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Thoughtful Thursdays: Jehovah-Jireh: The Lord Will Provide, Part 2

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Last week, I started sharing the notes I used when I taught the name of God Jehovah-Jireh to our ladies Sunday School class. That lesson had so many notes, I decided to split it into two weeks.

The first time we see the name Jehovah-Jireh is in Genesis 22:

And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovah-jireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the Lord it shall be seen. Genesis 22:17

We shared the meaning of the name as well as the story that accompanies the first time we see this name. It still astounds me that God cares for me so much that He sees beforehand what I will need and then He will provide what I need when I need it.

God is our Jehovah-Jireh, the One who provides our needs. Come get the free printables that go along with this lesson.

Here are some other ways that we can apply this name to our every day lives:

  • Just as God provided a ram as a substitute for Isaac, He provided His son Jesus as the ultimate sacrifice. This was the Provision for our greatest need.
    • John 1:29: The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.
    • 1 Peter 1:18-19: Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:
  • God still delights in providing for His people. He will meet all our needs. He already knows what we will encounter in our lives and He has a provision for us to handle it.
    • Philippians 4:19: “But my God shall supply all your need. . .”
    • Matthew 6:26, 31-33: “Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they? Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you”
  • We have needs that can be met only by our Jehovah Jireh.
    • “The happy Christian has met the Lord personally and found Him an all sufficient Savior and Lord. He or she has burned all the bridge in every direction.” Tozer
    • “Trusting in God’s promises when you cannot imagine how He will carry out His plan demonstrates to Him your great faith. Faith pleases God, and when He knows He can have His way with you, He provides in the most amazing and miraculous ways.” Martin
  • He knows what our needs truly are.
    • Isaiah 55:9: For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
    • Matthew 6:11: Give us this day our daily bread.

Aren’t these applications for the name Jehovah-Jireh encouraging? He delights in meeting my needs — and He knows what I truly need.

Even though we don’t see specifically the name Jehovah-Jireh in the following verses, we do see how He meets our needs:

  1. Psalm 23:1 — The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
  2. Matthew 6:8 — Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.
  3. Romans 8:32 — He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?

In our weekly studies on the name of God, I always close with how Jesus in the New Testament showed that He is God, the Messiah, by how He lived here on earth. For example, Jesus showed that He is Jehovah-Jireh when He said He was the bread of life (John 6:35). He would provide for those who came to Him. He was also the Lamb who was slain for our sin. (John 1:29)

You can print out the handout HERE for the lesson and the graphic HERE if you wish!

Free printables to go along with a study on the name of God, Jehovah-Jireh. Use for your own personal study or for a group study.

Here are the other lessons that you can use:

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Thoughtful Thursdays: Jehovah, The Self-Existent One, Part 2

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For the past several Thoughtful Thursdays, I have been sharing notes from the series on the names of God that my Sunday School class has been studying. So far we have studied the following names:

I also have shared in the past how we are using Kay Arthur’s book, Lord, I Want to Know You in the class; but I also read several other books. In this post, I share the list of books that I use for my own study so that I can make the printable worksheets as well as be ready to teach the class.

Last week, we started studying the name of God, Jehovah, which means “The Self-Existent One.” Because there was so much information on that name of God, I broke the notes into two blog posts.

In last week’s study, we looked at how we got the name Jehovah, what the name means, some key manifestations of the name in the Bible, how God is still our Jehovah today, and how we should apply this name to our life today.

Today, we are going to look at the message of the name Jehovah and at how Jesus is our Jehovah.

Jehovah, The Self Existent One. He is our I AM. What does that mean to you? Come read and study this name of God. There is a free printable handout or study sheet and a graphic for Jehovah.

Here are some of the messages of the name:

  • It reveals God as a God of moral and spiritual attributes.
  • In Old Testament times, righteousness and holiness were the two great attributes associated with the name Jehovah. We see that in many verses such as the one below:

Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Ye shall be holy: for I the Lord your God am holy. Leviticus 19:2

We should remember that the LORD God is still Jehovah and still expects us to live holy and righteous lifes (with His enabling Holy Spirit helping us.

We should be awed at the holiness of God. When confronted with the LORD, our response should as Isaiah’ was. At least we should inwardly, if not outwardly, bow ourselves and worship this wonderful, covenant-keeping God!

“However personal and intimate God is with us, He is still God, Creator of the universe, self-existent, ineffable, immutable, holy, and majestic.  His very being and presence command sheer reverence, utter respect, and absolute worship.  Regardless of how close, personal,or intimate a relationship we have with Him, we must confess that He is “wholly other.”  He is God, and we are not.  And yet He speaks.  He invites.  He touches.  He enters our lives.  He initiates.  He is insistent and persistent.  Our great God chooses to reach out to me and desires a relationship with me.”    

Catharine Martin
  • This name of Jehovah reveals God also as a God of love. His holiness must condemn, but His love provides redemption.

The LORD hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee. Jeremiah 31:3

  • This name reveals God as a God who seeks to restore.

But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine. Isaiah 43:1

We see that God loves us and wants to restore us too. Don’t you love the verses we find in Romans 8?

He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things? (v. 32)
Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? (v. 35)
Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. (v. 37-39)

We can claim these and hold on to these in times of trouble or sadness or distress!  We are never alone—we never have to go through hard times on our own!  He is with us, and He loves us!

In the New Testament, we also see that Jesus is our Jehovah God. Jehovah means “I AM” as the Hebrew word YHWH is translated as “I AM.”

Jesus said He was the “I AM” in John 8:58: “Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.“

He fulfilled prophecies that were made about Jehovah:

  • Isaiah 45:21-23→Philippians 2:9-11
  • Joel 2:32→Romans 10:13

He shows how He is “I AM” several times in the New Testament:

  • He is your bread of life, who sustains you.  (Jn. 6:35—I am the bread of life).
  • He is your light, who shows you truth and causes growth in your life. (Jn. 8:12—I am the light of the world).
  • He is the door, who provides the way to eternal life.  (Jn. 10:7-9—I am the door).
  • He is your good shepherd, who gives you security. (Jn. 10:11, 14—I am the good shepherd).
  • He is the resurrection and the life, who gives you eternal life.  (Jn. 11:25—I am the resurrection and the life).
  • He is the way, the truth, and the life, who leads you to salvation and abundant life.  (Jn. 14:6—I am the way, the truth, and the life).
  • He is the true vine, who provides for your every need. (Jn. 15:1, 5—I am the true vine).

Your deepest needs can be fulfilled by Yahweh, the ego eimi, the I AM!

If you would like a 2-page handout for this lesson, you can go HERE.

You can print out a verse card HERE.

Jehovah, The Self Existent One. He is our I AM. What does that mean to you? Come read and study this name of God. There is a free printable handout or study sheet and a graphic for Jehovah.

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Thoughtful Thursdays: Adonai, The Lord

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I have been sharing for several weeks thoughts on the names of God. We have been using Kay Arthur’s book, Lord, I Want to Know You, in our ladies Sunday School class. I have been making handouts for our Sunday School studies, so I thought some of you might be interested in using the sheets for your own personal Bible study.

The handouts are made up from studying several books. You can see which books I used for my personal study in the post below called Names of God. You can get handouts for any of the previous lessons by clicking on the links below.

The next name of God in the book is Adonai which means “Lord” or “Master.”

A quote from Hudson Taylor: "If He is not Lord of all, He is not Lord at all."

Master indicates RELATIONSHIP:
complete submission of those who call Him Lord.

Lord indicates OWNERSHIP:
complete possession by God. God is our total authority.

The key verse where we first see the name of Adonai is Genesis 15:2. 

And Abram said, Lord (Adonai) GOD (Jehovah), what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus?

Adonai -- Our Master and Lord. He owns us; yet because He owns us, He provides all that we need. Come get some printables to help you study this name of God.

Here we see Abraham who had already been in the Promised Land for 10 years.  God had previously promised Abraham the land and a son.  Now Sarah is past the age to bear children.  As Abraham had a slave/master relationship to God, it was only natural that he came to God using the name Adonai (Master) and then Jehovah, which we will discuss in a couple of weeks.

Slavery was very common in Abraham’s day. In Abraham’s days, a bondservant or a slave was far better off than a hired servant because his master provided for him totally. It was the master’s duty to protect and care for his slave according to his need.  The master even provided direction in his day-by-day living.

Abraham was trusting God to fulfill His promise and to bring him the heir that God had promised.

The wonderful truth about this master-servant relationship that Abraham understood was that this relationship between the master and the servant did not begin with the servant but with the master. The master was to do two things for his slaves. 

  • First, he must provide for the needs of his slaves—a place to sleep, food, clothing, and the basic necessities. 
  • Second, the master must give direction, training, and accountability for the work of the slave. 

Therefore, Abraham calling God Adonai put the responsibility on God to fulfill His responsiblities. Yet it also showed that Abraham knew his place. He knew that he was to be submissive to the task God put before him. He knew God would supply everything he needed to do his Master’s will.

It is the Master’s job to provide what His servants need, and it is the servants’ job to obey.

Here are three truths that the name Adonai assures for us as believers:

  • It implies that our God and Master has the resources and ability to take care of us.
  • It implies that help is available to us to carry out our Christian duty as a servant.
  • It gives us the confidence that we, as servants of Adonai, have the privilege of calling upon our relationship with the Master to get the help that we need.

As bondservants, we have responsibilities to our Lord.

  1. Our Adonai expects our support, loyalty to your Master above all other commitments. (Matthew 10:37-38, Genesis 15:2, Philippians 1:20-21)
  2. Our Adonai expects our submission, becoming a voluntary slave of Jesus Christ. (James 4:7a, Exodus 4:10-14, Luke 6:46, Isaiah 6:1-8)
  3. Our Adonai expects our service. (Isaiah 6:8; I Cor. 12:4-6)
  4. Our Adonai expects us to be good stewards. (1 Corinthians 6:19-20,  Romans 12:1-2)
Adonai: Is God your Lord and Master? Printable handout that can be used to study the name Adonai as well as a printable graphic. More names of God handouts as well!

You can print out the handout HERE for the lesson and the graphic HERE if you wish!

Adonai: Is God your Lord and Master? Printable handout that can be used to study the name Adonai as well as a printable graphic. More names of God handouts as well!
Adonai: Is God your Lord and Master? Printable handout that can be used to study the name Adonai as well as this printable graphic. More names of God handouts as well!

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Thoughtful Thursdays: El-Shaddai, The All-Sufficient One

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The last few weeks, I have been sharing thoughts from the book study my Sunday School class has been doing together.

We have been studying the book by Kay Arthur called Lord, I Want to Know You. However, I also co-taught a series on the names of God in my previous church, and I had used many books when I put together those lessons. Therefore, when I make the worksheets for my Sunday School class, I use all of those books for the notes and not just Kay Arthur’s book.

Here is a list of the posts I have already written in this series:

This week’s name of God is El Shaddai.

El Shaddai. Our Almighty God. The All-Sufficient One! Come get a printable worksheet that can be used for personal Bible study or for a group Bible study.

This name has the meaning, “The All-Sufficient One” or “Almighty God.”

We first see this name in Genesis 17:1.

And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.

Here God comes to Abram and makes a covenant with Abram that he will be a father of many nations with his wife Sarai. His name of Himself as the Almighty God is very important as Sarai is past the childbearing years. They have no children yet. However, God is Almighty. He will do the impossible and give a son to Abraham and Sarah.

El means God. Shaddai is translated “Almighty” and is used 48 times in the Old Testament. Thirty-one of those times are in Job.

“Shad” means breast and occurs 24 times. As a mother who nursed her children, I understand this picture completely. There is nothing like holding a defenseless baby that cannot survice without it’s mother’s milk. This name pictures God’s fullness or bounty, His tenderness, His desire to nurture us and make us fruitful.

When I think of this name, I often think of Amy Grant’s song that starts off with the words, ” El shaddai, el shaddai, El-elyon na adonia.” The song references many of the names of God, but when we come in contact with The Almighty God, The All-Sufficient One, El Shaddai, our response should be, “We will praise and lift you high, El shaddai.”

One section that is included on the worksheet is a section called, “Understanding how knowing El Shaddai applies to our everyday lives.”

Here are three questions we should all ask ourselves to see if we are really have a full understanding of the name El Shaddai:

  • Do we believe that our problems are too big for God to handle?

If we know God as our El Shaddai, then we realize that God is all-powerful! (Rom. 16:25, 2 Cor. 9:8)

Contemplating the power of God brings you to the great realization of Paul that ‘God is able.’

catherine martin

For with God nothing shall be impossible. Luke 1:37

  • Are we trying to do things in our own strength? Do we doubt that we can do what He has called us to do?

God is all-sufficient! He is enough. He is more than enough!

And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. 2 Corinthians 12:9

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. Philippians 4:13

  • Do we forget to live abundant lives?

God is the all-bountiful One!

The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power, Ephesians 1:18-19

God not only has the power to bless His people, but He will also do so abundantly.

You can go HERE to print out the worksheet and go HERE to print out the graphic for the name “El Shaddai.”

El Shaddai. Our Almighty God. The All-Sufficient One! Come get a printable worksheet that can be used for personal Bible study or for a group Bible study.

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Thoughtful Thursdays: El-Roi, The God Who Sees

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The past few weeks, I have been sharing notes and printables I have put together for a ladies Sunday School class I have been teaching on the names of God.

We have been using Kay Arthur’s book, Lord, I Want to Know You as our study book, but I have used several other books in my study as the leader and in putting together a handout for the ladies.

This is the fourth post in this series. You can get the handouts and thoughts on the first three posts here:

Today’s post is on El Roi, The God Who Sees

El-Roi, The God Who Sees! Come be encouraged by learning about this wonderful name of God. Print out a handout that can be used for personal Bible study or for a group Bible study. Could be used in conjunction with Lord, I Want to Know You by Kay Arthur or other Names of God books.

The only time we see the name El Roi is in Genesis 16:13.

And she (Hagar) called the name of the Lord that spake unto her, Thou God seest me (El Roi): for she said, Have I also here looked after him that seeth me?

Sarah has had enough of Hagar. In the King James version, it says that “Sarai dealt hardly with her.” Hagar runs away into the desert to get away from Sarah. But we know that we can never outrun God. He sees where we are all the time, and He can find us.

Verse 6 of chapter 16 says that “the angel of the Lord found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.” He askes her where she came from. She answers that she is fleeing from her mistress Sarai. He then tells her to go back to Sarai, that He will multiply her seed, and that she would have a son that she was to “name Ishmael; because the Lord hath heard thy affliction.” (verse 11)

After this declaration is when Hagar called God, “Thou God seest me” in verse 16.

From this story, we see a wonderful truth about our God: He sees, He hears, and He acts!

Many people see a problem. Many people hear about a problem. But do they do anything about it? Many do not. But God does — He sees our needs; He hears our prayers, and He comes to our aid in times of trouble.

“When God sees, He cares, He delivers, and He acts on your behalf.” Catherine Martin

Even though the name El Roi is only used in Scripture this one time, there are many passages about God seeing. Here are just 5 of those passages:

  1. Psalm 139:16 — Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them. (God saw us even in the womb.)
  2. Hebrews 4:13 — Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do. (God sees everything.)
  3. I Samuel 16:7 — But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart. (God sees our hearts.)
  4. Psalm 34:15 — The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry. (God watches over the righteous, and He hears our cries.)
  5. Proverbs 15:3 — The eyes of the Lord are in every place, beholding the evil and the good. (He sees the good and the bad. He knows.)

Through these studies, I have loved to see how we can make applications to our life today. God is still the same God that He was back in Old Testament times. He is still El-Roi. He still sees, hears, and acts on the behalf of those that love Him!

Jesus Christ today sees and intercedes on our behalf. He is our El-Roi!

Sons and daughters of the Living God can experience victory IN the very midst of tribulations, distresses or persecutions because He gives a supernatural provision through Christ, our El Roi Who sees our need and strengthens us to press on against all odds.

How can we apply this lesson to our life? How does knowing that God sees me change the way we live?

  • We remember that we are accountable to God. You can’t hide from God. (Jonah 2:1)
  • We take comfort that we are not alone. You have One who is always looking out for you, who can help you and deliver you. (Psalm 145:18-20)
  • We have a friend who sticks closer than a brother. This awareness that God sees you regardless of where you are emphasizes God’s nearness in your life. (Proverbs 18:24)
  • We must remember that we not forgotten. El Roi notices everything about you. He even knows how many hairs you have on your head. (Luke 12:7, Isaiah 49:16)
El-Roi, The God Who Sees! Come be encouraged by learning about this wonderful name of God. Print out a handout that can be used for personal Bible study or for a group Bible study. Could be used in conjunction with Lord, I Want to Know You by Kay Arthur or other Names of God books.

I hope that these truths about our God, El-Roi, the God Who is Sees, is an encouragement to you! You can print out the handout of notes HERE and the printable graphic of the card above HERE.

El-Roi, The God Who Sees! Come be encouraged by learning about this wonderful name of God. Print out a handout that can be used for personal Bible study or for a group Bible study. Could be used in conjunction with Lord, I Want to Know You by Kay Arthur or other Names of God books.
El-Roi, The God Who Sees! Come be encouraged by learning about this wonderful name of God. Print out a handout that can be used for personal Bible study or for a group Bible study. Could be used in conjunction with Lord, I Want to Know You by Kay Arthur or other Names of God books.

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Thoughtful Thursdays: El Elyon, The God Most High

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We have been studying the names of God in our Sunday School class.

So far, I have shared with you the list of books I used in my preparation and a couple of handouts that I prepared for Elohim. In our Sunday School class, each lady would read the book, Lord, I Want to Know You by Kay Arthur as well. These handouts can be used in conjunction with that book as we went in the same order as the book went; but the handouts could be used separately as well. I included notes from the other books in the handout.

This week, we are going to look at the name El Elyon.

El Elyon: Is God the Most High God in your life? Printable handout that can be used to study the name El Elyon as well as this printable graphic. More name of God handouts as well!

The first time El Elyon is seen in the Bible is in Genesis 14:18-23:

And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God. And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth: And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all. And the king of Sodom said unto Abram, Give me the persons, and take the goods to thyself.  And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto the LORD, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth, That I will not take from a thread even to a shoe latchet, and that I will not take any thing that is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich:

In this passage, we see that both Abraham and Melchizedek worshipped and served the same God—the Most High God—the One in whose name Melchizedek blessed Abraham.

El means “god” — it was used for false gods too. Elyon means “most high.” Put together the two words, and we get the Most High God. Therefore, El Elyon is the name for the one true God. Melchizedek and Abraham recognized that He was superior to all the false gods that were worshipped by the pagan peoples of their time. He was the supreme God of creation (Elohim), who stood above all these “lesser gods” in power and authority. He is El Elyon.

Most of us don’t recognize the sun, and the Nile River, frogs and rain as gods like the peoples of that day did. But our world still has lesser gods that people of our day worship. Materialism, priorities, money, fame, and power are just a few of the lesser gods that people in today’s world may have.

Event those of us who have recognized El Elyon as our Savior struggle with keeping Him number one in our lives above all else. This name still applies to us. Is He your El Elyon? Is He the Most High God in your life?

When I taught these names of God, I liked to apply the name of God to our lives.

Here are some questions I gave to the ladies:

  • Do we believe that God is still in the defeating business?
    • Genesis 14:18-20, Romans 8:37
  • To whom do we give the credit when things are going well in our lives?
    • Genesis 14:22-23
  • Do we believe and act as though God is sovereign and supreme over every detail of our lives?
    • Genesis 45:7-8a, Romans 8:28

Here are a few references and applications we can make from those references to the Most High God:

  • Run to the Most High God when you are discouraged.
    • Psalms 57:2–“I will cry unto God most high; unto God that performeth all things for me.”
  • Run to the Most High God when others around you question the works and ways of God.
    • Daniel 4:34 — And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation: And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?
  • Run to the Most High God when you are doubting the sovereignty and rule of God in your life.
    • 1 Chronicles 29:11-12 — Thine, O Lord is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O Lord, and thou art exalted as head above all. Both riches and honour come of thee, and thou reignest over all; and in thine hand is power and might; and in thine hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all.
  • Delight in the power and protection of El Elyon.
    • Psalm 91:1-2 — He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.

I loved this quote I found. I will have to look up who said it.

“There is nothing in this world greater than the Most High.  He deserves our deepest loyalty and most fervent praise.”

El Elyon: Is God the Most High God in your life? Printable handout that can be used to study the name El Elyon as well as this printable graphic. More name of God handouts as well!

You can print out the handout HERE for the lesson and the graphic HERE if you wish!

El Elyon: Is God the Most High God in your life? Printable handout that can be used to study the name El Elyon as well as this printable graphic. More name of God handouts as well!
El Elyon: Is God the Most High God in your life? Printable handout that can be used to study the name El Elyon as well as this printable graphic. More name of God handouts as well!

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Thoughtful Thursdays: Elohim, The Creator God

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I am wondering if eventually I will have to close down this post. My life has changed in the six years since I started this blog. This coming school year, I have to teach at our little school. It has 9 children, but 8 different grade levels. Some of the classes I can keep kids together, but some I cannot. As the only teacher — although I have parents helping — I have a huge time commitment.

Over the next few weeks, I will continue to do this post and see how it goes. I might not write a lot, but I will share the sheets I have prepared for my ladies’ Sunday School class. We have been studying the names of God using the book, Lord I Want to Know You by Kay Arthur.

Even though we are using that book, I look through several other books for my preparation, and I use some of the information from those books as well as from our main book to prepare a weekly handout.

The first name of God that is studied in Lord, I Want to Know You is Elohim.

Elohim -- The Creator God. What does this name of God mean to you? Come get a handout with verses and applications for this name of God!

Did you know that the name commonly used for God in the Old Testament is the Hebrew word Elohim and that Elohim appears some 2,750 times in the Old Testament?

It’s the very first name by which God chooses to reveal Himself to us. That’s significant! It means “supreme one” or “mighty one.”

El means “mighty” or “strong” and is used for any reference to gods, including Almighty God. It displays God’s sovereignty and power.

Him in Hebrew has plural ending indicating more than one. It is a plural form of a word paired with singular verbs and adjectives. Elohim is the one true God who is also the three persons of the Trinity.

When I study the Bible, I like to see what I can learn and how I can apply it to my life. Here are some applications we can make from the study of the name of God Elohim:

  • Why did He create us? We were created by Him for His glory.
    “Even every one that is called by my name: for I have created him for my glory, I have formed him; yea, I have made him.” Isaiah 43:7
    Here the word glory means “to give the correct opinion or estimate of.” We are to live in such a way as to give all creation a correct opinion or estimate of who God is.

“Your life is meant to show the greatness and glory and, in fact, the very presence and existence of God.” Catherine Martin

  • Why did He create us? We were created for His pleasure. We were created to have a personal relationship with God.
  • Every person is created by design and has a purpose in life.
  • When you feel like God is not real or you doubt His nearness, go look at God’s creation. He created it and He made us in His image!
  • When you find yourself in an impossible situation, call out to Elohim:

He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God (Elohim); in him will I trust. Psalm 91:1-2

Here are 2 free printables for studying the name of God that can be used in independent studies or to be used in addition to book studies such as Kay Arthur's Lord I Want to Know You.

You can print out the handout I made here:

Handout for Elohim, The Creator God. Use as a personal or group study. Can be used along with Lord I Want to Know You by Kay Arthur.

You can also print out these little cards HERE.

I printed them on cardstock every week and handed them out to the ladies in my class so they could put them in their Bibles or on their refrigerator.

Print out these little cards for the name Elohim, The Creator God. You can use it for personal or group study. Can be used along with the book, Lord I Want to Know You by Kay Arthur.
Elohim is our Almighty God -- the Creator God! We are created for His glory!

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Thoughtful Thursdays: It’s All About Him

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We’ve been reading the book, Lies Women Believe and the Truth that Sets them Free by Nancy Leigh DeMoss as a ladies’ book study.

Most of us have an older edition, but a few of the ladies have this newer edition, and I have discovered that she has changed it quite a bit. A new chapter was added and so a few new “lies” were added, there is different formatting to the book, and some of the content has been changed.

Even with the new information, we have still been able to follow along with each other and have a great book study. I have made printables that go with the older version of the book, but I am hoping to borrow someone’s book when the book study is over and add printables for the new edition.

The chapter we will be going over this next week is
Lies Women Believe . . .  About Circumstances

I think the lie that resonated the most with me from that chapter was Lie 39:

LIE 39: I just can’t take any more.

I know that I can get overwhelmed. It is 1:20 a.m.; I have a busy VBS day tomorrow, and I am finishing this post. I can feel like I can’t take any more at times. But look at this beautiful truth:

TRUTH 39:  Regardless of what my emotions or my circumstances may tell me, God’s Word says, “My grace is sufficient for you.” His divine resources are available to meet my need — no matter how great.

Great quote by Nancy Leigh DeMoss about circumstances are allowed or ordained by God and believing that He loves us and wants the best for us.

And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
2 Corinthians 12:9

I also liked Lie 40:

LIE 40: It’s all about me.

TRUTH 40: I exist to live for the glory and the pleasure of God. It’s all about Him.

Even though I don’t usually think, “It’s all about me,” I also don’t always remember that it’s all about Him. Many times, it’s about my kids, or my responsibilities, or my church. Even though those are great things, my first focus should be to bring Him honor and glory with what I do.

Nancy shared this Latin phrase:

CORAM DEO

Living all of life in the presence of God under the authority of God and to the glory of God.

Coram Deo: Living all of life in the presence of God, under the authority of God, and to the glory of God. This should be every believer's goal.

Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created. Revelation 4:11

If you want to see more of the lies about circumstances, go HERE to get the printable sheet. It was a convicting chapter to read!

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Thoughtful Thursdays: Lies Women Believe — and how to Have Victory

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For the ladies book study at our church, we are reading the book Lies Women Believe and the Truth that Sets Them Free by Nancy Leigh DeMoss. On last week’s post, I shared some highlights from chapters 2 and 3.

I have made up worksheets for chapters 4-6 as we just covered chapter 4, and I will be out of town for two of the chapters. If you want to get any of the handouts, you can print them out HERE. I still have to finish chapters 7 – 11.

Here are some of the highlights from Lies Women Believe, chapter 4-6.

  • Chapter 4 discussed Lies Women Believe . . .  About Sin
    One of the lies that women believe is that my sin isn’t that bad, and another lie that some women believe is that their sin is so bad that that God can’t forgive it.

Two opposite lies — yet for each lie we have to go to the cross. If we look at how Christ died for each sin we do, then we realize that our sin IS bad. It put Him on the cross. That thought should make us want to repent of that sin, forsake it, and desire to live a holy and righteous life. Then we also go to the cross when we think our sin is so bad that God can’t forgive it. We look at the cross and remember how His blood covered our sin when we repented and put our trust in Him. He had already paid the price, whether or not we can accept it. It wasn’t so bad that He did not die for it.

Great quote about how we see God's mercy and love at the cross but also God's hatred of sin at the cross. Quote is from Nancy Leigh DeMoss from Lies Women Believe and the Truth that Sets Them Free.
  • In chapter 4, there was also a discussion on how the closer we get to God, the more we see our own sinfulness. This thought went along with the lie, “ I cannot walk in consistent victory over sin.”

The truth that went with that lie is, “I am powerless to change myself; however, through the finished work of Christ on the cross, I can live in victory over sin. I have been set free through Christ.“

When we see our own sinfulness, we need to turn our eyes onto the Savior and see His awesome power and how He can give us the victory we need over that sin. I loved this quote that was in the book called The Valley of Vision.

Quote from the book The Valley of Vision.
  • Chapter 5 was titled Lies Women Believe . . .  About Priorities. I liked this quote from Nancy:

Frustration is the by-product of attempting to fulfill responsibilities God does not intend for us to carry. Freedom, joy, and fruitfulness come from seeking to determine God’s priorities for each season of life, and then setting out to fulfill those priorities, in the power of His Spirit, realizing that He has provided the necessary time and ability to do everything that He has called us to do.

If you struggle with prioritizing your life, here are a few suggestions from Nancy about how to figure out what are truly the things you should be making a priority:

  1. List the activities in which you are involved on a regular (daily/weekly) basis.
  2. Consider the activities that are “negotiable.” Does each of these activities fit in with your (and God’s) priorities? Why or why not?
  3. Prioritize each of the negotiable activities by ranking them with numbers. Are you tending to the top priorities? If not, what can you do now to simplify your schedule and your life so that you are acting on what is most important? Ask God what adjustments He wants you to make in your schedule, so that you can be sure you are glorifying Him and fulfilling His agenda for your life.
  4. What do you need to do in order to be able to go to bed each night and say, “Today I finished the work that the Lord gave me to do”!
  • Chapter 6 was titled Lies Women Believe . . .  About Marriage. I loved this quote from that chapter.

“The Truth is that contentment is not found in having everything we think we want but in choosing to be satisfied with what God has already provided.”

If you haven’t read the book, you should give it a chance! I think you will really enjoy it

Next week, there will be no Thoughtful Thursdays post. Have a great Fourth of July!

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Thoughtful Thursdays: Complete in God

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Since my shoulder is healing (I can go without my sling as long as I am careful to not do things I should not be doing), I am back to the very busy lifestyle a mom of five always has. I am also leading two book studies for ladies over the summer and two book studies with my kids.

One of the ladies book studies is Lies Women Believe and the Truth that Sets them Free by Nancy Leigh DeMoss (or Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth).

I have read the book many years ago, but it is good for me to go through it again and see how I might have changed or fallen into a bad habit.

As I go along in the book, I am making a handout for each chapter that lists the lies along with the truths and verses from God’s Word that go along with each truth. That way, the ladies can have a cheat sheet for when they are struggling with a certain lie. They can run to the sheet, remind themselves of the truth and read God’s truth that will combat the lie.

I am doing all of the sheets in Google Docs on one document, so the document is a work in progress as we will do chapter 4 together next week. You can use what I have done so far HERE or come back at the end of the summer for the complete set. Each handout eventually will be a one 2-sided sheet.

Here are some highlights from chapters 2 and 3:

  • Chapter 2’s lie, “God is not really enough,” really made me think, “Is God enough for me?” Would I be content if He took everything away from me like He did to Job? Would I feel complete in Him if I were to live without all the Western civilization comforts that I now enjoy?

I don’t know if I can say that He definitely would be enough in those situations, but I want Him to be enough. I want to be able to say the truth, “God is enough! If I have Him, I have all I need.” Colossians 2:9-10 says:

For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power:

This verse made me think of the song Complete in Thee by Ben Everson. I love the words of the following verse of the song.

I thought of Complete in Thee by Ben Everson when I was comtemplating the truth that God is enough. If I have Him, I have all I need.
  • In Chapter 3, Nancy quotes a line in the companion guide from Elisabeth Elliot. The line was, “The longed-for thing is material for sacrifice.” I thought, “What does that mean?” So I went and looked it up. I found a devotional that Elisabeth Elliot wrote that contained that quote. I loved the devotional. Here is part of it:

I had been praying for something I wanted very badly. It seemed a good thing to have, a thing that would make life even more pleasant than it was and would not in any way hinder my work. God did not give it to me. Why? I do not know all of His reasons, of course. The God who orchestrates the universe has a good many things to consider that have not occurred to me, and it is well that I leave them to Him. But one thing I do understand: He offers me holiness at the price of relinquishing my own will. “Do you honestly want to know Me?” He asks. I answer yes. “Then do what I say,” He replies. “Do it when you understand it; do it when you don’t understand it. Take what I give you; be willing not to have what I do not give you. The very relinquishment of this thing that you so urgently desire is a true demonstration of the sincerity of your lifelong prayer: ‘Thy will be done.’” So instead of hammering on heaven’s door for something that it is now quite clear God does not want me to have, I make my desire an offering. The longed-for thing is material for sacrifice. “Here, Lord, it’s yours.”

Elisabeth Elliot

Isn’t that good? I hope that will enrich your soul like it has mine.

Here are some great posts that have been linked up to the last month of parties:

  • I liked this quote that was in Soul Survial’s post, “When People Hurt Us.”
    Nothing happens to us that isn’t first filtered through God’s hands.
  • I liked the quote on meekness that was on A New Len’s post, “Wrestling with Meekness.”
    “Meekness is the acceptance of the Master’s hands on the reins without fighting.”  

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