Thanks, PapaDon........I appreciate your words. I am "gonna make it"...I just have to keep telling myself that I can do ALL things through Christ who strengtheneth me and that nothing can separate me from the Love of God....His Grace is sufficient and I've been made more than a conqueror...What else do I need? He gave me His Word and He died for my Sins and He allowed me hear His Word preached. He's healed me of every disease I ever had, supplied my needs, given me a good family. My child is dedicated to God and married to a wonderful Christian woman. What on earth have I been whining about? If God is for me, who can be against me?...No weapon formed against me can prosper. He's fighting my battles....I must be crazy to be worrying. He told me in
Philippians 4:8 what to think on.
Don't you just LOVE THIS (I'm getting a little fancy with the cut and paste here) ..LOL...I hope these translations are accurate:
JEHOVAH-JIREH: "The Lord will Provide."
Gen. 22:14. From "jireh" ("to see" or "to provide," or to "foresee" as a prophet.) God always provides, adequate when the times come.
JEHOVAH-ROPHE: "The Lord Who Heals"
Ex. 15:22-26. From "rophe" ("to heal"); implies spiritual, emotional as well as physical healing. (
Jer. 30:17, 3:22;
Isa. 61:1) God heals body, soul and spirit; all levels of man's being.
JEHOVAH-ROPHE OR RAPHA, I NEED EMOTIONAL HEALING.
JEHOVAH-NISSI: "The Lord Our Banner."
Ex. 17:15. God on the battlefield, from word which means "to glisten," "to lift up," See
Psalm 4:6.
JEHOVAH-M'KADDESH: "The Lord Who Sanctifies"
Lev. 20:8. "To make whole, set apart for holiness."
JEHOVAH-SHALOM: "The Lord Our Peace"
Judges 6:24. "Shalom" translated "peace" 170 times means "whole," "finished," "fulfilled," "perfected." Related to "well," welfare."
Deut. 27:6;
Dan. 5:26;
I Kings 9:25 8:61;
Gen. 15:16;
Ex. 21:34, 22:5, 6;
Lev. 7:11-21.
JEHOVAH-TSIDKENU "The Lord Our Righteousness"
Jer. 23:5, 6, 33:16. From "tsidek" (straight, stiff, balanced - as on scales - full weight, justice, right, righteous, declared innocent.) God our Righteousness.
JEHOVAH-ROHI: "The Lord Our Shepherd"
Psa. 23, from "ro'eh" (to pasture).
JEHOVAH-SHAMMAH: "The Lord is There" (Ezek. 48:35).
JEHOVAH-SABAOTH: "The Lord of Hosts" The commander of the angelic host and the armies of God.
Isa. 1:24;
Psa. 46:7, 11;
2 Kings 3:9-12;
Jer. 11:20 (NT:
Rom. 9:29;
James 5:4,
Rev. 19: 11-16).
Elohim (God)
Jehovah/Yahweh (the self-existent one: I AM)
Jehovah-jireh (the Lord will provide)
Jehovah-rapha (the Lord who heals)
Jehovah-nissi (the Lord our banner)
Jehovah-Shalom (the Lord our peace)
Jehovah-ra-ah (the Lord my shepherd)
Jehovah-tsidkenu (the Lord our righteousness)
Jehovah-shammad (the Lord is present)
Jehovah-Elohim (the Lord God)
Jehovah Sabaoth (the Lord of hosts)
El Elyon (The Most High God)
Adonai (Our Master)
El Shaddai (Almighty God, the Strength Giver)
El Olam (Everlasting God)
........JUST KIDDING....JUST KIDDING.....I used to hear an elderly person say, "He told us to pray for them that despitefully use us - but He didn't tell us how to pray."........but you know, He wants us to LOVE OUR ENEMIES...If we love 'em, we're not going to be asking for the baseball bat to be used...We're going to be asking God to give them GRACE, just as we need GRACE. We're going to be asking God to give them MERCY, just as we need MERCY. We're going to ask Him to let us love them and see that we need Him even more so that we can love them. We're going to be asking Him to not let us lean to our own understanding - but to have the mind of Christ....because our carnal thoughts get us in trouble. ....because we want to strike back when are struck but that is not God's way. Vengence is mine, saith the Lord......He's the one with the paycheck. I'm just the hired hand/the servant.
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