The LORD God

Meditate. Consider God always existing…and always knowing you.

Hillside overlooking the Sea of Galilee.
Man was made of the dust of the earth.

This is the account of the creation of the heavens and the earth. When the LORD God made the earth and the heavens, neither wild plants nor grains were growing on the earth. For the LORD God had not yet sent rain to water the earth, and there were no people to cultivate the soil. Instead, springs came up from the ground and watered all the land. Then the LORD God formed the man from the dust of the ground. He breathed the breath of life into the man's nostrils, and the man became a living person. Then the LORD God planted a garden in Eden in the east, and there he placed the man he had made. Genesis 2:4-8

The LORD God. This is transliterated or translated as Jehovah – which was known as the proper name for the One true God—the existing One. Our God who is beyond time. These verses above are merely an account of the creation. The name LORD God is continually used throughout the Bible as Yahweh or Jehovah.  Yahweh is the name that is transliterated from YHWH. It is sometimes translated as Jehovah or the LORD. Jehovah is also used with other describing words, such as Jehovah-rophe, Jehovah that heals. Still, God wanted to be to be addressed as I AM (Genesis 3:14-15). That is just who He is. God has existed forever… before time began.

Who is God to you? Is He the LORD God, Jehovah, or Yahweh? The great I AM? Whoever He is to you, do you desire to know Him more—to have a deeper relationship with Him? To seek Him first in all that you do in your life?

Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need. Matthew 6:33

Time is growing short in each of our lives. Although each day is a gift from the Lord God, we don’t know how much time we’ll actually have in our lives. We need to always be prepared…and be ready.

You also must be ready all the time, for the Son of Man will come when least expected. Matthew 24:44

Be prepared to tell others about Christ and your relationship to Him…and to give an account of your life.

Instead, you must worship Christ as Lord of your life. And if someone asks about your Christian hope, always be ready to explain it. 1 Peter 3:15

Young people, it's wonderful to be young! Enjoy every minute of it. Do everything you want to do; take it all in. But remember that you must give an account to God for everything you do.- Ecclesiastes 11:9

Are you ready?

Prayer ~ So then, since Christ suffered physical pain, we must arm ourselves with the same attitude he had, and be ready to suffer, too. For if we have suffered physically for Christ, we have finished with sin. From 1Peter 4:1 Lord God, give us courage to endure any suffering we must face.

Verse of Salvation ~ And through your faith, God is protecting you by his power until you receive this salvation, which is ready to be revealed on the last day for all to see. 1 Peter 1:5

Bible Trivia ~

            Answer for Last Week  Trivia Question: Why did Jewish coins have pictures of plants and not men, like the Roman’s coins depicting Caesar? 

The Second Command in the Ten Commandments states: "You must not make for yourself an idol of any kind or an image of anything in the heavens or on the earth or in the sea."  Exodus 20:4 . This commandment forbid the Jews from making any graven images, even on their coins. 

This Week’s Trivia Question: What is Epiphany?

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