A time comes in the life of every believer when he come against “Pharaoh situations”. The bible refers to this as the trying of our faith. These situations will seem insurmountable and will try to hinder our progress towards accomplishing our purpose or a certain goal. They stare us right in the face and ask just like pharaoh did: “Who is the Lord that I should obey his voice? I don’t know the Lord!”
“And afterward Moses and Aaron went in and told Pharaoh, thus saith the Lord God of Israel, let my people go that they may hold a feast unto me in the wilderness. And Pharaoh said, who is the Lord that I should obey his voice to let Israel go? I know not the Lord, neither will I let Israel go”. Exodus 5: 1-2.
Understanding that such situations will come as we journey through life, it is important to seek to know the Lord in a personal way. It is your knowledge of him in an intimate and personal way that guarantees you will fulfill your destiny. Knowing God in this way will force the enemy to bow and obey your voice. It will also give you a life you never dreamed possible; a life of dominion over the circumstances of life. Having said that, it is worth mentioning that the only way you can truly know him is by going on a personal quest for him. It is your responsibility to determine the depth of intimacy you share with the Lord.
In the following paragraphs, I will be presenting three revelations of the Lord that have the potential to change your life.
1. THE LORD THAT CHANGETH NOT:
Malachi 3:6.
“For I am the Lord, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.”
Taking a look at this scripture, we come to realize that the unchangeable nature of God is the basis for the preservation of the sons of Israel, which we are. This also means that the only way we can be consumed is if the Lord changes. However, we know that Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever more (Hebrews 13:8).
What this means is that God is dependable. You can stake your very life on the assurance of his constancy. It also means that you can trust him. The Lord has a sound record of zero failures through the corridors of time. • Noah trusted him for 120 years. • Abraham trusted him for over 25 years. • Our Christian fathers trusted him. • You can trust him! If he didn’t fail any of them, he won’t fail you.
2. THE LORD OUR SHEPHERD:
Psalm 23:1-4
“The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restores my soul; he leadeth me in the path of his righteousness for his name’s sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.”
One of the names of the Lord is Jehovah Rohe which means The Lord my Shepherd. It is a name that implies that our God wants to have close friendship with us; the kind that exists between sheep and shepherd. God is interested in us and wants to be tangibly involved in the details of our lives. Stories abound of shepherds who were able to recognize their sheep years after they were sold!
The strength of this revelation lies in the fact that he will always be there for you – through thick and thin, hell or high water. Man sees things differently from the way God does. As men, we want challenging situations to come to an end immediately. God on the other hand desires to get the greatest glory out of the same circumstance for himself, to honor you and then humiliate your enemies before taking them away (Psalm 23: 5-6). So relax if God doesn’t take your enemies away just yet. He is so protective of you that he will move heaven and earth on your behalf if necessary; because you are intimate with him.
3. THE LORD OUR DELIVERER:
Psalm 34:19
“Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the Lord delivereth him out of them all.”
We must not fail to realize that despite the many challenges we may face, it is Gods intent to deliver us out of them all. Psalm 20: 1-4 makes us to understand that God’s ear is open to hear us in the day of trouble and defend us. This is important because intimacy with God without understanding the power it makes available will only end in pain and sadness. In fact, God attributed the destruction of his people to a lack of knowledge (Hosea 4: 6). We should also know that God considers our battle as his battle but will only fight for us when we allow him to.
In conclusion, I would like to present one more revelation of who the Lord is to you. God told Moses to tell the people of Israel that his name is I AM THAT I AM; meaning “I am whosoever or whatsoever you need me to be to you.” I’d like you to take a look at your challenge and see God as the solution; not medical science, money or a man. When you receive a revelation of who God is, God will never fail to prove himself sufficient in that area that you’ve seen him. It is my prayer that as you set out on a personal quest to find out who he is, you will find him indeed.
Who Is The Lord?
Posted by davidluiz in Family, Messages, You must be Born Again
“And afterward Moses and Aaron went in and told Pharaoh, thus saith the Lord God of Israel, let my people go that they may hold a feast unto me in the wilderness. And Pharaoh said, who is the Lord that I should obey his voice to let Israel go? I know not the Lord, neither will I let Israel go”. Exodus 5: 1-2.
Understanding that such situations will come as we journey through life, it is important to seek to know the Lord in a personal way. It is your knowledge of him in an intimate and personal way that guarantees you will fulfill your destiny. Knowing God in this way will force the enemy to bow and obey your voice. It will also give you a life you never dreamed possible; a life of dominion over the circumstances of life. Having said that, it is worth mentioning that the only way you can truly know him is by going on a personal quest for him. It is your responsibility to determine the depth of intimacy you share with the Lord.
In the following paragraphs, I will be presenting three revelations of the Lord that have the potential to change your life.
1. THE LORD THAT CHANGETH NOT:
Malachi 3:6.
“For I am the Lord, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.”
Taking a look at this scripture, we come to realize that the unchangeable nature of God is the basis for the preservation of the sons of Israel, which we are. This also means that the only way we can be consumed is if the Lord changes. However, we know that Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever more (Hebrews 13:8).
What this means is that God is dependable. You can stake your very life on the assurance of his constancy. It also means that you can trust him. The Lord has a sound record of zero failures through the corridors of time.
• Noah trusted him for 120 years.
• Abraham trusted him for over 25 years.
• Our Christian fathers trusted him.
• You can trust him! If he didn’t fail any of them, he won’t fail you.
2. THE LORD OUR SHEPHERD:
Psalm 23:1-4
“The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restores my soul; he leadeth me in the path of his righteousness for his name’s sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.”
One of the names of the Lord is Jehovah Rohe which means The Lord my Shepherd. It is a name that implies that our God wants to have close friendship with us; the kind that exists between sheep and shepherd. God is interested in us and wants to be tangibly involved in the details of our lives. Stories abound of shepherds who were able to recognize their sheep years after they were sold!
The strength of this revelation lies in the fact that he will always be there for you – through thick and thin, hell or high water. Man sees things differently from the way God does. As men, we want challenging situations to come to an end immediately. God on the other hand desires to get the greatest glory out of the same circumstance for himself, to honor you and then humiliate your enemies before taking them away (Psalm 23: 5-6). So relax if God doesn’t take your enemies away just yet. He is so protective of you that he will move heaven and earth on your behalf if necessary; because you are intimate with him.
3. THE LORD OUR DELIVERER:
Psalm 34:19
“Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the Lord delivereth him out of them all.”
We must not fail to realize that despite the many challenges we may face, it is Gods intent to deliver us out of them all. Psalm 20: 1-4 makes us to understand that God’s ear is open to hear us in the day of trouble and defend us. This is important because intimacy with God without understanding the power it makes available will
only end in pain and sadness. In fact, God attributed the destruction of his people to a lack of knowledge (Hosea 4: 6). We should also know that God considers our battle as his battle but will only fight for us when we allow him to.
In conclusion, I would like to present one more revelation of who the Lord is to you. God told Moses to tell the people of Israel that his name is I AM THAT I AM; meaning “I am whosoever or whatsoever you need me to be to you.” I’d like you to take a look at your challenge and see God as the solution; not medical science, money or a man. When you receive a revelation of who God is, God will never fail to prove himself sufficient in that area that you’ve seen him. It is my prayer that as you set out on a personal quest to find out who he is, you will find him indeed.