He Who Has Been Born King of the Jews TikTo basileus ioudaios (Greek) The Magi asked, “Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.” Matthew 2:2 (ESV) Steps on Your Journey to Know God More Intimately: Tikto
Read MoreGod’s Name: Spirit of the Lord God The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound.
Read MoreGod’s Name: Lord Your God, Who Delights in You Praise the Lord your God, who delights in you and has placed you on the throne of Israel. Because of the Lord’s eternal love for Israel, he has made you king so you can rule with justice and righteousness. 1 Kings 10:9 NKJV Excerpted from 2031 Names of God:
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 MoreGod’s Name: God of Forgiveness Eloah Selichot (Aramaic) They refused to obey and did not remember the miracles you had done for them. Instead, they became stubborn and appointed a leader to take them back to their slavery in Egypt. But you are a God of forgiveness, gracious and merciful, slow to become angry, and rich
Read MoreGod’s Name: Sin Offering What the law was powerless to do because it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh to be a sin offering. And so he condemned sin in the flesh. Romans 8:3 NIV Excerpted from 2031 Names of God: Transform Your Life as
Read MoreJesus’ Name: My Strength O my Strength, I sing praise to You; You, O God, are my fortress, my loving God. Psalm 59:17 Steps on Your Journey to Know God More Intimately: Psalm 18:1 says, “I love You, O Lord, my strength” (ESV). The Hebrew word for my strength, oze, means help strength, strong, boldness
Read MoreGod’s Name: Living and Breathing God Those who think they can do it on their own end up obsessed with measuring their own moral muscle but never get around to exercising it in real life. Those who trust God’s action in them find that God’s Spirit is in them—living and breathing God! Obsession with self
Read MoreGod’s Name: Lord Your God, Who Goes before You Lord Your God, Who Goes before You The Lord your God, who is going before you, will fight for you, as he did for you in Egypt, before your very eyes Deuteronomy 1:30 NKJV Excerpted from 2031 Names of God: Transform Your Life as You Get to Know God
Read MoreJesus’ Name: One Who Called You to Live in the Grace of Christ I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you to live in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel. Galatians 1:6 Steps on Your Journey to Know God More Intimately: Remember, grace means
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Read MoreGod’s Name: King of the Mountain God is Lord of godless nations— sovereign, he’s King of the mountain. Psalm 47:7-8 (MSG) Steps on Your Journey to Know God More Intimately: When I was a kid, growing up in Guatemala, I went to a boarding school from the time I was six to thirteen. On Saturdays, we
Read MoreI pray this year is already blessed for you. I’m excited about what God has ahead for 2015. I’m spending extra time right now focusing in on the Lord, worshiping Him and learning what He has for me and Relationship Resources this year. I encourage you to do the same. Let me know how I
Read MoreGod’s Name: My Exceeding Joy Excerpted from 2031 Names of God: Transform Your Life as You Get to Know God in New Ways Then I will go to the altar of God, to God my exceeding joy, and I will praise you with the lyre, O God, my God. Psalm 43:4 (ESV) Meditate on this
Read MoreJoy in Prayer The following is excerpted from Keys to Joy: How to Unlock God’s Gift of Lasting Happiness Written by Gaylyn R. Williams and Ken Williams Ph.D. Read Matthew 6:5-8. What did Jesus teach about prayer? a. How should we not pray? b. Where should we pray and how? c. What will result? d.
Read MoreGod’s Name: Source of Strength Gebura (Hebrew) Excerpted from The Surprising Joy of Exploring God’s Heart A Daily Adventure with 365 of His Names © 2011 Relationship Resources, Inc. All Rights Reserved. He will be a spirit of justice to him who sits in judgment, a source of strength to those who turn
Read MoreGod’s Name: He Who Brings Out the Starry Host One By One, and Calls Them Each By Name Excerpted from The Surprising Joy of Exploring God’s Heart A Daily Adventure with 365 of His Names © 2011 Relationship Resources, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Lift your eyes and look to the heavens: Who created all these?
Read MoreAs you begin this new year, I want to encourage you to make a commitment (not a resolution, because those are so easily abandoned) to getting to know our great God in deeper ways. One way to do that is by studying His names. This blog will post God’s names once a week (for now!)
Read MoreGod’s Name: Him Who Is from the Beginning Ton Apo Arkhay (Greek) Excerpted from The Surprising Joy of Exploring God’s Heart A Daily Adventure with 365 of His Names © 2011 Relationship Resources, Inc. All Rights Reserved. I am writing to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. 1 John 2:13
Read MoreChrist Jesus Our Hope Excerpted from The Surprising Joy of Exploring God’s Heart A Daily Adventure with 365 of His Names © 2011 Relationship Resources, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the command of God our Savior and of Christ Jesus our hope. 1 Timothy 1:1 Steps on Your Journey
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