So it was hard for me to think of how to write about today's lesson. There is some truth in there that I am at peace with but that can be a bitter pill to swallow...here in this passage, we do not see God as a warm fuzzy teddy bear, the way the world often depicts Him. In our reading about Moses, ...
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Lord I Want to Know You: Day 20
Jehovah Rapha: The Lord Who Heals...Everyone I know, I mean everyone I know really well, is wounded. I have friends and loved ones who have chronic medical conditions (which wound the body and discourage the spirit); I know women with eating disorders and anxiety and depression and OCD; I know ...
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Lord I Want to Know You: SGDQs p. 69
The first question on page 69 is "Why is it significant that the name Jehovah is combined with other words that describe God's character?" This is the premise of the entire book! The name Jehovah is the most used word/name to refer to God in the Old Testament - Jehovah...the Self-existent One, "I ...
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Lord I Want to Know You: Day 19
I loved reading this portion of the chapter on Jehovah Jireh. KA shares with us that the literal translation of Jireh is "to see" and that He is Jehovah Jireh - the God who sees and foresees the needs of His people and then out of His great compassion, provides. I love that praise song - Jehovah ...
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Lord I Want to Know You: Day 18
So the offering of Isaac as a sacrifice was a portend of the sacrifices that would be later offered in the temple, sacrifices to cleanse people of their sins. These sacrifices paved the way for the ultimate sacrifice. The sacrifices by men demonstrated the need for a Savior - none of them were ...
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Lord I Want to Know You: Day 17
Today KA asks us to delve a little deeper into the reading from Genesis 22. Gods tells Abraham to bring his son into the wilderness and offer him as a sacrifice. Abraham obeys without complaint or delay. He tells Isaac, " God will provide for Himself the lamb for the burnt offering, my son" (Gen. ...
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