Who is God to you?
God has many names throughout the Old and New Testament.
Abraham called on the name of the Lord (Gen. 12:8; 13:4).
The Lord proclaimed His own name before Moses (Ex. 33:19; 34:5).
Israel was warned against profaning the name of the Lord (Lev. 13:21; 22:2, 32).
The name of the Lord was not to be taken in vain (Ex. 20:7; Deut. 5:11).
The priests of Israel were to minister in the name of the Lord (Deut. 18:5; 21:5).
The name of God is called "wonderful" in Judges 13:18.
To call on the name of the Lord was to worship Him as God (Gen. 21:33; 26:25).
Salvation is through His name (John 1:12).
Believers are to gather in His name (Matt. 18:20).
Prayer is to be made in His name (John 14:13-14).
The servant of the Lord who bears the name of Christ will be hated (Matt. 10:22).
The book of Acts makes frequent mention of worship, service, and suffering in the name of Jesus Christ (Acts 4:18; 5:28, 41; 10:43; 19:17).
(6) It is at the name of Jesus that every knee will one day bow and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord (Phil. 2:10-11).
Jesus declares Himself throughout the New Testament as " I am… bread of life, I am… light of the world, I am… from above, I am… the door, I am… good shepherd, I am… resurrection and the life, I am… way, the truth and the life, I am… true vine, I am… Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty, I am… first and the last, I am… he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, I am… he which searcheth the reins and hearts, I am… root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star."
" Today's inspiration is totally different, because it's coming to me as a question of who we think God is. I couldn't get around it, as a matter of fact, I was afraid to try to....
I woke up this morning thinking, and listening to God talking to my spirit, asking me who do I think He is. I thought of phrases like ...a friend..a way maker...Prince of Peace..a healer...a wheel in the middle of a wheel....a burden bearer...all knowing..and etc, etc. The list went on and on.
Who do you say He is? What do you want from God? Whatever you want, he has it. If we turn to Him, He will give us the desires of our heart. Every word I have heard since waking, on the radio is about who God is. We all should be able to tell someone who He is, and what He has done for you. With faith, and Prayer..He can be everything we desire Him to be, and He will do everything we need Him to do in our lives. He is still in charge.
I just want to leave you with this thought: if we truly believe He is who we say He is, and communicate with Him, He can give us all that we want in this world..."
Every morning I spend fifteen minutes filling my mind full of God; and so there's no room left for worry thoughts. ~Howard Chandler Christy
ReplyDeleteI believe in the sun even if it isn't shining. I believe in love even when I am alone. I believe in God even when He is silent. ~Author Unknown
God can never be a definition. He is more than even the entirety of the dictionary. ~Scarlett Bene
Darkness cannot put out the Light. It can only make God brighter. ~Author Unknown
No God, no peace. Know God, know peace. ~Author Unknown
If you are not as close to God as you used to be, who moved? ~Author Unknown
Any fool can count the seeds in an apple. Only God can count all the apples in one seed. ~Robert H. Schuller
ReplyDeleteEvery evening I turn my worries over to God. He's going to be up all night anyway. ~Mary C. Crowley
God loves each of us as if there were only one of us. ~St. Augustine
Young man, young man, your arm's too short to box with God. ~James Weldon Johnson
God understands our prayers even when we can't find the words to say them. ~Author Unknown
What we are is God's gift to us. What we become is our gift to God. ~Eleanor Powell
A man with God is always in the majority. ~John Knox
You can tell the size of your God by looking at the size of your worry list. The longer your list, the smaller your God. ~Author Unknown
Maybe the atheist cannot find God for the same reason a thief cannot find a policeman. ~Author Unknown
A man can no more diminish God's glory by refusing to worship Him than a lunatic can put out the sun by scribbling the word, 'darkness' on the walls of his cell. ~C.S. Lewis, The Problem of Pain
As the poet said, "Only God can make a tree" - probably because it's so hard to figure out how to get the bark on. ~Woody Allen
No matter how much I prove and prod,
I cannot quite believe in God;
But oh, I hope to God that He
Unswervingly believes in me.
~E.Y. Harburg, attributed
People see God every day, they just don't recognize him. ~Pearl Bailey
How tired God must be of guilt and loneliness, for that is all we ever bring to Him. ~Mignon McLaughlin, The Neurotic's Notebook, 1960
God's will is not an itinerary, but an attitude. ~Andrew Dhuse
How can I believe in God when just last week I got my tongue caught in the roller of an electric typewriter? ~Woody Allen
By night, an atheist half believes in God. ~Edward Young, Night Thoughts
God's gifts put man's best dreams to shame. ~Elizabeth Barrett Browning
I know God will not give me anything I can't handle. I just wish that He didn't trust me so much. ~Mother Teresa
Prayer is when you talk to God; meditation is when you listen to God. ~Diana Robinson
ReplyDeleteWeave in faith and God will find the thread. ~Author Unknown
When we can't piece together the puzzle of our own lives, remember the best view of a puzzle is from above. Let Him help put you together. ~Amethyst Snow-Rivers
They say that God is everywhere, and yet we always think of Him as somewhat of a recluse. ~Emily Dickinson
Some stand on tiptoe trying to reach God to talk to him - you try too hard, friend - drop to your knees and listen to him, he'll hear you better that way. ~Ever Garrison
God enters by a private door into each individual. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
Some of God's greatest gifts are unanswered prayers. ~Garth Brooks
Your talent is God's gift to you. What you do with it is your gift back to God. ~Leo Buscaglia
God is the perfect poet. ~Robert Browning
God is not what you imagine or what you think you understand. If you understand you have failed. ~Saint Augustine
What a wonderful post this morning, Joyce!!!
ReplyDeleteFor me, there is no "real" definition as to who/what God is for me. He is my Maker, He is my Lord and Saviour, He is day and night, He is my everything because without Him, I am nothing at all.
I loved the one quote you had up there by Garth Brooks--"some of God's greatest gifts are unanswered prayers." OH HOW SO VERY TRUE!!!!
I've said it before and I'll say it again...whenever things seem to be getting the best of me, are getting me down, or just plain going so totally wrong, I sit down and listen to Carrie Underwood's "Jesus Take the Wheel". That song has gotten me through some VERY tough times and I soooo believe in the power of prayer.
Thanks again for a great Sunday morning "sermon".
All I can do is smile with this message.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Pam. I am always inspired by your continued support of Sundays With me. I am a work in progress...
ReplyDeleteThanks for reading....
My angel...I thank you also for feeling me.
ReplyDeleteI know what you're thinking.
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I don't think I could start my Sunday without first reading your Sunday morning message. It's the first thing I check out when I get online on Sunday. I don't think I've missed a Sunday--well, not without a good reason. Wouldn't miss it for the world. Keep up the great and inspiring work you do here, Joyce! YOU ROCK!
ReplyDeleteHE is Jehovah to me, the Alpha the Omega..the beginning and the end. my creator. God has kept me alive without a reason..its undeserved.. im trying to get him back. I just hope he wants me back.
ReplyDeleteGreat post, thank you as always.
Thank you L...
ReplyDeleteDoubtfire..Thanks..it encourages me alot! lol
ReplyDeleteEROS...Just you realizing the words you say, you can have what you want from Him, if you truly Believe.
ReplyDeleteOf course He wants you back!! there is a purpose for your life! You are His precious child, even though you think you have no place with Him. He has kept you here for you to know Him...in all his Power...
Thanks for accepting my friendship!
thank you for accepting mine..i am the one that is blessed..*smile* and because of it...im humbled
ReplyDeleteSmiling thanks for my Sunday's with Joyce. This was inspiring and encouraging...He is to me......I AM whatever you need me to be Deep. And I respond by saying Thank You for all you do for me I AM.
ReplyDeleteWe are blessing each other, EROS...
ReplyDeleteDEEP...I knew you'd get it. I think this one will stay with me for some time....
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing the read...
For me, there is only one name for Him..... God is my Everything
ReplyDeleteGod understands our prayers even when we can't find the words to say them. ~Author Unknown
ReplyDeleteWhat we are is God's gift to us. What we become is our gift to God. ~Eleanor Powell
A man with God is always in the majority. ~John Knox
You can tell the size of your God by looking at the size of your worry list. The longer your list, the smaller your God. ~Author Unknown
Rae, just to say, and believe those words, you have no idea the power you have! To understand our own thinking, and our own words, we are truly living beneath our privilege. I think you summed it up, nicely...
ReplyDeleteThanks for always supporting me!
Piercedshield....God is all of that, and all the chps too! lol
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by to read me...and be inspired. SMiling...
Oh my..... I LOVE that!
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