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The Lord Is
My Banner [ Jehovah - Nissi ]![]() follow Him & you will triumph |
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In returning and rest you shall be saved, In quietness and confidence shall be your strength. Isaiah 30:15 NKJV |
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close, and personal? David vol.i 129
were given by His children, at places where they experienced Him!!!
presence, AND tell Him that we really want to experience Him!
It is good to enjoy children, friends, a wonderful vacation;
a powerful ministry, and an intimate friendship, or a meaningful job.
But if all those good things (what I call "second things") have found
their way into the center of your heart, if we are using them to fill up
that empty space reserved by God, for God, then we'll not hear the
voice of God. PAPA 142-145
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God's Promise: "I am the Lord your God" Exodus 20:2
The story is taken from Exodus 17
There is no water! AND
Moses took the problems straight to the Lord and said:
First, they needed water and God told Moses what to do
Then the war with the Amelekites
Moses knew that the Lord wanted them to enter the Promised Land
God gives you victory over sin
VI. The Lord is My Banner [ Jehovah - Nissi ]
The children of Israel pitched their tents at Rephidim (near Mt. Horeb)
They have been traveling through the wilderness
the Amelekites are ready to fight the Israelites.
"What shall I do unto this people? They be almost ready to
stone me." v4
or some leadership expert
"strike the rock."
After assembling an army: "tomorrow I will stand on the top of the hill
with the rod of God in mine hand." v9
Because he knew that, he was not afraid.
to commemorate this great victory. Names 112ff
V. What is Your Banner?!!! Where do you put your trust???
God gives you victory over habit slavery
God gives you victory over self
God gives you victory over sorrow
What is God to You? Give Him your own name!
in shaping your understanding of God.
God in the world?
people into a conversation about your life.
and the challenges they face.
needs of others move your own conversation beyond a
preoccupation with I-questions? Schmidt chapter 1
[ = this may be viewed as "extra" study for the serious student ]
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Going Deeper / Sources |
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Wolfhard Touchard, M.L.S. Retired Reference & Database Librarian Andrews University - October 2015 |