Declare Yahweh Mekaddesh

Matthew 6:9-13

 Pray, then, in this way:‘Our Father who is in heaven,Hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done,On earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread.And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil. [For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.’]

We live in a fallen world, and it is always more pronounced to us in the United States during an election year. We hear all the negatives about candidates, and never know who to believe, the accused or the accuser. It is frustrating.  But the one thing we must remember is that we must no matter  what the world is doing or saying, is that God has called us as Christians to BE HOLY. He is holy, therefore we are to be holy.
Too hard a task?  Indeed it is without Him!  It is impossible without Him. But we have a privilege as Christians!  Because of the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross, we have the Holy Spirit ready and willing to bring our requests right to the feet of God the Father through Jesus (Yeshua) We must remember that we have Him,  Yahweh Mekaddesh. He makes you Holy.  
Remember this:

"Holy is the way God is.  To be holy He does not conform to a standard.  He is that standard. He is absolutely holy with an infinite, incomprehensible fullness of purity that is incapable of being other than it is. Because He is holy, His attributes are holy; that is, whatever we think of as belonging to God must be thought of as holy."

                    ~ A,. W. Tozer 

Remember you (we) are the bride of Christ. We have been bought with a price. We have the indwelling of the Holy Spirit to guide us and to protect us and to comfort us. He is at work in us to to will and to work for His good pleasure. What He has begun in us, He will compete. Remember that someday soon we will see Him face to face! In all His glory we will see Him! We must remember that all that seems so important to us, now will soon pass away, and those who know Christ, and are saved through His grace will be have the wonderful privilege of declaring Yahweh Mekaddesh, singing in the throne room for all eternity, 
"Holy holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty who was and is  and is to come" ~ Revelation 4:8b

Revelation 4
New American Standard Bible (NASB)
Scene in Heaven4 After these things I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven, and the first voice which I had heard, like the sound of a trumpet speaking with me, said, “ Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after these things.” ² Immediately I was in the Spirit; and behold, a throne was standing in heaven, and One sitting on the throne. ³ And He who was sitting was like a jasper stone and a sardius in appearance; and there was a rainbow around the throne, like an emerald in appearance. ⁴ Around the throne were twenty-four thrones; and upon the thrones I saw twenty-four elders sitting, clothed in white garments, and golden crowns on their heads.The Throne and Worship of the Creator⁵ Out from the throne come flashes of lightning and sounds and peals of thunder. And there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God; ⁶ and before the throne there was something like a sea of glass, like crystal; and in the center and around the throne, four living creatures full of eyes in front and behind. ⁷ The first creature was like a lion, and the second creature like a calf, and the third creature had a face like that of a man, and the fourth creature was like a flying eagle. ⁸ And the four living creatures, each one of them having six wings, are full of eyes around and within; and day and night they do not cease to say,“ Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God, the Almighty, who was and who is and who is to come.”⁹ And when the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to Him who sits on the throne, to Him who lives forever and ever, ¹⁰ the twenty-four elders will fall down before Him who sits on the throne, and will worship Him who lives forever and ever, and will cast their crowns before the throne, saying,¹¹ “ Worthy are You, our Lord and our God, to receive glory and honor and power; for You created all things, and because of Your will they existed, and were created.”

Trusting In Yeshua As Your Sanctification

Lets start out our study today with a few short verses from the Word! Today I have used the New American Standard Bible (NASB) for most of the verses.
1 Corinthians 1:30-32

"But by His doing you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption, so that, just as it is written, “ Let him who boasts, boast in the Lord.”

We learn in these verses that God's holiness demands His people to be holy The author, Catherine Martin points out to us in this lesson that we as n
New Testament Christians have actually experienced a greater rescue than those people in old Testament times. See the verse below:

Colossians 1:13-14

"For He rescued us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins."

How exciting to know He has rescued us! And because He rescued us, we are to be holy because of the following verse:

1 Peter 1:16

"because it is written, “ You shall be holy, for I am holy.”

Something very special happens when you become a Christian. Receiving Christ as your Lord and Savior:

2 Corinthians 5:17

"Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come."

 

You become SANCTIFIED. You are set apart. He sets you apart through the indwelling of the Holy Spirit! All this because God sacrificed His one and Only Son as an atoning sacrifice for your sins!

Romans 8:9

"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."

Hebrews 10:10-13

"By this will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. Every priest stands daily ministering and offering time after time the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins; but He, having offered one sacrifice for sins for all time, sat down at the right hand of God, waiting from that time onward until His enemies be made a footstool for His feet."

 I am sure we all struggle with being holy, I know I do! But guess what? Sanctification is not just a singular work accomplished by Yeshua  on the cross, but also it is an ongoing process accomplished by Christ through the power of the Holy Spirit in you.

2 Corinthians 3:18

"But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as from the Lord, the Spirit."

Hebrews 1:14

"Are they not all ministering spirits, sent out to render service for the sake of those who will inherit salvation?"

What  an exciting thing it is to discover that you now belong to Yahweh Mekaddesh and you are a temple of the Holy Spirit!! 

1 Corinthians 6:19

"Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own?"

 Trust in Yeshua! Trust in Yahweh Mekaddesh! Know He is the one who will make you holy!

Yahweh Mekaddesh Be Holy Even As I Am Holy!

Kay Arthur has written a study book entitled Teach Me Your Ways
 She starts out the study on Leviticus  with the subtitle "Be Holy Even As I AM Holy"
She explains how this seemingly boring book can actually be used to bring about a
revival in your life.  She explains how you will come face to face with sin and the horrors that result from sinning.
She says that

"if you listen, you will come away with a holy fear of God, ~ a reverential trust and respect that will bring cleansing and new intimacy to your relationship with your Father God." 

The one who makes you holy, Yahweh Mekaddesh I like the word reverential meaning inspiring reverence. This sort of reverential trust can only come AFTER  you have put your trust in Christ. because BEFORE Christ, we do not  truly desire to be holy.  Catherine Martin, our Author for the study book we  are using Trusting In The Names of God Shares on page 188 of the book how we can learn from the Israelites in the book of Exodus.
She says

"sanctification follows redemption. We see this in the lives of the people of Israel, and their example, we have a picture of what God has done in our lives. after the people of Israel we rescued and set free by God from the cruel bondage of Egypt, they began their journey with God.  God wanted to be their God , and they were to be His people (Exodus 6:7) He had in mind for them a life
with Him in the promised land.  What would that mean for these people? They must be sanctified ~
holy and separate, like their God and not like the surrounding nations."Catherine Martin points out how God gave the law to Moses so His people would know how to live.  How to be holy. He is after all Yahweh Mekaddesh, He makes you holy. 

She continues to share how

"In  Leviticus, we see that Yahweh Mekaddesh sanctifies with purpose, influencing many areas of life, including keeping the Sabbath (Exodus 31:13), obedience (Leviticus 20:8), holiness (Exodus 22:8-9, 16), speech (Leviticus 22:32), and witnessing to the world (Ezekiel 37:28)." 

Holy means separate As it says in the Wikepedia

"Some consider that the Hebrew noun for "holiness," kedushah (Hebrew: קדושה‎), from the adjective kodesh, "holy," has the connotation of "separateness", although Hebrew has other verbs and adjectives to indicate separate, such as badal (בָּדַל). That which is holy in Judaism is set apart, and the separation is maintained by both legal and spiritual measures Certain places and times are intrinsically sacred, and strictures are placed on one's actions in those situations. However, holiness is not a single state, but contains a broad spectrum. The Mishnah lists concentric circles of holiness surrounding the Temple in Jerusalem: Holy of Holies; Temple Sanctuary; Temple Vestibule; Court of Priests; Court of Israelites; Court of Women; Temple Mount; the walled city of Jerusalem; all the walled cities of Israel; and the borders of the Land of Israel. Distinctions are made as to who and what are permitted in each area. Likewise, the holidays, including and especially the Sabbath, are considered to be holy in time; the Torah calls them "holy [days of] gathering. Work is not allowed on those days, and rabbinic tradition lists 39 categories of activity that are specifically prohibited."

Our author continues to explain how this holiness is extended to every area of their lives. Wholly holy. So as we draw near to Yahweh Mekaddesh, we must truly meditate on the wholly holiness of God, Yahweh Mekaddesh. He is indeed as she says in the book a cut above everyone and everything, and we need to start striving to be just like Him, a cut above.

We also need to NOT apologise when someone might taunt us and call us "holier than thou" We should explain that we are no better than anyone else, but that God has indeed called us to be holy, and that we are not going to apologize for being a "cut above" because God has called us to separate and become like Him. All this but saying He is humble and we must also be humble.

Fine line? you decide.

Yahweh Mekaddesh

Today I wanted to share what my husband Terry and I studied in the book The Names of God this past week on the road.  We really learned a lot and reflected on some mistakes we made raising our children, hoping our children do not make these same mistakes with our grandchildren.

Yahweh Mekaddesh 

 ~  "He makes you holy"  ~

Theme verse for the study this week is Exodus 31:13

“But as for you, speak to the sons of Israel, saying, ‘ You shall surely observe My Sabbaths; for this is a sign between Me and you throughout your generations, that you may know that I am the Lord who sanctifies you.

As we read and thought about making the Sabbath holy we thought back on how we have celebrated the Sabbath during our married life. We did not make the Sabbath holy. We spent a couple hours "in church" doing maybe a Sunday school class, teaching children's church or sitting in a worship service, but we only spent that couple hours in worship mode, and then would either go home to dinner, go to a friend's or family member's home for lunch or go out to eat. Then the afternoon would be spent either working, fishing , tinkering around, napping or fellowshiping. But the key here is there was no further time spent one on one with our Creator.

We celebrate the Sabbath as do most evangelicals on Sundays. I am sure many have a real problem with this, but it is not an issue for us. Our issue is HOW we are celebrating, not WHEN. And the biggest part of this is the WHY we are celebrating this day once a week. God said the Sabbath was made for us, not for Him. I think this is where we got off track. It is FOR us to spend time in fellowship with our God. It is a time for us to fill up, reflect on our blessings, give praise to our Lord, and to learn to know Him more intimately it is a time for us to allow Him to Make us holy. So if we are off doing our own thing, we are not getting filled like we need to. We need to desire this total time with God, this time of fellowship. We need to desire more than anything else a sweet time in His presence. to reflect, to be thankful, to give our praise to Him. To sit and sing Holy Holy Holy to our gracious provider our Yahweh Mekaddesh, The one who sanctifies us or makes us holy.

Terry and I are going to commit more of our Sabbath to our Lord. We are going to commit time and fellowship. We want you to join us!  We know there will be no greater reward than to know Yahweh Mekaddesh  and to allow Him to make us holy.

PROVISION

Knowing that Yahweh Jireh is the Great Provider can give such perfect peace to a situation that would seem totally impossible with out that assurance of provision. Those times when a gigantic medical bill is looming over you, or when the IRS tells you that you did not pay enough in your taxes, but you have nothing left to give them. Or when you cannot find the faith that your cancer really can be miraculously removed from your body, or when you are on your last straw with a wayward child... These are indeed the time when Yahweh Jireh will provide for us the faith, the healing, the finances, the way out for that child. He is so awesome, and we need to rely on Yahweh Jirah.

Blame Maarylou!

LEAN ON YAHWEH JIREH

I posted this yesterday on my Facebook Names of God page:

The past few days have been a time for us to once again lean on Yahweh Jireh. Our grandson, Caedmon, age 5 woke up on Tuesday morning with a bloody sheet from bloody saliva, and he had bruises all over his body. We were on our way to their house to celebrate his baby sister's first birthday. Mark and Jordan took him to the doctor and they said he needed to go to St Louis Children's Hospital for testing and treatment. We spent several days not knowing for sure if he had one of two blood diseases, either leukemia, or ITP We have truly experienced knowing He is our provider. We will delight in Yahweh Jireh today! The lesser of the two evils, ITP is what Caedmon has been diagnosed with, and after getting platelet transfusions, he is on his way home today. ~ From TRUSTING IN THE NAMES OF GOD~ Page 146: "How do you delight in the Lord when Yahweh Jireh provides for you? When Jesus healed ten lepers, one of them stepped out of the crowd in his praise for the Lord. He turned back, glorified God, fell on his face before the Lord Jesus, and said thank You. Take time, when God provides for you to say thank You to Him." Today our family is saying thank you Yahweh Jireh for Caedmon! Thank you for seeing us through the past few days at St Louis Children's Hospital! Thank you Lord for Caedmon getting to go home today!

DEPEND ON EL SHADDAI

At the risk of doing this too often, I just totally love how our author, Catherine Martin talks about depending on El Shaddai, and think it is very much worth my just copy and pasting what she wrote today. I am not being lazy, I just love what she has to say and want to share her words with you. This book is so good, I truly encourage you to buy a copy if you have not done so already. Here is the link for the book: TRUSTING IN THE NAMES OF GOD FROM PAGE 135 OF THE BOOK, I QUOTE:

DEPEND ON EL SHADDAI
"Perhaps no other name inspires a greater faith and trust than El Shaddai. Knowing El Shaddai will light the fire of devotion in your heart. Drawing near to El Shaddai will make you a radical disciple in your generation. Loving El Shaddai will set you apart from many in your culture as you dare to do mighty things in His power and strength. You will be like Billy Graham, who loved God so much he dared to preach to stadiums of thousands. You will be like George Mueller, a nineteenth -century evangelist and philanthropist, who believed God for millions of dollars to build orphanages in England. You will be like King David, who as a young boy, dared to slay a giant. No obstacles will defeat you. Nothing will be impossible for you, because you know El Shaddai, the one who is greater than any difficulty.
When El Shaddai calls you to Himself, He will inspire you to great tasks and sometimes even great suffering and sorrows. Adoniram Judson, credited as the first American missionary to go overseas, was clear about his call to go to Burma. His task was a great one and included translating the first Burmese Bible, enabling those in Burma to read, and study God's word, changing their lives forever. But Judson's hardships were many, including the loss of children and two wives as well as devastating illnesses. He found God to be equal to the magnitude of  the task, loss, or illness. At the end of his life, within days of his death, he wrote this:

Lying here on my bed, when I could not talk, I have had such views of the loving condensations of Christ and the glories of heaven as I believe are seldom granted to mortal man . . . I am not tired of my work, neither am I tired of the world. Yet when Christ calls me home, I shall go with the gladness of a boy bounding away from his school. Perhaps I feel something like the young bride, when she contemplates resigning the pleasant associations of her childhood for a yet dearer home ~ though only a very little like her, for there is no doubt resting on my future . . . I feel so strong in Christ.

Gods sufficiency is always more than a match for our urgency.

El Shaddai will inspire us to great prayer.

I know the greatest joy of my life is my time talking with El Shaddai. I love prayer time. It is the best and most important time of my day. And I love that I can go through every day all day long just talking with God. I get my greatest joy, (and believe me, with all my kids, grand kids and the most amazing husband on earth, I have a lot of  joys), from my time spent with El Shaddai. Please join me in reading the following verses from Scripture:

Jeremiah 33:3 ‘Call to Me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things, which you do not know.’
Philippians 4:6-7
'Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.'
Hebrews 11:6
'And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him.'
1 John 5:4
'For whatever is ]born of God overcomes the world; and this is the victory that has overcome the world ~ our faith.'

When you trust in El Shaddai, you will learn never to give up as you watch God match your need with His sufficiency regardless of the depth of the challenge. ~ Catherine Martin ~

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.