“The days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when I will raise up to David a righteous Branch, a King who will reign wisely and do what is just and right in the land. In his days Judah will be saved and Israel will live in safety. This is the name by which he will be [...]
Posted on November 1st, 2009 by Bob Mathews
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And the name of the city from that time on will be: the LORD is there. (Ezekiel 48:35)
The New Jerusalem.
What picture does that create in your mind? Some people picture beauty; some picture happiness and praise; some picture no sorrow or pain. One thing’s for certain though — the LORD will be there, just as [...]
Posted on October 25th, 2009 by Bob Mathews
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22When Gideon realized that it was the angel of the LORD, he exclaimed, “Ah, Sovereign LORD! I have seen the angel of the LORD face to face!” 23But the LORD said to him, “Peace! Do not be afraid. You are not going to die.” 24So Gideon built an altar to the LORD there and called [...]
Posted on October 17th, 2009 by Bob Mathews
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Then David said to the Philistine, “You come to me with a sword, a spear, and a javelin, but I come to you in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have taunted.” (1 Samuel 17:45 NAS)
LORD of hosts — YHWH-Sabaoth. Easy to get that word [...]
Posted on October 11th, 2009 by Bob Mathews
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1The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want. 2He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, 3he restores my soul. He guides me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. (Psalm 23:1-3)
Sheep aren’t very intelligent. In fact, I’ve heard that sheep are about the stupidest [...]
Posted on October 4th, 2009 by Bob Mathews
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25Then Moses cried out to the LORD, and the LORD showed him a piece of wood. He threw it into the water, and the water became sweet. There the LORD made a decree and a law for them, and there he tested them. 26He said, “If you listen carefully to the voice of the LORD [...]
Posted on September 27th, 2009 by Bob Mathews
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15Moses built an altar and called it The LORD is my Banner. 16He said, “For hands were lifted up to the throne of the LORD. The LORD will be at war against the Amalekites from generation to generation.” Exodus 17:15-16
A banner in ancient battle held special significance. It was symbolic of the nation or of [...]
Posted on September 20th, 2009 by Bob Mathews
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12The LORD spoke to Moses, saying, 13“But as for you, speak to the sons of Israel, saying, ‘You shall surely observe My sabbaths; for this is a sign between Me and you throughout your generations, that you may know that I am the LORD who sanctifies you.’” (Exodus 31:12-13 NASV)
We are a people set apart [...]
Posted on September 13th, 2009 by Bob Mathews
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Many of us have gone through trials in our life such that we couldn’t see an end to it; things looked like they would never get better. Friends couldn’t help, family couldn’t help; we had nowhere to turn, like the song says, “where could I go but to the Lord?” Afterward, it’s not so difficult [...]
Posted on September 6th, 2009 by Bob Mathews
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When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty; walk before me and be blameless. 2I will confirm my covenant between me and you and will greatly increase your numbers.” (Genesis 17:1-2)
I the LORD do not change. (Malachi 3:6)
Sometimes called God’s “covenant name“, sometimes called the “Tetragrammaton“, [...]
Posted on August 30th, 2009 by Bob Mathews
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