Him as Savior and Lord allows us to be partakers of His Glory because He is our Glory!

Are you showing off your glory or His? Only one will last…choose wisely.

Jehovah Se’li – “God, My Rock” (Psalm 18:2)

As we continue to explore God’s Names we’re going to camp out in one verse that reveals 4 different Names of God to us. It’s not just the names but the fact that He makes Himself known to David, and to us as a very personal God, involved and active in our lives at all times.

Psalm 18:2 begins with David declaring that God is “JEHOVAH SEL’I – GOD, MY ROCK.” We found God as The Rock, The Rock of all His people collectively, in Deuteronomy 32:4. Here, however, we find that He is my Rock, very personal and intimate in my life.

Christ is “JEHOVAH SEL’I – GOD MY ROCK” as He is our steadfast, firm and sturdy Presence and Foundation through any storm or trial and he never changes. We see this in 1 Peter 2:4-7 where He is “The Living Stone,” who brings us to life and “the chosen and precious cornerstone” that will never fail. Because He is my Rock, I can count on Him always (Hebrews 13:5)!

I’ve come to realize that I need that Rock so that I can stand firm knowing He will never change and never leave me! I am secure in Him whether I’m standing on that Solid Rock or dwelling within the secure refuge of that Rock (cave and shelter)!

Jehovah Keren Yish’i – “The Horn (or Strength) of My Salvation” (Psalm 18:2)

As promised, moving along in Psalm 18:2 we look at the 2nd Name of God from this text and it is “JEHOVAH KEREN YISH’I – THE HORN (OR STRENGTH) OF MY SALVATION” (parentheses added). He is God our Strength and Savior who sees us through every situation. The context here is David praising and acknowledging God for rescuing him from His enemies. While He has led and fought in many of the battles, David knows assuredly that it is God’s Strength that saves him!

Christ is “JEHOVAH KEREN YISH’I – THE HORN (OR STRENGTH) OF MY SALVATION” (parentheses added). Because of His humility, He has become our strength and our salvation and we can find them in no other. Once again we find evidence of this throughout The New Testament and I will focus on 3 particular Scriptures that declare Him as our strength and salvation…

  1. Philippians 4:13 – we must understand the context of this well known and often quoted verse…Paul had suffered many hardships, much pain and betrayal and yet he declared that he could do all things through Christ who strengthened Him.
  2. The name of Jesus or Yeshua literally means all of the following… God delivers or rescues; Savior or God Saves! Acts 4:12 says it best…there is no other name given under all of heaven whereby we can be saved!
  3. We see this clear picture of Christ as Savior also in John 14:6 as there is no other way to God the Father than through God the Son!

Jesus is Jehovah Keren Yish’I – The Horn (or Strength) of My Salvation! Do you know Jesus as Savior? Are you walking in His Truth with Him as Lord? Or are you trying to make it by your own strength to save yourself? Surrender to Him as He has done everything to save us and we simply need to believe and submit to Him!

Love and Lordship…Food for Thought – Jehovah Kebodhi is “God my Glory” and any glory that does not come from Him is not worth it and will not last. He is also Jehovah Se’li – “God, My Rock” and I can count on Him as He will never change. Finally, I don’t have the strength or ability to keep myself from sin nor save myself but He is Jehovah Keren Yish’i – “The Horn (or Strength) of My 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. In what ways have you or do you rob God of His glory, taking it for yourself?
  4. List how God is your Rock, Strength and Salvation 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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