Main Entry: 2worship
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): -shiped or -shipped; -ship·ing or -ship·ping
transitive senses
1 : to honor or reverence as a divine being or supernatural power
2 : to regard with great or extravagant respect, honor, or devotion
In regard to the first def. we need to know something of this supernatural power or being in order to honor or reverence.
In regard to the second we generally save that kind of respect or honor for those that have
contributed something great to our lives.
To me that makes sense. First you have to know someone, then you can honor them.
So for the rest of our time here today we will get to know the lord a little bit more.
Then we can learn about how to honor Him.
The names of God
(I am not claiming that this is all of the names just a few.)
ABBA.............................Romans 8:15
15For you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship.[a] And by him we cry, "Abba, Father."
Abba literally translated into today’s slang would be “daddy”.
How cool is it that we have a heavenly daddy. Not some father that we better make happy or else.
(by the way. This is why many people raise their hands during worship. It is a sign that we need our dad.)
ADVOCATE.........................I John 2:1 (kjv)
1My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have one who speaks to the Father in our defense—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One.
Jesus is our advocate. It is only through Him that we are saved. We are saved because of His advocacy. He gave Himself so we can be free from sin. And He knows temptation.
JEHOVAH-TSIDKENU......Jer. 33:16
meaning "The Lord our righteousness"
In his days Judah will be saved
and Israel will live in safety.
This is the name by which he will be called:
The LORD Our Righteousness.
We are saved from evil and from evil people. Not by anything that we have done but by His righteousness.
The Lord fights for us.
JEHOVAH-NISSI.........Exodus 17:15
meaning "The Lord our banner"
15Moses built an altar and named it "GOD My Banner."
In this chapter we find Moses being tested. In those days it was custom to build an alter out of rocks to mark where you have been. This is also called an ebeneezer. Moses built this alter and named it God my banner so all that pass there will be able to see it and know that the battle was won.
EL-ROI................Genesis 16:13
meaning "The strong one who sees"
7An angel of GOD found her beside a spring in the desert; it was the spring on the road to Shur. 8He said, "Hagar, maid of Sarai, what are you doing here?"
She said, "I'm running away from Sarai my mistress."
9The angel of GOD said, "Go back to your mistress. Put up with her abuse." 10He continued, "I'm going to give you a big family, children past counting. 11From this pregnancy, you'll get a son: Name him Ishmael; for GOD heard you, GOD answered you. 12He'll be a bucking bronco of a man, a real fighter, fighting and being fought, Always stirring up trouble, always at odds with his family."
13She answered GOD by name, praying to the God who spoke to her, "You're the God who sees me!" "Yes! He saw me; and then I saw him!"
God sees us. Even when no one else does and when we don’t want Him to. But He is faithful even when we are not.
He keeps his promises.
COMFORTER(the friend)..........................John 14:26(kjv)
26The Friend, the Holy Spirit whom the Father will send at my request, will make everything plain to you. He will remind you of all the things I have told you.
When Jesus ascended into heaven He promised us that his spirit will remain. Te pourpose or this spirit is to teach us, remind us and comfort us when things go the way we do’nt want them to.
DELIVERER..............................Romans 11:26
26And so all Israel will be saved. As it is written, The Deliverer will come from Zion, He will banish ungodliness from Jacob.
When the evil in the world gets to be to much we are promised a deliverer. He will deliver us from evil.
All of these things God promises to be. And He is. In fact another name of His is I am..
What does that mean you might ask. Well ……….
God I need strength .I am. ect.
So He is being everything we need to live according to His will.
He is and has given us all that is good right and pure and it is a shame that we (myself included) are not living by that.
So how do we honor God? How do we worship God?
Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual act of worship. Romans 12:1
Remember that all the names of God are promises to us. We have access to these promises so we can fulfill Romans !2:1
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