For some, like myself, names are hard to remember, yet others remember the names of everyone they meet. Remembering names is important. It makes people feel special when they walk up to someone they casually know and hear themselves called by name.
As hard as it is for me remember names, there is one name which I can and always will remember. And, that is the name of Jesus Christ. Yet, this is not just anyone with a first and last name. This is Jesus the Christ. He is the One and only Christ. He is the Christ who died for me. He is the Son of God. His name nor God's name should ever be used in vain. These names are holy.
Jesus the Christ intercedes daily for my sin, and it is God who created and cares for me.
Sunday, September 29, 2019
Sunday, September 15, 2019
Division of the Waters
As I was studying Elijah and Elisha, about the waters separating, I decided I wanted to record for my own information how many times the water separated as a result of our God's almighty power. This is what I found:
1. It begins in Genesis when God created the heaven and the earth.
Genesis 1:6-7 "And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above firmament and it was so. Again in verse 9 we find, "And God said, Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so."
2. Next and the most described and illustrated is the parting of the Red Sea which occurs in Exodus when Moses leads the children of Israel out of Egypt. Exodus 14:21-22, 26-27 "And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the Lord caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided. And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground: and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left...And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand over the sea, that the waters may come upon the Egyptians, upon their chariots, and upon their horsemen. And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to his strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it; and the Lord overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea."
3. The next time the waters divide is found in Joshua when the Israelites prepare to enter the promised land. Joshua 3:13-17 "And it shall come to pass, as soon as the soles of the feet of the priests that bear the ark of the Lord, the Lord of all the earth, shall rest in waters of Jordan, that the waters of Jordan shall be cut off from the waters that come down from above; and they shall stand upon an heap. And it came to pass, when the people removed from their tens, to pass over Jordan, and the priests bearing the ark of the covenant before the people; And as they that bare the ark were come unto Jordan, and the feet of the priests that bare the ark were dipped in the brim of the water, (for Jordan overfloweth all his banks all the time of harvest,) That the waters which came down from above stood and rose up upon an heap ver far from the city Adam, that is beside Zaretan: and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, failed, and were cut off: and the peoplr passed over right against Jericho. And the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the Lord stood firm on dry ground in the midst of Jordan, and all the Israelites passed over on dry ground, until all the people were passed clean over Jordan." We find in Chapter 4 verse 18, "And it came to pass, when the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the Lord were come up out of the midst of Jordan and the soles of the priest's feet were lifted up unto the dry land, that the waters of Jordan returned unto their place, and flowed over all his banks, as they did before."
4. The next two occurrences involves Elijah and Elisha which I studied today. Elisha had left his previous farming life to follow Elijah and minister with him. When God got ready to take Elijah, Elisha was committed to staying with him until that time occurred. In 2 Kings 2:7 we find fifty men of the sons of prophets witnessing the event as Elijah and Elisha stood by the Jordan. Verse 8, "And Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped it together, and smote the waters, and they were divided hither and thither, so that they two went over on dry ground.
5. Following Elijah's departure in a whirlwind into heaven, Elisha, in 2 Kings 2:13, "took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of Jordan; And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the waters, and said, Where is the Lord God of Elijah? and when he also had smitten the waters, they parted hither and thither: and Elisha went over."
What an amazing God we have! He is the Creator of all and is in control of it all.
1. It begins in Genesis when God created the heaven and the earth.
Genesis 1:6-7 "And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above firmament and it was so. Again in verse 9 we find, "And God said, Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so."
2. Next and the most described and illustrated is the parting of the Red Sea which occurs in Exodus when Moses leads the children of Israel out of Egypt. Exodus 14:21-22, 26-27 "And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the Lord caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided. And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground: and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left...And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand over the sea, that the waters may come upon the Egyptians, upon their chariots, and upon their horsemen. And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to his strength when the morning appeared; and the Egyptians fled against it; and the Lord overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea."
3. The next time the waters divide is found in Joshua when the Israelites prepare to enter the promised land. Joshua 3:13-17 "And it shall come to pass, as soon as the soles of the feet of the priests that bear the ark of the Lord, the Lord of all the earth, shall rest in waters of Jordan, that the waters of Jordan shall be cut off from the waters that come down from above; and they shall stand upon an heap. And it came to pass, when the people removed from their tens, to pass over Jordan, and the priests bearing the ark of the covenant before the people; And as they that bare the ark were come unto Jordan, and the feet of the priests that bare the ark were dipped in the brim of the water, (for Jordan overfloweth all his banks all the time of harvest,) That the waters which came down from above stood and rose up upon an heap ver far from the city Adam, that is beside Zaretan: and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, even the salt sea, failed, and were cut off: and the peoplr passed over right against Jericho. And the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the Lord stood firm on dry ground in the midst of Jordan, and all the Israelites passed over on dry ground, until all the people were passed clean over Jordan." We find in Chapter 4 verse 18, "And it came to pass, when the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the Lord were come up out of the midst of Jordan and the soles of the priest's feet were lifted up unto the dry land, that the waters of Jordan returned unto their place, and flowed over all his banks, as they did before."
4. The next two occurrences involves Elijah and Elisha which I studied today. Elisha had left his previous farming life to follow Elijah and minister with him. When God got ready to take Elijah, Elisha was committed to staying with him until that time occurred. In 2 Kings 2:7 we find fifty men of the sons of prophets witnessing the event as Elijah and Elisha stood by the Jordan. Verse 8, "And Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped it together, and smote the waters, and they were divided hither and thither, so that they two went over on dry ground.
5. Following Elijah's departure in a whirlwind into heaven, Elisha, in 2 Kings 2:13, "took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of Jordan; And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the waters, and said, Where is the Lord God of Elijah? and when he also had smitten the waters, they parted hither and thither: and Elisha went over."
What an amazing God we have! He is the Creator of all and is in control of it all.
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