Seeds of Victory

“And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the Lord appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.”  - Genesis 17:1 KJV Not a god. THE Almighty God! That is enough to get you excited right there. Yet, on the other hand, what does that really mean? The word “god” itself is actually pretty vague to us and is relatively new in it’s usage. It comes from the German word “gott” and actually just means “supreme being, the creator or ruler of the universe and source of all moral authority.” In any study of the Bible involving names however, it is essential to understand that a name was not only for identification, but was, in fact, an identity as well. Names had, among other purposes, an explanatory purpose (e.g., Nabal, whose name means "fool," is the target of Abigail's explanation to David: "For as his name is, so is he; Nabal is his name, and folly is with him." - 1 Samuel 25:25 KJV). Througho...

I want to talk with you about THE NAME as a place - a location. In Proverbs 18:10 KJV, the Lord, through Solomon, tells us, “The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.” The Message Translation says it this way, “GOD’s name is a place of protection— good people can run there and be safe.” And we are not supposed to run in there only every now and then when we are in trouble and then duck back out again! Let’s look over at Colossians 3:17 KJV, “And WHATSOEVER ye do in word or deed, do ALL in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.” (Emphasis mine) The only way we can say every word we say and do every action we do inside that NAME is if we LIVE inside that name! This is what David was telling us in the entire 91st Psalm. You need to go back and study this Psalm in its entirety in light of what we are looking at in this letter! “He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall ab...