![]() I say to my servant, 'Do this,' and he does it." I tell this one, 'Go,' and he goes and that one, 'Come,' and he comes. For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed. The centurion replied, "Lord, I do not deserve to have you come under my roof. The Gentile centurion who came to Jesus and whose servant was ill understood the power of God’s spoken word. ![]() I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there' and it will move. He replied, "Because you have so little faith. How many times did Jesus Himself tell those who would listen that if they would just “speak…” then thus and such would happen. ” In His name- Elohim-is the fullness of His power. The root word for Elohim is “El,” which means “power…God in the widest sense. In this first half of the first sentence of the Bible, and in this one name, we see the move and work of more than a singular god. In the book of Psalms it is used nearly 700 times. In the New Testament it is written as “Theos.” It is used to show identity as well as identification (sort of like saying, “Dr. As Moses-a man with whom God spoke as a man speaks to his friend -began penning the creation story, he introduces God as “ Elohim” (pronounced el-o-heem’).Įlohim (sometimes written Elohiym) is a name for God used 2, 250 times (second only to Yahweh/Jehovah, which appears 6,828 times) in the Old Testament. His name, or names, are vital to who He is at any given moment. “Knowing the name of a man,” I heard someone say recently, “is knowing the essence of that person.” ![]() Would you like to explore one of those ah-ha moments with me now? So every book, every chapter, every verse, every word of His Word has been spoken and then written for a purpose. You see, God is not like man when it comes to what He says. I expect them literally every time I read from the Word. ![]() Moments when the Holy Spirit stirs something inside and…somehow…miraculously…the brain and the spirit come together deep in our hearts and says, “Did you see that? Did you catch it? This is an ah-ha moment.” The Holy Bible-the timeless Word of God-is filled with what I like to call “Ah-ha! Moments ” moments that catch us by surprise. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |