The Lord Almighty is His Name!

Good morning to all on this Tuesday morning. Waine and I are safely back in Atlanta and I was compelled to praise God this morning even as I opened my eyes. He is such a good God and will heal any wrong if we just let Him. I am saddened by so many people who are not loved and have no safe havens for love. Those of us who are loved can never take for granted the love that is shared with us by those close and far. I am overwhelmed with how blessed Waine and I are to have family and friends who love and care about us and I wanted to thank God and you. Please pray for K and her baby. Pray for their safety and healing.

I am continuing my journey in Jeremiah 10 verses 1-16 "Hear what the LORD says to you, people of Israel. This is what the LORD says: Do not learn the ways of the nations or be terrified by signs in the heavens, though the nations are terrified by them. For the practices of the peoples are worthless; they cut a tree out of the forest, and a craftsman shapes it with his chisel. They adorn it with silver and gold; they fasten it with hammer and nails so it will not totter. Like a scarecrow in a cucumber field, their idols cannot speak; they must be carried because they cannot walk. Do not fear them; they can do no harm nor can they do any good. No one is like You, LORD; You are great, and Your Name is mighty in power. Who should not fear you, King of the nations? This is your due. Among all the wise leaders of the nations and in all their kingdoms, there is no one like you. They are all senseless and foolish; they are taught by worthless wooden idols. Hammered silver is brought from Tarshish and gold from Uphaz. What the craftsman and goldsmith have made is then dressed in blue and purple— all made by skilled workers. But the LORD is the true God; He is the living God, the eternal King. When He is angry, the earth trembles; the nations cannot endure His wrath. Tell them this: ‘These gods, who did not make the heavens and the earth, will perish from the earth and from under the heavens. But God made the earth by His power;  He founded the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding. When He thunders, the waters in the heavens roar;  He makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth. He sends lightning with the rain and brings out the wind from His storehouses. Everyone is senseless and without knowledge; every goldsmith is shamed by his idols. The images he makes are a fraud; they have no breath in them. They are worthless, the objects of mockery; when their judgment comes, they will perish. He who is the Portion of Jacob is not like these, for He is the Maker of all things, including Israel, the people of His inheritance— the LORD Almighty is His name." Amen!

There is Power in the NAME of Jesus! Some folk don't understand that by just saying the Name of Jesus you can cause the World to Stand still! We serve a mighty and gracious God. The Children of Israel did not See this God as I do. They crafted images to worship from wood, gold and silver without ever thinking Who made these elements possible for them to even craft such images. In our day and time, people worship the wind, the air, the rain and miss the fact that God I serve made the earth with His Power. He SPOKE and then there was the firmament; He SPOKE and parted the waters from the firmament; He SPOKE and hung the stars; He SPOKE and the sun shone. In stead of worshipping the CREATOR,  fools worship what the CREATOR created and I ask myself WHY? BECAUSE SATAN WILL HAVE YOU BELIEVE IN CHANCE. Satan understands that your folly will continue to confuse you and in your confusion Satan wins. You see, we all have an innate need to worship and believe in a Power higher than ourselves. For some it is money; for some it is power; for some it is outward beauty and the pursuit of it--people need to worship something.  What God wants us to do is worship Him. This is the sole reason we were created! Align our interests with His and worship the Master, Who when He thunders, the waters in the heavens roar!  Hallelujah! Isn't that a wonderful statement! When our God thunders, the waters in the heavens roar. What a mighty God we serve! What is even more awesome is that we matter to Him just as the children of Israel did. He never gave up on them and has not and will not give up on us.  The world needs Jesus today and what are you going to do about it? Be about kingdom building today.

Now may the LORD bless you and keep you; may the LORD make His face shine on you and be gracious to you; may the LORD turn His face toward you and give you peace. Be blessed today because God ordains it.

Stephanie