God’s Name: Tender Shoot Excerpted from The Surprising Joy of Exploring God’s Heart He grew up before him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire him. Isaiah 53:2 Here is another
Read MoreGod’s Name for Easter: My Servant ebed (hebrew) See, my servant will act wisely; he will be raised and lifted up and highly exalted. Isaiah 52:13 Steps on Your Journey to Know God More Intimately: Ebed means servant or bondservant. Let’s start preparing for Easter. I want to encourage you to focus in on what
Read MoreThen Jesus asked them, “Didn’t you ever read this in the Scriptures? ‘The stone that the builders rejected has now become the cornerstone. This is the Lord’s doing, and it is wonderful to see.’ Matthew 21:42 (ESV) Excerpted from The Surprising Joy of Exploring God’s Heart Steps on Your Journey to Know God
Read MoreEaster 2012 Easter is coming up in a few days. How are you preparing your heart to celebrate what Jesus did for us so many years ago? I’d encourage you to read Isaiah 53 or one of the accounts in the Gospels, showing what Jesus did for you. Easter is a time we often celebrate
Read MoreLet’s prepare our hearts, thinking about what Jesus went through for us. John 19:37: As another scripture says, “They will look on the one they have pierced.” This is a quotation from Zech 12:10, “…They will look on me, the one they have pierced…” Some things you can do today with God’s name: Jesus was
Read MoreGod’s Name of the Day: The Christ of God, the Chosen One Luke 23:35—The people stood watching, and the rulers even sneered at him. They said, “He saved others; let him save himself if he is the Christ of God, the Chosen One.” Some things you can do today with God’s name: The King James
Read MoreJohn 19:19—Pilate had a notice prepared and fastened to the cross. It read: “Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews.” He is also called: King of Israel in Matthew 27:42 and Mark 15:32 Some things you can do today with God’s name: Again we see Jesus’ humanity. People knew where He was raised. They knew
Read MoreMatthew 26:63—But Jesus remained silent. The high priest said to him, “I charge you under oath by the living God: Tell us if you are the Christ, the Son of God.” Mark 14:61 calls Jesus, “The Christ, the Son of the Blessed One” (same scenario, different versions of the same story). Some things you can
Read MoreMatthew 26:25, 49—Then Judas, the one who would betray him, said, “Surely not I, Rabbi?” Jesus answered, “Yes, it is you.” Going at once to Jesus, Judas said, “Greetings, Rabbi!” and kissed him. Some things you can do today with God’s name: Rabbi is a title of great respect and honor, often used with great
Read MoreMatthew 24:45—Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of the servants in his household to give them their food at the proper time? Some things you can do today with God’s name: How is Jesus a master? Think about what that means? What kind of a master
Read MoreMatthew 24:27—For as lightning that comes from the east is visible even in the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. Some things you can do today with God’s name: The title “Son of Man” is used in the Old Testament (Psalm 80:17 and Daniel 7:13) as a title of the
Read MoreMatthew 22:41-42— While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them, “What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is he?” “The son of David,” they replied. Some things you can do today with God’s name: Christ comes from the Greek word, “Christos,” meaning “Messiah or Anointed One.” Meditate on this name. Ask God
Read MoreAs we are preparing for Easter, I want to encourage you to watch this video about who our King is. Even if you’ve seen it before, it is always worth watching again. That’s My King Our website has lots of other free articles, video and audio to help you in your relationship with the Lord.
Read MoreMatthew 21:42—Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the capstone; the Lord has done this, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?” Some things you can do today with God’s name: Capstone comes from the Greek word, “goinia” meaning angle. The cornerstone is used
Read MoreThis month, let’s prepare our hearts for Easter by looking at some of Jesus’ names as He was going to the cross. We’ll look at some of them from the gospels. My other blog, www.DailyNameofGod.com will have names from Isaiah 52 and 53 about Jesus. You might want to check those out too. God’s Name
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