A New Creature. . . an Apostolic Pentecostal blog

  Compound names of God. This list is by no means exhaustive.  My goal was to update this list today, which I first made close to 20 years ago, but it has become apparent that that will not be a not a quick task.  The word "Jehovah" appears 6521 times in some 5524 Old Testament verses.   God fills many needs. . . takes many roles in His interactions with us.  These compound names are worthy of deeper study and meditation on. 1. Jehovah - The Lord - Exodus 6:2-3 2. Jehovah-Adon Kal Ha'arets- Lord of Earth - Josh 3:11, Josh 3:13, Zech 6:5 3. Jehovah-Bara - Lord Creator - Isaiah 40:28 4. Jehovah-Chatsahi - Lord my Strength - Psalm 27:1, Neh 8:10 5. Jehovah-Chereb - Lord the Sword - Deut. 33:29 6. Jehovah-Eli - Lord my God - Exo 34:6, Deu 4:24, Deu 6:15, Deu 7:9, Deu 7:21, Psalm 18:2 7. Jehovah-Eli-'ĕlôhı̂ym - Lord God of gods Jos 22:22 8. Jehovah-Elyon - Lord Most High - Psalm 38:2    9. Jehovah-Gador Milchamah - Lord Mighty in Battle - Ps 24:8 10....

  Thinking today. . . the odds of winning the Powerball lottery is 1 in 292,201,338.  People think nothing of buying a ticket or ten tickets each week for such a infinitesimal chance at winning.  It's a matter of risk vs reward. A dollar risked is considered nothing to lose, compared with the riches to be won for a winning ticket.  Low risk vs high reward.  This train of thought led me to wonder why people don't view living for God with the same context of risk/reward.  With the lottery you're buying a chance to win a huge amount of money, against the loss of a dollar. The rewards of living for God are eternal life in heaven, or hell at the end, but along the way there are numerous rewards even before the final draw of the eternal lottery.   Peace, God's Spirit inside of you, striving to live by a divine moral code, surrounded by church brothers, and sisters who truly care for you, answered prayers. . . and on an on. . .  All are huge benefit...

 All of us get hurt. . . our pride is stepped on, and a desire for revenge, to hurt in return arises within us, but as Christians we can NEVER allow our flesh to rule in this manner.  Forgiveness must be foundational in our striving to be Christ-like. Immediately after the Lord's prayer in Matthew chapter six, Jesus makes this statement: Mat 6:14-15  For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:  (15)  But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. Your forgiveness or lack of forgiveness supersedes. . . takes precedence over what Jesus did on the cross.  If you are unwilling to forgive, then you won't receive forgiveness from Him.  This is a death sentence from God, for who doesn't need His forgiveness.  Who hasn't committed offenses due the wages of sin? Lay down that burden of hurt that you have been carrying.  Give it to Him.  Don't let it destroy you...

Father I love doing Bible word studies.  This morning I did a search in the KJV Bible for ‘father’.  It is found 1126 times in 970 verses.  In the Old Testament it is found 757 times in 644 verses. In the New Testament it is found 369 times in 326 verses. The Hebrew word translated as ‘Father’ is: Strong’s dictionary: H1 אָב 'âb awb A primitive word; father in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application: - chief, (fore-) father ([-less]), X patrimony, principal. Compare names in “Abi-” Total KJV occurrences: 1214 The Strong’s dictionary words are arranged alphabetically, so the Hebrew word for “Father” so H1 is the first word in the Strong's Hebrew dictionary. In the 757 times that it is found in the Old Testament, it is only capitalized (referring to God) once in the following verse: Isaiah 9:6 KJV  For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor...

With God there is ALWAYS hope.  No matter how dark the night. . . no matter how alone we may feel, the candle of hope, dispels the despair, and burns as our ever comforting light.  This is one of the many blessings of God.  With God ALL things are possible. I love You my God. . . I thank You for bringing light to my darkness. . .   ❤ Dave

  Jackie and I are celebrating our silver jubilee this year, not of our marriage but of our living for God.  This has been a process of much growth and maturing for both of us. . . and it's not over yet.  We are still growing and learning.  I don't ever see an end to this process. We've been in some utterly crazy situations, where what looked like certain disaster,  turned into an amazing testimony of God's power, and His hand in our lives. We've learned. . . we're learning that when we see a situation unfold in our lives, not to panic, but to wait and see just what God is doing. . . learning to look to find the Hand of God in every situation.   Don't give up hope though the situation seems to be beyond you.  Until the final chapter is written, you don't know how the story will turn out. . .  ❤ Dave