MARCH 6

OUR PERSONAL PROMISES

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Isaiah 6:3

“And one cried to another and said: “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; The whole earth is full of His glory!”

Psalm 24:10

“Who is this King of glory? The Lord of hosts, He is the King of glory. Selah”

Psalm 46:7

“The Lord of hosts is with us; The God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah”

Psalm 84:3

Even the sparrow has found a home, And the swallow a nest for herself, Where she may lay her young— Even Your altars, O Lord of hosts, My King and my God.

Psalm 48:8

“As we have heard, So we have seen In the city of the Lord of hosts, In the city of our God: God will establish it forever. Selah”

Psalm 84:12

“O Lord of hosts, Blessed is the man who trusts in You!”

Psalm 89:8

“O Lord God of hosts, Who is mighty like You, O Lord? Your faithfulness also surrounds You.”

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Our book for this month  is called “100 NAMES OF GOD”  written by Christopher D. Hudson.  Each day we’ll take one Hebrew name for God as given in the Bible to study and relate to.

JEHOVAH-SABAOTH

THE LORD OF HOSTS

Isaiah 1:24

“Therefore the Lord, the Lord Almighty, the Mighty One of Israel, declares:  ‘Ah! I will vent My wrath on my foes and avenge Myself on My enemies.”

Nowadays, many parents give their child a certain name simply because it sounds unique or is popular – not because it has deep meaning.  Bible names are different.  Naming in Scripture is a way of saying something about an individual’s character.

So when God called Himself “The Lord Almighty” (or the “Lord of hosts,” as it appears in many Bible translations), He revealed a great truth about His nature:  He’s over everything.  He commands all the cosmic powers of the universe, all angelic, heavenly armies.  With such a name, the God of Israel distinguished Himself from, and set Himself above, all other so-called gods.

Ra was the god of Egypt. Ba’al was the god of Phoenicia.  To worship Marduk was to worship the god of the Babylonian region.  Each of these deities was thought to have “power” over a certain area.

JEHOVAH-SABAOTH, however,  is not limited to boundaries or cultures.  He is the Lord of EVERYTHING; the Lord over heaven, the Lord over angels, the Lord over people, the Lord over earth and every other planet.

The God who rules over the heavens and the earth (and everything in them) controls all things at once.  He has no limits.  His power is universal, infinite – or almighty.

In modern-day terms, Yahweh is God Almighty over careers and wealth and sex and family – all the good things that we try to turn into ultimate things.  God is not a local, tribal deity.  He is universal and all-powerful.  He is the Almighty One, the Lord of hosts.

What area of your life are you holding back from the ruler of everything?

PRAYER

Jehovah – Sabaoth, God of the cosmos, You have power I cannot comprehend.  Please forgive me for trying to put You in a box, for trying to limit You.  Please show me Your almighty power today.  Amen

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