DECLARE EL SHADDAI

Have you ever known there was something you were suppose to do, but you felt inadequate to do the job? If you have doubt about your ability to fulfill the calling God has given to you, or the ministry He has prepared for you, or if you are suffering for some reason, then call on El Shaddai. He is all sufficient. He is there for you, able and willing to help you. Call out His name, and give Him the glory for being the all sufficient. He is all you need, and He wants you to share that fact with others.

2 Corinthians 9:8 "And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that always having all sufficiency in everything, you may have an abundance for every good deed;"

Declare El Shaddai today and give Him the glory for being the all sufficient God.

Trusting in Jesus as All-Sufficient

Today I will just quote from page 134 of the study book: "TRUSTING IN THE NAMES OF GOD":

"Trusting in Jesus as All-Sufficient"
"He has said to me. "My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness' " (2 Corinthians 12:9). Paul's thorn in the flesh prompted him to implore the Lord for removal of the torment. But Jesus proclaimed His all-sufficiency to Paul. He was enough for Paul's greatest weakness.  In fact, the greater the obstacle, the more Paul would experience the power of Christ. And because Jesus is the exact representation of God (Hebrews 1:3), all believers can experience the power of El Shaddai in their lives as Jesus now lives in them (Galatians 2:20) through the indwelling Holy Spirit. (Romans 8:9-10)

2 Corinthians 12:9

But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me

Hebrews 1:3

And He is the radiance of His glory and the exact representation of His nature, and upholds all things by the word of His power. When He had made purification of sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,

Galatians 2:20

I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.

Romans 8:9-10

"However, you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. But if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Him. If Christ is in you, though the body is dead because of sin, yet the spirit is alive because of righteousness.

DRAW NEAR TO EL SAHADDAI

The best way to Draw near to God is to know and understand His names. The author of our study book "TRUSTING IN THE NAMES OF GOD", Catherine Martin, suggests that when we think of the name El Shaddai, we should think of the word power ~ the power of an all powerful God.
/ɒmˈnɪpətənt/ [om-nip-uh-tuhnt] an adjective

1. almighty or infinite in power, as God 2. having very great or unlimited authority or power

When I think about power, I think about thunderstorms, or tornadoes, or hurricanes. And this powerful weather is what God does! He is behind it all. He created the entire universe and beyond, and is in control of everything. Pretty hard for our finite minds to comprehend.

Paul said "God is able" See the following verses: Romans 16:25-26
Now to Him who is able to establish you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery which has been kept secret for long ages past, but now is manifested, and by the Scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the eternal God, has been made known to all the nations, leading to obedience of faith; 27 to the only wise God, through Jesus Christ, be the glory forever. Amen
2 Corinthians 9:8
And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that always having all sufficiency in everything, you may have an abundance for every good deed;
Ephesians 3:20-21
Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us, to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever. Amen.
Jude 1:24
Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, and to make you stand in the presence of His glory blameless with great joy,

And yet with all this power, God wants a relationship with each of us. And think about how He is able to do anything you ask.

Genesis 18:14
Is anything too [difficult {or wonderful} for the LORD? At the appointed time I will return to you, at this time {or when the time revives} next year, and Sarah will have a son.”
Jeremiah 32:17
‘Ah Lord [a]GOD! Behold, You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and by Your outstretched arm! Nothing is too difficult for You,

According to our author,

"El Shaddai reminds us of God's unlimited supply of comfort, power, grace and more ~ in fact, a sufficient supply of anything you need."

Knowing ourselves, and our utterly insufficient nature, should help us to rely on our El Shaddai, Our all powerful God. We need Him, and He supplies all our needs ~ grace, goodness, mercy, kindness, strength, comfort; what ever your need might be. He is ENOUGH!

All I Need Is You, LORD

DISCOVER EL SHADDAI

Today I am just going to quote from the author of TRUSTING IN THE NAMES OF GOD, Catherine Martin,  from page 132 in the book. There is just so much in this little passage, I wanted you to read it all  just as she wrote it.

"WHEN  God revealed Himself  to Abram as God Almighty, He was also proclaiming a new name for Himself, El Shaddai. El Shaddai means "God, the powerful one" or "God the mighty one." As a divine name, Shaddai or El Shaddai is used 48 times in the Old Testament, 31 occurring in the book of Job. Shaddai comes from the Hebrew root, shad, meaning "breast," and gives us a precious metaphor, presenting God as  "the one who nourishes, supplies and satisfies."  In El Shaddai, we learn that God possesses all power,  unlimited supply, and infinite blessing.  He is the all-sufficient one, the omnipotent God who has never-ending bounty for His people.  G. Campbell Morgan calls El Shaddai the "God all-bountiful" or "God all-sufficient," derived from the literal meaning of  "the mighty one of resource or sufficiency." "

TRUSTING IN ~ EL SHADDAI ~ HE IS ENOUGH FOR YOU

Genesis 17: 1 "“I am God Almighty; Walk before Me, and be blameless."

"Trusting in El Shaddai brings you to the place of abundance, where you experience overflowing satisfaction. El Shaddai
El Shaddai ~ He is enough for me! is the all-sufficient one who appeared to Abram and said “I am God Almighty; Walk before Me, and be blameless." The discovery of God as El Shaddai marked a new day for Abram. He realized God was more than he had known Him to be and that God was able to accomplish all He had promised. Knowing God as El Shaddai brought Abram into a more intimate relationship with God and gave him a bold and courageous faith. He believed God and became a friend of God."
~Catherine Martin page 131 Trusting In The Names Of God

Lets look at a verse in James:

James 2:23 " . . . and the Scripture was fulfilled which says, “AND ABRAHAM BELIEVED GOD, AND IT WAS RECKONED TO HIM AS RIGHTEOUSNESS,” and he was called the friend of God."

Do You want to be a friend to God?
Then by all means, RUN TO EL SHADDAI!
Remember El  Shaddai
~ Run to Him ~
Remember He is enough for Me!

DELIGHT IN ADONAI

Are you ready to take your little schedule book, tear out every page and sit and listen to God as He reveals to you what His schedule is for you today, tomorrow, next week, next year and on into eternity? Do you trust Him enough to let Him show you what He wants you to do, where He wants you to go, and where and how to serve Him? It is a scary thought to give it all up, to just let go of everything, all the preconceived ideas and plans, those things that make perfect sense to you in your little world. But Adonai wants to be in control. He wants to write your schedule, plan your days and show you who you need to meet with. He wants to direct your every path. I challenge you today to do just that!  Tear out those pages, and then sit and listen to Him as He reveals to you exactly where He wants you to be, doing exactly what He wants you to do and doing it on His time schedule, not yours. You might be surprised, and find that His plan is exactly the plan you are on.  But then again you might find out that through careful LISTENING, He might have a totally different path set out for you.  My question is this, are you willing to just give Him a try, give Him the chance to really be in control of your life?  It will take a lot for some of us to give it all up for Him, but I am convinced it will be worth the journey!

While listening to this song, Preformed by The Isaacs, take a few minutes to write a prayer to Adonai, and ask Him to show you how you can become totally committed to Him, to voluntarily become His slave, His servant, to Make Him the total Master, and Owner of all you are.
I Surrender All

DEPEND ON ADONAI

Who or what is your master?   You are loyal to your master above all other commitments.   So just think for a minute.  How do you plan your day?  Your week? Your month? Your year?  Where does Adonai fit into your schedule?  Is  He really your master?  Is  He really the Lord of your life?  If  He is not first in our thoughts as we plan out the schedule, the activities of our life, maybe we need to rethink our priorities. Recently, while talking with a young woman who has asked me to teach her how to love God like I love God, she said that everyone she knows who claims to be a Christian is a hypocrite. They all live their lives basically the same way she does, and she says she definitely is not living her life for God. So her comments, questions and concerns over how the rest of the world does NOT really live for Christ made me sad, and made me wonder if my life also is reflecting Him. If our priorities do not line up with God's will, then He really is not the Master of our life.


SUPPORT OF ADONAI

"Your trust and reliance on Adonai means you will support Him, submit to Him, serve Him, and act as a good steward of all He entrusts to you.. . .Your loyalty to Adonai includes a decision to respond to His call to follow Him above all others and say like it is written in Joshua ~ Catherine Martin~

Joshua 24:15 "If it is disagreeable in your sight to serve the LORD, choose for yourselves today whom you will serve: whether the gods which your fathers served which were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living; but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.” "

SUBMISSION TO ADONAI
God wants all of you. He wants you to give all you have to him He wants you to let Him be your supreme Master. Adonai, Lord of your ENTIRE life. Basically becoming a voluntary slave to Adonai. It is very simple, just like this verse in Scripture.

James 4:7a "Submit therefore to God."

It is indeed very simple, but perhaps not all that easy. But it is important that we do just that, SUBMIT THEREFORE TO GOD

SERVICE TO ADONAI
To each of us, God has given gifts so we can serve Him
And He has given you and me these gifts because He wants us to use them to serve Him. He wants you to dedicate your life to Him.

1 Corinthians 12:4-6

"Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit. And there are varieties of ministries, and the same Lord. There are varieties of effects, but the same God who works all things in all persons."

If you have indeed said yes to Adonai, then your whole life is dedicated to serving Him. Please, when you wake up in the morning, take time out and sit alone and speak to Him. Hear what He has to say to YOU in His Word. Give service to Him. You need the quiet time alone with Him in order to hear His voice, and to be able to know how He wants you to serve Him.
STEWARDSHIP FROM ADONAI

1 Corinthians 9:17

"For if I do this voluntarily, I have a reward; but if against my will, I have a stewardship entrusted to me."

If you would rely on Adonai, you would serve Him faithfully and regard everything you do as a stewardship entrusted to you.

Colossians 1:25 "Of this church I was made a minister according to the stewardship from God bestowed on me for your benefit, so that I might fully carry out the preaching of the word of God,"

God has given you time, talents and treasures. What are you willing to do with them?
"If He is not Lord of all, then He is not Lord at all." ~Hudson Taylor~
are you willing to say, "Adonai, You are my Lord, Master and Owner. Pierce my ear to signify that I am Yours forever!" ? Are you ready to surrender it all to Jesus?
Listen to the words to this song as you think on this lesson today:
I Surrender All To Jesus

DECLARE ADONAI

Yesterday we talked about making Jesus the Lord of our lives. And that is a very important choice we need to make. But along with and added to that choice of making Him the Lord of your life, is another important part of your walk with Him. I have often heard the comment that your silence is often a greater way to witness than to preach. And I think if we are not totally following God, being obedient to Him, then if we do preach, we are perceived as a hypocrite. So we need to make sure that our actions truly are speaking Jesus because as the saying goes, "Actions speak louder than words." So let us get our lives first and foremost lined up in the will of God. Make every effort to be found spotless, blameless and at peace with Him.

2 Peter 3:13-15 "So then, dear friends, since you are looking forward to this, make every effort to be found spotless, blameless and at peace with Him."

. . . and then we can go on with our mandate for today,
to DECLARE ADONAI! 
First of all we need to Declare our love and obedience to Adonai.
And then we need to share our love for Him to the rest of our world.
Let everyone know that your allegiance is to Adonai.
Let them see you walking in His path.
Let them know that you are His servant,
Let them know that He owns you and all that you are.
Declare Adonai, your Lord to the whole world!
Memorize this passage of scripture today!

2 Corinthians 3:2-3 "You are our letter, written in our hearts, known and read by all men; being manifested that you are a letter of Christ, cared for by us, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts."

Enjoy hearing the words to this song as you think about how you plan to Declare Adonai today!
Awesome God

"Your very life, lived for Adonai , who leads and guides you, is the declaration of who He is and what He does." ~ Catherine Martin, page 126 Trusting In The Names of God

Trusting In Jesus as Lord

Remembering that Adonai translates to "Lord"  We will ask the question today "Do I trust Jesus as my Lord?"
Adonai is Master and Owner of all those who love their master so much so that they are His servants for life.
Read with me the following verses and Ask yourself this question:
"How do I see Jesus in my life?"

John 13:13 

"You call Me Teacher and Lord; and you are right, for so I am."

Hebrews 1:3
"And He is the radiance of His glory and the exact representation of His nature, and upholds all things by the word of His power. When He had made purification of sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,"

To understand God we need to look at and listen to Jesus because as it says in the book of John;

John 1:18
"No one has seen God at any time; the only begotten God who is in the bosom of the Father, He has explained Him."

And this same verse in The Message says:

John 1:16-18 The Message (MSG)
We all live off his generous bounty, gift after gift after gift. We got the basics from Moses, and then this exuberant giving and receiving, This endless knowing and understanding— all this came through Jesus, the Messiah. No one has ever seen God, not so much as a glimpse. This one-of-a-kind God-Expression, who exists at the very heart of the Father, has made him plain as day.

God taught us that we cannot serve two masters, we must follow Him if He is truly our Lord. Check out this verse in Matthew:

Matthew 6:24
“No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth."

And again look into Matthew and read the following:

Matthew 24:45-46
“Who then is the faithful and sensible slave whom his master put in charge of his household to give them their food at the proper time? Blessed is that slave whom his master finds so doing when he comes."

Matthew 25:21
"His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful slave. You were faithful with a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter into the joy of your master.’"

And in Luke:

Luke 12:37
"Blessed are those slaves whom the master will find on the alert when he comes; truly I say to you, that he will gird himself to serve, and have them recline at the table, and will come up and wait on them."

And then skip back again to Matthew where we read the following:

Matthew 16:24-25

Discipleship Is Costly!
"Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me. 25 For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it; but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it."

I think from these verses we can see making Jesus Lord of our life is pretty serious business, and we need to make sure we are committed to Him, and willing to give up all for Him. Am I ready to surrender all? Jesus was certainly willing as He was our example here on earth, to let God the Father be His Master and Owner. You see Jesus willingly bought us for a very dear price. Here are some verses to think about, and pray over.

1 Corinthians 6:20 "For you have been bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body."

How Paul described himself:

Romans 1:1
The Gospel Exalted
"Paul, a bond-servant of Christ Jesus, called as an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God,"

In this verse, the word "bond-servant" is "doulos" and refers to a servant who willingly chooses to serve his master, completely belonging to his master with no freedom to leave. So Paul has pretty much told us he is Jesus' servant. LOCK, STOCK & BARREL! Catherine Martin tells us in Her book, TRUSTING IN THE NAMES OF GOD, on page 126 "If you want to understand what it means to serve Adonai, look at the example of Jesus and how He lived His life on earth. check out this section of Scripture about Jesus:

Philippians 2:7-8 "but (Jesus)emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men. Being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross."

And then in the book of John while talking to His disciples:

John 4:34 "Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to accomplish His work."

Hebrews 10:5-7 "Therefore, when He comes into the world, He says, “SACRIFICE AND OFFERING YOU HAVE NOT DESIRED, BUT A BODY YOU HAVE PREPARED FOR ME; IN WHOLE BURNT OFFERINGS AND sacrifices FOR SIN YOU HAVE TAKEN NO PLEASURE. “THEN I SAID, ‘BEHOLD, I HAVE COME (IN THE SCROLL OF THE BOOK IT IS WRITTEN OF ME) TO DO YOUR WILL, O GOD.’”

Are you willing today to say to Adonai today, "Here I am Lord, I delight to do Your will." ? Here I Am

DRAW NEAR TO ADONAI

In Malachi we read about what God says to the priests who have dishonored Him. Adonai is brokenhearted. We need to strive to learn from this lesson, And truly make Adonai the Lord of our lives us.

Malachi 1:6
“ ‘A son honors his father, and a servant his master. Then if I am a father, where is My honor? And if I am a master, where is My respect?’ says the LORD of hosts to you,. . . "

I have 7 kids, and so I know first hand how it feels when a child dishonors you through disobedience. You actually feel hurt through the actions of disobedience, feel that the act of disobedience is an act against you. Your heart is broken when something you have instilled in your child has been ignored, or blatantly disavowed. How much our Lord must feel this sadness when we choose to disavow His authority, leadership, and rule in our lives. Daniel had a wonderful "Adonai" ~ Lord and servant ~ relationship with God. This is shown in his prayer in the book of Daniel

Daniel 9:19 "O Lord,(Adonai) hear! O Lord (Adonai), forgive! O Lord (Adonai), listen and take action! For Your own sake, O my God, do not delay, because Your city and Your people are called by Your name.”

Catherine Martin, author of our study book, TRUSTING IN THE NAMES OF GOD shares how the slaves in the Old Testament would serve for 7 years. They were then granted their freedom. If a slave loved his master, and chose to remain his servant, the master would take him before the judge, and there the slave would receive an earring in his ear to show he was indentured for life to the master, Oh how I desire that I can be so dedicated to my Adonai! I desire to love Him so much that everyone sees the mark of Adonai on me. I want to be His servant forever, and want everyone to know it!!!! The word Baruch means blessed Watch this video as you reflect on your relationship with Adonai, the Lord of lords!!!! Baruch Adonai!

DISCOVER ADONAI

Today I am just going to copy a quote from page 124 of our study book "TRUSTING IN THE NAMES OF GOD" by Catherine Martin.I would encourage you to buy this book, It is REALLY GOOD READING! DISCOVER ADONAI We see God revealed as Adonai for the first time in Genesis15:2 in the words of Abram, responding to God's promise to be his shield and great reward:

"O Lord GOD. what will you give me, since I am childless?"

The Hebrew word translated "Lord" is Adonai and means master and owner. In the Old testament, Adonai is translated "Lord" (initial capital only)in contrast to Yahweh, translated "LORD" (small capitals or all capitals) Adonai is almost always plural in form as (pointing to the Trinity as in Elohim) and possessive ("my Lord's") Closing out this study today with another beautiful song from You Tube:
Adonai
Tomorrow We will DRAW NEAR TO ADONAI

TRUSTING IN ADONAI ~ HE IS YOUR LORD

Lord is a deferential appellation or a title showing respect for a person or deity who has authority, control, or power over others; a master, chief, or ruler. ADONAI means "He is Your LORD"
The author of our study book (Trusting In The Names Of God) points out on page 123

"trusting in Adonai determines our purpose and direction in life."

She goes on to explain that Abram discovered Adonai as his Lord and Master when he asked in Genesis:

Genesis 15:2 “O Lord GOD, what will You give me, since I am childless, . . ."

"We can choose which ambitions to pursue, which master to serve, and which agendas to respond to. When Adonai is the one we follow, He is our motivation, our Master and our mentor. To serve the living God, we must say yes to His lordship in our lives. We need to trust in the name of Adonai. Who determines our decisions, who guides our actions, and who commands our obedience? His name is Adonai." ~ Catherine Martin , page 123 "Trusting In The Names Of God"

A related verse in Scripture is found in the book of Proverbs:

Proverbs 18:10 "The name of the LORD is a strong tower; The righteous runs into it and is safe."

Adonai is waiting for each of us to make that choice of making Him our LORD. Once He is truly the LORD of our life, the one who has authority, control, and power over us, the Master, Chief, and Ruler of our life, we will find peace knowing He is truly in control.
Listen to the words of this beautiful song today
Adonai ,
Tomorrow we will DRAW NEAR TO ADONAI.

DELIGHT IN EL ELYON

El Elyon is all powerful and protects us!

Psalm 91:1-2 He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High
Will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.
I will say to the LORD, “My refuge and my fortress,
My God, in whom I trust!”

Decide now to live your life for El Elyon!

Psalm 83:18 That they may know that You alone, whose name is the LORD,
Are the Most High over all the earth.

Rejoice in knowing El Elyon, your Sovereign is, as stated in Psalm 97, THE LORD MOST HIGH, El Elyon!

Psalm 97:9 For You are the LORD Most High over all the earth;
You are exalted far above all gods.

Who is in control of your life?
Acknowledge that El Elyon is truly above everything else, and depend on Him.
Do you rely on yourself, or on El Elyon?
Think on these things.
If you have not already, I urge you to make El Elyon truly your Sovereign today!

Genesis 14:19-20 He blessed him and said,
“Blessed be Abram of God Most High,(El Elyon)
Possessor of heaven and earth;
And blessed be God Most High,
Who has delivered your enemies into your hand.”

Listen to the words to this song. El Elyon

DEPEND ON HIS NAME

Psalm 20:7 "Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God."

"Depending on the Names of God determines the stability and direction of your life." ~ Catherine Martin page 85 of her book Trusting In The Names of God

Catherine goes on to say that dependence on God's names requires yielding and surrendering our own control to God. We wrestle with an inner need for control, as Paul explains in Romans:

Romans 7:23 "In my inner being I delight in God's law, but I see another law at work in the members of my body, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin at work within my members."

Dependence on God means surrendering yourself, your loved ones, your circumstances, and your future to the only One who is trustworthy ~ God. This kind of unabashed surrender is not easy because trusting on a human level has taught us that people and things can disappoint us. But you can know that God is not like fallible human beings ~ He is good, perfect, loving, and faithful.

Lamentations 3:22-27 From The Message (MSG)

"God's loyal love couldn't have run out, his merciful love couldn't have dried up. They're created new every morning. How great your faithfulness! I'm sticking with God (I say it over and over). He's all I've got left. God proves to be good to the man who passionately waits, to the woman who diligently seeks. It's a good thing to quietly hope, quietly hope for help from God. It's a good thing when you're young to stick it out through the hard times."

I was reading through the lesson today in our study book, TRUSTING IN THE NAMES OF GOD, and I realized our family has actually lived through this lesson BIG TIME with our daughter-in-law Molly. I want to take the time right now for her to post her testimony on how she has truly depended on EL ELYON these past few years.

In August of 2009 God blessed me with the opportunity to face a life threatening illness. Yup, you got it... I said blessed. Let me start with a little back ground information. This journey started with a not so routine colonoscopy. I was in some major pain from what I thought was normal hemorrhoid issues for a woman with 3 kids. I was only 30 and my youngest was 1. The surgeon I went to see insisted I have this procedure done before she went any further fixing them. On August 12th 2009 I went in to humor the doctor and came out a stage 4 rectal cancer patient. No I did not feel blessed that day. I only felt total fear. Mainly I feared what my husband, children, family, and friends would have to watch me go through. I knew they wouldn't leave my side (and they never have). I feared my husband having to work even harder than he already did just to pay the bills. I feared my children seeing me look like " a bald cancer ridden skeleton mom". I feared not being able to continue my church ministries. I feared having to sit still all the time. This list will go on and on if I let it. The rest of the day was kind of a blur, My blessed feeling came the next day when I had my 2nd, 3rd, and 4th procedure done. I met a lady in her 70's who was diagnosed with terminal cancer. She had been fighting for 6 years and was now bound to a wheel chair. We talked for a while in the waiting room and by the time my name was called she began to sob. I turned and asked if she was in pain. Her reply was the beginning of casting out fear in my life. She was crying because of me. She was so sad that I was so young and a wife and a mother and she knew my prognosis was grim. That terrible wall of fear built out of bricks of lies hand made by the devil fell away from my mind. I knew darn well that God had never let me go in my whole life. He has fought for me when I wouldn't even acknowledge His name. He saved me when I didn't think I deserved to be saved. He loved me when I didn't love Him. His plans for my life are always for good and not evil and I knew I would trust Him always. I told her not to cry for me. God will only allow me to go through what I could handle. And if He chose to bring me home into His kingdom and accept me as the sinner I was, then I would go through it and speak His Name with honor and glory to all that would listen. I went through a lot that year and a half. 25 radiation treatments and 5 weeks of oral chemo followed by a hysterectomy, appendectomy, part of my colon removed, three fourths of my rectum removed, a tumor, blood vessels and lymph nodes removed and part of my intestine brought out through my stomach so that I could pass waste into a handy dandy bag while I healed.. Then came 10 rounds (20 weeks) of chemo infusion that lasted for 3 days each, and another surgery to put my insides that were outside, back inside! Yes I had some really hard days. Days that I really felt sorry for myself and all the people taking care of me. But at the end of the day God was always El Elyon! He brought me through all of it and allowed me to use His strength when I had none. He allowed me to share my story with those around me so that they to might understand His love for them. He's given me wonderful family and friends that worship Him too. Jesus died a cruel and painful death so that He could bless us with eternal life. I tried to remember that when I was hurting. It helped me realize,if you trust in His sovereignty in all that goes on in your life (bad or good, hard or easy) everything that happens can be a blessing in disguise. Now I'm blessed with being cancer free!

Dear God, As always I pray that You use this testimony you have allowed me to call my own and use it to touch the heart of someone who is facing fear of the unknown. Give them the peace that passed all understanding that only You can give them. Give them strength to get through it. Show them your will for their life and the wisdom to follow it. Thank you for the gift of eternal life. Amen

To call upon the name of God is to turn over every aspect of your life to Him; to yield all that is within you to Him, and to allow Him to truly be your EL ELYON. Are you ready to take that step? Are you ready to make God your Sovereign? Please meditate on the words in Psalm 116 as we close out our study today.

Psalm 116 Thanksgiving for Deliverance from Death. 1 "I love the LORD, because He hears My voice and my supplications. 2 Because He has inclined His ear to me, Therefore I shall call upon Him as long as I live. 3 The cords of death encompassed me And the terrors of Sheol came upon me; I found distress and sorrow. 4 Then I called upon the name of the LORD: “O LORD, I beseech You, save my life!” 5 Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; Yes, our God is compassionate. 6 The LORD preserves the simple; I was brought low, and He saved me. 7 Return to your rest, O my soul, For the LORD has dealt bountifully with you. 8 For You have rescued my soul from death, My eyes from tears, My feet from stumbling. 9 I shall walk before the LORD In the land of the living. 10 I believed when I said, “I am greatly afflicted.” 11 I said in my alarm, “All men are liars.” 12 What shall I render to the LORD For all His benefits toward me? 13 I shall lift up the cup of salvation And call upon the name of the LORD. 14 I shall pay my vows to the LORD, Oh may it be in the presence of all His people. 15 Precious in the sight of the LORD Is the death of His godly ones. 16 O LORD, surely I am Your servant, I am Your servant, the son of Your handmaid, You have loosed my bonds. 17 To You I shall offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving, And call upon the name of the LORD. 18 I shall pay my vows to the LORD, Oh may it be in the presence of all His people, 19 In the courts of the LORD’S house, In the midst of you, O Jerusalem. Praise the LORD"

DECLARE EL ELYON

1 Chronicles 29: 11-12

"Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, indeed everything that is in the heavens and the earth; Yours is the dominion, O LORD, and You exalt Yourself as head over all. Both riches and honor come from You, and You rule over all, and in Your hand is power and might; and it lies in Your hand to make great and to strengthen everyone."

Whenever you have that little twinge of doubt that El Elyon is there for you,that He is indeed YOUR SOVEREIGN, reflect on this prayer of David to YOUR El Elyon! And when you are discouraged because you are not hearing the answers to the questions about your life, Declare in your mind, in your heart and in your spirit this verse from the Psalms:

Psalm 57:2

"I will cry to God Most High, (EL ELYON) To God who accomplishes all things for me."

And when those around you question the ways and works of God, DECLARE the ways of El Elyon as in the book of Daniel:

Daniel 4: 34-35

“But at the end of that period, I, Nebuchadnezzar, raised my eyes toward heaven and my reason returned to me, and I blessed the Most High (EL ELYON) and praised and honored Him who lives forever;

For His dominion is an everlasting dominion, And His kingdom endures from generation to generation. “All the inhabitants of the earth are accounted as nothing, But He does according to His will in the host of heaven And among the inhabitants of earth; And no one can ward off His hand Or say to Him, ‘What have You done?’

As you close out your study time today, reflect on this verse from the Psalms"

Psalm 47:2

"For the LORD Most High (EL ELYON) is to be feared, A great King over all the earth."