APRIL 20

OUR PERSONAL PROMISES

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John 2:22

“Therefore, when He had risen from the dead, His disciples remembered that He had said this to them; and they believed the Scripture and the word which Jesus had said.”

Acts 2:23-24

“Him, being delivered by the determined purpose and foreknowledge of God, you have taken by lawless hands, have crucified, and put to death;  whom God raised up, having loosed the pains of death, because it was not possible that He should be held by it.”

1 Corinthians 15:20

“But now Christ is risen from the dead, and has become the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep.”

Psalm 68:35

“O God, You are more awesome than Your holy places. The God of Israel is He who gives strength and power to His people. Blessed be God!”

Deuteronomy 7:21

“You shall not be terrified of them; for the Lord your God, the great and awesome God, is among you.”

Job 37:22

“He comes from the north as golden splendor; With God is awesome majesty.”

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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.

ELOHIM YARE

GOD MOST AWESOME

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HAPPY RESURRECTION DAY!!!!

HE IS RISEN!!!!!   GOD IS AWESOME!!!!!

Psalm 68:35

“You, God, are awesome in Your sanctuary; the God of Israel gives power and strength to His people.  Praise be to God!”

Some years back the word AWESOME ~ historically reserved for truly jaw-dropping, heart-stopping phenomena ~ became a common word, used to describe almost everything under the sun.

A new dress suddenly wasn’t “attractive”; it was AWESOME.  The new coffee shop in town?  Not simply “cool,” but AWESOME.  A favorite teacher?  Not just “fun” or “interesting,” but AWESOME.

The Hebrew word translated as AWESOME” is YARE.  This word carries so much more meaning than today’s watered-down version.  In the Bible, AWESOME is reserved for God and His words.  The result of the true meaning of AWESOME is fall-on-your-face speechlessness, hug-the-ground terror, and take-your-breath-away wonder.  Is there a coffee shop in the world that can do any of that?

(That’s what the Resurrection of Jesus, our Lord and Savior was!  The REAL meaning of AWESOME.  There are those who want to discredit and dilute that today, but the facts are the facts, and science has proven it over and over.  The hundreds of witnesses who saw Him alive, and saw the nail holes in His hands and feet, and the hole in His side, were willing to, and did, die horrible deaths as martyrs because they would not deny He is alive. No one would go through that for a lie or a mistake.

His Resurrection means OUR resurrection….If you have received Jesus as the Lord of your life and believe that He died to pay the price for your sins, and was raised from the dead, then you, too, will be raised from the dead at the Resurrection Day to come, when Jesus comes back for His people.)

King David invoked the word YARE when describing the overwhelming victory that God had given Israel.  Such power, such a cause for fear among even the fiercest enemies, such a relentless, unstoppable will – all of that is wrapped up in the word AWESOME.  In trying to describe God, David was forced to use the one and only Hebrew word that trumps every other adjective.

We get glimpses of awesome when we witness a volcano miles away that has just blown its top and is spewing massive plumes of lava into the air, or when we watch a video of a fifty-foot-high tidal wave crashing onto an island, devastating everything in its path.  Or when we lie on our backs and look up at the seemingly endless night sky.

What’s behind all these awesome things?  Our even-more-awesome God!

He’s limitless, dangerously holy, and omnipotent.   Yet, He stoops to treat us with tenderness, care, and compassion.  The Father watched as His dear Son suffered and died FOR US!!   He is kind to the very ones who ignore Him.  After all, He drew near to love the same ones He knew would mock Him and nail Him to a tree.

God demonstrates love for us that truly inspires awe.

How would you describe the awesomeness of God?

PRAYER

MY GOD WHO IS AWESOME, ELOHIM YARE, the word “awesome” is nowhere near big enough to describe You.  You raised Jesus from the dead in mighty power,  so that we could rise also.   Please give me wide eyes and a heart that races at the mention of Your name!  Amen.

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