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well, im getting sick again.
earlier i thought it was just allergies, but seeing as i am now running a fairly high fever and my whole body hurts..
well i dont think thats allergies.
but the real task at hand, besides preventing yet another "attack of the fever blisters!", i am preparing for tonights bible study.
Lauren mentioned to me that we're kind of doing the names of God and that if i needed an idea i could just stick to that. I didnt know we were doing that, but it helps a lot having some direction. Last week Lauren talked about Jehovah Jireh, meaning "My Provider", which then spurred on the group singing of part of the song "Jehovah Jireh". Good times. Although they could've been better if one of us had a tambourine. Tonight, i'm talking about El Shaddai which means.. well it means a lot of things. Some speculate that it could mean "to over power", "to treat with violence", "devastator", or "destroyer" and those don't make sense at all. God has destroyed and He will continue destroy things that he is created because of their corruption, but El Shaddai definitely does not mean that God treats all things with violence and devastation. Every other name for God repels that image. Isaiah is full of stories of God wrath, but God's love is behind it all. Another meaning of El Shaddai is "God of the mountain", which i think translates into God above all. He is God of the earth and sea and everything else that exists. Ever hear the phrase "I feel like im at the top of the world"? I think El Shaddai represents that God protects because he is ON TOP. There is no one like him and the top of God's mountain is a place that no one can reach by themselves. But we've still got to keeping climbing.
Another thing.
God deserves everyone's praise. God deserves everyone's lives! God's name is so powerful, yet we forget how powerful it is. When we think of our names, we think of our entire self. When someone hears your name, they remember certain qualities that you have, and probably remember whether they like you or.. whether they dont. This is why God's name is so important. It's a part of His glory.. Yes, his name! As are our's. When you are praised for something you've done would you rather hear "Hey you, nice job." or "Hey Brooklyn, nice job." It just sounds right. Its YOU there are talking about not just any ole "you".
A verse in Isaiah says, "For my own name's sake i delay my wrath, for the sake of my praise i hold it back from you, so as not to cut you off. I have refined you though not as silver. I have tested you in the furnace of affliction. For my own sake, for my own sake, i do this. How can i let myself be defamed? I will not yield my glory to another."
He ever repeats Himself..."for my own sake..." He is not a conceited God. He just has to keep reminding us how great and powerful and all-deserving He is.. because we just simply forget.
That's all for now, my fever and what not are getting the best of me. I should probably lay down for a wee bit before bible study. |
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