A Promise to Ponder Volume 3, Issue 24

Isaiah 9:6 - 6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

   Have you ever taken a moment to simply think about the names of God? Isn’t it great to know that God is what you need Him to be when you need Him to be that for example you have to make an unexpected trip to the emergency room. We all know what this entails. $$$$$$ and lot’s of it! So now we have an unexpected bill and we need healing. So who do you call on? JEHOVAH-JIREH: "The Lord will Provide." and JEHOVAH-ROPHE: "The Lord Who Heals". Let’s take a look at some other names of God:

• JEHOVAH-NISSI: "The Lord Our Banner." Ex. 17:15. God on the battlefield, from word which means "to glisten," "to lift up," See Psalm 4:6.
• JEHOVAH-M'KADDESH: "The Lord Who Sanctifies" Lev. 20:8. "To make whole, set apart for holiness."
• JEHOVAH-SHALOM: "The Lord Our Peace" Judges 6:24. "Shalom" translated "peace" 170 times means "whole," "finished," "fulfilled," "perfected." Related to "well," welfare." Deut. 27:6; Dan. 5:26; I Kings 9:25 8:61; Gen. 15:16; Ex. 21:34, 22:5, 6; Lev. 7:11-21. Shalom means that kind of peace that results from being a whole person in right relationship to God and to one's fellow man.
• JUDGE: Psa. 7:8, 96:13.
• JEHOVAH ELOHIM: "LORD God" Gen. 2:4; Judges 5:3; Isa. 17:6; Zeph. 2:9; Psa. 59:5, etc.
• JEHOVAH-TSIDKENU: "The Lord Our Righteousness" Jer. 23:5, 6, 33:16. From "tsidek" (straight, stiff, balanced - as on scales - full weight, justice, right, righteous, declared innocent.) God our Righteousness.
• JEHOVAH-SHAMMAH: "The Lord is There" (Ezek. 48:35).
• JEHOVAH-SABAOTH: "The Lord of Hosts" The commander of the angelic host and the armies of God. Isa. 1:24; Psa. 46:7, 11; 2 Kings 3:9-12; Jer. 11:20 (NT: Rom. 9:29; James 5:4, Rev. 19: 11-16).

   So who do you need? Simply whisper His name. If you can’t remember the Hebrew simply call on “Jesus”. He will know how to handle any problem you face. After all He is our mediator. Now that’s a Promise to Ponder!!