APRIL 4

OUR PERSONAL PROMISES

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Ephesians 1:19

“and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power”

Luke 1:49

“For He who is mighty has done great things for me, And holy is His name.”

1 Peter 5:6

“Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time,”

Isaiah 29:23

“Blessed is the man to whom the Lord does not impute iniquity,  and in whose spirit there is no deceit.”

Ps 50:1

“The Mighty One, God the Lord, Has spoken and called the earth From the rising of the sun to its going down.”

Matthew 13:58

“Now He did not do many mighty works there because of their unbelief.”

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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.

ABIR JACOB

THE MIGHTY ONE OF JACOB

Genesis 49:24

“But his bow remained steady, his strong arms stayed limber, because of the hand of the Mighty One of Jacob, because of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel.”

You probably don’t remember when the Ford Model T dominated the automobile world, crushing all rivals.  Or when the release of the new Sears catalog was as big a deal as the release of the new iPhone.  How about when Internet Explorer was the only web browser and nobody Googled anything?

The point is obvious:  Popular products come and go.  We witness the rise of mighty companies and products, and then we watch them fade into obscurity as the next generation of technology and leadership takes their place.  We call these entities powerful, but they are nothing in the face of real power.

On his deathbed, the great Jewish patriarch Jacob called God ABIR JACOB.  ABIR is an old, poetic name for God that means “the Strong one.”  If Jacob could speak for himself here, no doubt he’d tell us that God, who never ceases to be mighty, stands in sharp contrast to the world’s “mighty” corporations or leaders.  He is an eternally dominant force, the ultimate authority forever and ever, amen.

God’s might is not tied to trends, popular opinion, or the fickleness of consumers.  Fashion and culture do not in any way alter God’s power.  In the day of Adam, God was mighty.  In the days of Noah and Abraham, God was mighty.  His mightiness remained constant in the days of Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Malachi, and His mighty power remains unlimited during this era of Bill Gates, Apple, and Amazon.

Great products come and go.  Powers rise and fall.  Only God and His mighty power remain forever. 

We can be confident in this and rest assured that when all else fades away, the Mighty One of Jacob will remain,.

Where have you seen God’s mighty power at work recently?

PRAYER

Mighty God, I have my favorite brands, gadgets, and personalities.  Please help me draw a distinction between the compelling and powerful things of earth and Your true might.  Amen

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