“The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe” Proverbs 18:10.
When God called Moses to go and deliver the children of Israel from their bondage in Egypt and lead them to the promised land, Moses asked Him whom he should tell them send Him. Moses in asking this question recognized that the name represented the character and attributes of God and would be the deciding factor on the success or failure of his mission.
God answered Moses by emphasizing that “I AM WHO I AM” and told him to tell the children of Israel that “I AM has sent me to you” Exodus 3: 14. In other words He was all they needed. He was their father, their deliverer, their healer, their peace, their comfort, you name it and He was. As the Psalmist says, the name of the Lord is a strong tower in which we find sustenance in all our needs.
David preparing for battle acknowledges that his success is based on his dependence on the Lord. He writes that “some may trust in chariots, and some in horses; But we will remember the name of the Lord our God” Psalm 20:7. David recognized that trusting in human capabilities would lead to failure for we are limited but God is all knowing and all powerful. Only God can preserve a nation or an individual because His victory is eternal.
Scriptures implores on us to work towards knowing God and call on His name at the time of need and He will deliver us. Jesus praying just before his crucifixion says, “this is eternal life, they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent” John 17:3. Jesus in this prayer was saying that the only way to eternal life is by knowing God the Father through His son, Jesus Christ.
Apostle Paul affirms Christ prayer and shows that his greatest desire and goal in life was that he “may gain Christ and be found in Him---; that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death” Philippians 3:8,10. Paul understood that knowing God is the difference between success and failure for a believer.
When we know God and are united in Him through Christ, we experience the power that raised Christ from the dead. That same power helps us to live renewed and regenerated lives. When we know God as He is, we develop a confidence that He will see us through in every situation for His glory. Indeed God gives this assurance to those who truly know Him to “call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify Me” Psalm 50:15.
Read more: http://www.bukisa.com/articles/396550_trusting-in-the-name-of-god-for-sustenance#ixzz1IDENZsPc
When God called Moses to go and deliver the children of Israel from their bondage in Egypt and lead them to the promised land, Moses asked Him whom he should tell them send Him. Moses in asking this question recognized that the name represented the character and attributes of God and would be the deciding factor on the success or failure of his mission.
God answered Moses by emphasizing that “I AM WHO I AM” and told him to tell the children of Israel that “I AM has sent me to you” Exodus 3: 14. In other words He was all they needed. He was their father, their deliverer, their healer, their peace, their comfort, you name it and He was. As the Psalmist says, the name of the Lord is a strong tower in which we find sustenance in all our needs.
David preparing for battle acknowledges that his success is based on his dependence on the Lord. He writes that “some may trust in chariots, and some in horses; But we will remember the name of the Lord our God” Psalm 20:7. David recognized that trusting in human capabilities would lead to failure for we are limited but God is all knowing and all powerful. Only God can preserve a nation or an individual because His victory is eternal.
Scriptures implores on us to work towards knowing God and call on His name at the time of need and He will deliver us. Jesus praying just before his crucifixion says, “this is eternal life, they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent” John 17:3. Jesus in this prayer was saying that the only way to eternal life is by knowing God the Father through His son, Jesus Christ.
Apostle Paul affirms Christ prayer and shows that his greatest desire and goal in life was that he “may gain Christ and be found in Him---; that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death” Philippians 3:8,10. Paul understood that knowing God is the difference between success and failure for a believer.
When we know God and are united in Him through Christ, we experience the power that raised Christ from the dead. That same power helps us to live renewed and regenerated lives. When we know God as He is, we develop a confidence that He will see us through in every situation for His glory. Indeed God gives this assurance to those who truly know Him to “call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify Me” Psalm 50:15.
Read more: http://www.bukisa.com/articles/396550_trusting-in-the-name-of-god-for-sustenance#ixzz1IDENZsPc
