12/2/18 woh the LORD is and what He has Done

I remember a story of a man who filled in for the pastor. And he said I'm here just as a feeling think of me as that piece of cardboard that you duct tape in the window when the window is is broken. And afterwards somebody came to assist no I won't think of you as a piece of cardboard is duct tape. You're a real pain.

So maybe that will fix it and I don't know but that is wonderful to have the factor back and you can see for yourself. You will be entertaining.

Thank the Lord for that echowood brother. Quinn said earlier thanks to all of that up if it's male or female, but whomever spent the time that they get killed and thank you may go out who ever spent the time this week providing them wonderful Christmas. I'll be on here and not in the foyer spent the time decorating. Thank you.

Last week I was privileged to have my first cousin and couple second cousins here and I failed miserably in introducing them. I did not. But my cousins are forgiving and they graciously forgave me. I don't know about my friends. Cool here today if I don't recognize him how forgiving they may be. But they are dear precious wonderful missionary friends. Terry McMillan's mother and stepfather dear dear precious friends for a long long time, Ron and Bonnie Bowser. We are honored so much. They had to hear. LSU these are hard-working Folk. Such a blessing to us in South Africa at the Bible school that is now called fast at Southern Africa School of Theology in the bigger blessing not only gets off Africa. But of course the Utah for many many years that you are here. I'm in the midst of the four-part series. I told you the beginning. I didn't know what to call it. I can call it a quartet because you think I'm going to have the Blackwood Brothers sing or something. And I can't call it four of a kind. That sounds kind of Las Vegas.

I looked it up because I didn't know what you called for.

I looked it up. I thought it would be quadrilogy or something like that. But the technology. What if I said tetralogy?

So I am so stupid. All from Isaiah chapter 43.

We want to watch it turn to it will read those first. The first message came from first number one, but now oh, I love that things are changing prior to that in chapter 42. Everything was bad to get the 42 bus but now but now this is what the Lord says he who created you or Jacob you formula Liz will fear not for I have redeemed you. I've summon you by name you are mine their inverse. Number one we discovered that God has given us for wonderful reason for confidence in God. First is our creation. He created informed us for the beginning of things until now. He's had us in mind. God will never abandon anything he has made. Then he's also Our Redeemer. He's invested much in a book of our identification where he calls us by name. God knows everything about us. He knows your address.

He calls your name and then I spoke of our adoption. God is not a God verse number one number two, which is last week's message when you pass through the waters. I will be with you and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sleep over you when you walk through the fire. You will not be burned. The Flames will not set you a blaze. You didn't shout very much, especially at the beginning.

What I started talking about trials and I began by telling you trials are inevitable. If you not gone through some I can just promise you you will go through them to come trials are in marable. Nobody sharted last week. Nobody shopping. Now. They can't be avoided that I said, they're not all the same they come in different forms and in different degrees of severity and we talked about the various kinds of trials that come to us as their describe the net first and then finally got a little bit more excited too at the end when I told you the trials are limited with every trial God has another company promise Hallelujah, you'll see to it that the water is part of the rivers will not sweep you away do not consume you when they come to do not take away the things that I really important to you in life. The comfort of consolation the comfort and consolation of God's people we can see the number three and I want to remind you that the God is speaking primarily here to Israel this whole section primary. The first reference is to the nation of Israel. And in this Percy says to them I am the Lord your God the Holy One of Israel your savior. I will give Egypt for your Ransom cush and seba in your stead. These words are primarily intended for the nation of Israel, but I remind you that if you are a believer You're part of the spiritual Israel Hallelujah. Most of Romans chapter faith become part of Abraham's family were Abraham's seed. So we are the spiritual Israel. I'm not raining this passage at all. These words not only apply to real natural Israel and the Jews, but they also may be correctly applied to us today Hallelujah now, if you are not a believer in Jesus Christ, there is nothing in these verses to comfort you. These verses do not pertain to you. But if you are a Believer, then you belong to the spiritual nation of Israel and the blessings that God promises here to Israel. He also promises to you Hallelujah. So now it's come to verse number 3 and here in verse number 3 the Lord tells us to things about himself to park message today. First of all, God tells us who he is. Is what we read. I am the Lord your God the Holy One of Israel your savior. God declared who he is in order to distinguish. The false gods that were around there were many other gods little Jeep around made out of stone made out of wood. And God says, I want to make it clear to everyone. I am his what he says about himself capital D whenever you see that word fully capitalized. It means of course that this is the name Jehovah whenever you see Lord capitals all the way. It has reference to Jehovah. God wants said I am the Lord Jehovah. That is my name. That is the correct name. God I am the capital L capital O capital r capital D. I am Jehovah now. We don't know everything about that word Jehovah, but we do know a few things. Let me share some of the things that we know about that word that name Jehovah the name Jehovah was first revealed to Moses up until the day of Moses God's name had never been review. He was merely described by his after abuse by what he does. But when Moses was commissioned remember at the burning bush on the backside of the desert, it was only natural that Ask for some sort of credentials. He said God when I go tell the people of Israel that you have sent me. Who and what is your name? Please tell me your name. And so Moses said I got to know so I can tell them what your name is and God answered. I am who I am. That's what he has sent me to you and then Hebrew word translated I am is t h y m e h a u t h y m e h closely related to the word. Yahweh the same word. And this is the name that was first revealed to Moses. The name Jehovah is Israel's distinctive distinctive. It was used by the Jews with great reverence and as time went on after the days of Moses. A superstitious awesome even speak the name out loud it be king by something else name or it was called simply the name. I remember when I first went we had a man and his family who lived on our property with us. He he worked inside our house. His name is Whiskas. He's one of the greatest Christian people I ever met. I called the Giant and his son-in-law over for them in the same kind of position. I only know whiskey wife's name is a my whiskey. Mine is like mother misses misses Whiskas. That's all I know. What is her name?

He said in our culture, I would never ever refer to her by her first name now. Maybe he knew I'm not sure perhaps he did really know her name, but he would never speak.

What was with the juice they would never speak God's name? And in fact After Time infected Mission sets the last person who knew how to correctly say God's name was Simeon who met baby Jesus in the temple when the baby was being dedicated and when he died, then we lost the ability to pronounce that name today even really knows how to save that name. So when it is spelled yhwh's how do you say that weed? We don't really know for saying it correctly or not. So we don't really know even how to say the name. We do know what it means here are some of the things that first of all existence it comes from the verb. It tells us that God is that he believes that his self existed. He's not like those other Pagan. God will have to be carved out of a piece of stone or carved out of a piece of wood. He is absolutely please in himself when there were no Heavens when there was no earth when they were no twinkling stars. He was there he was. He was complete then as he is complete now, he is totally 100% complete in himself a little life only comes from life. It only comes from the south existed one all living things the ride their life from the Living God. That's what Jesus meant when he said because I know you shall live also. He is the source. He is the fountain path of Life Hallelujah.

Then it also refers to God eternality. That is he is eternal. I love the scripture that says and I love the King James version that says God The God Who inhabited eternity eternity. The summer said that God you are from all eternity. See God's life never began. He was stopping distance, but also it will never end. He is without beginning of days or end-of-life Hebrews 7 3 let your mind go back in history. Go all the way back to the beginning of human life go past the time of chaos go past the time of the original creation of the world and you'll find God sitting on his throne. And projectyourself Ford pass the Rapture past the Second Coming Back Time Again past the Millennium Pastor new heaven and God will still be seated on his throne Hallelujah. He is eternal to everlasting God is eternal.

Then the name Jehovah also refers to God's emu immutability. He he knows no fast. He's the same yesterday today forever. These the same in power today as he was when he called all things out of nothing.

He is the same today in wisdom when he planned ourselves we can way back before the foundation of the world. He is the same in Mercy as what he sent. His only begotten son into the world to die for our sins. He is the same and poop has eternal life the sun rises and sets. The moon has its phases. Sometimes the signs in the planets are Eclipse. But with God, there is no variableness neither shadow of turning. I sang it to myself and Pastor Lonnie's office this week. Great Is Thy Faithfulness hold there is no shadow of turning with these changes not die compassion's they fail not that I love this. Last time we have now forever will probably God is always a factor in history play. Anyway, he wants the molds.

Many years ago my German ancestors marched under the banner of Adolf Hitler. He convinced them that they were the superior Aryan race. So they marched to that insane man's dream singing voice.

Overall we March under the Lord's better and we sing blocked got Uber off. God is over all Hallelujah Charlamagne has come and gone Alexander. The Great has come and gone Shaka Zulu from my part of the world has come and gone, but God is still on the throne. We used to sing the chorus. Keep your eyes on the prize for our home in the skies for God is still on his throat Hallelujah. God is immutable he is sovereign. He is also dependable.

Jehovah is God's covenant keeping name. It was an Amy used to sign his Covenant with Israel many times in the scriptures. We read these words of God. Where he wearied as I live say at the Lord by himself. God takes an old for his own name because there's no one higher than him. It was Jehovah God In the Garden of Eden who said to the serpent. I'll crush your head. It was Jehovah God who spoke to Abraham so that old man without an air one night as he sat under the stars and said look up the heaven old man. And as many as numerous as are those cars, so will your Offspring be it was Jehovah God and looked it up. It was Jehovah god with promises and assurances. Don't worry this Babylonian captivity thing is not going to last forever. It will come to an end and it did. Look for a long time to hold of God was quiet for 400 years. There was silence then everything changed at night. Out on the Judy in Hillside when the Angels Sing glory to God in the highest and on Earth peace Goodwill toward men because the price child lay in a major. God was back the I am head come.

Goes up. goes into his ministry inmates Samaritan woman all by herself at food at the well in Samaria. And she says the only hope I have is in the Messiah who is to come and he says woman.

On the porch of the temple to the scribes and Pharisees who posted other descent from Abraham. Jesus said before Abraham was born

What was Jesus say he was claiming that old name for himself. That's why he was put to death Jehovah. And Jesus are once that's why he could trust you if you lie on the arm of Flesh will fail you, but if you rely on the Lord If you rely upon Jehovah, God feet you will be relying upon the one who self-existent Eternal in middle and absolutely dependable.

So he says I want you to know I am Jehovah. Lenny says secondly. I am your God. under God forgive me if this doesn't seem very spiritual.

I grew up. I never listened to secular songs. Really I didn't.

I have no idea how I even notice but every now and again the words to a secular song popped into my mind and I don't know the rest of it. All I know is he's worth my guy.

I know that's not spiritual and that's all I can remember.

This Garden who you trust is your god. That self-existent Yorker. The Eternal God is a God that immutable. Is your god and goddess your absolutely Dependable forgot step Covenant. Keeping God is your dad. He's giving himself to you. You can say he's my God.

God lovingly makes himself available to everyone he has adopted God Specializes.

He loves the whole world. That's true. But in a special way, he's the god of his own children. There's a sense in which he is not the god of the sinner. But only other child of his a child of God. God is not the god of Egypt like he was the god of Israel. I'm telling you the Jehovah. God has made himself the god of his own people how they look.

He says I am your guy thirdly. He calls himself the Holy One of Israel. I think of the words of David from the King James version. Bless the Lord. Oh my soul.

Those are my father-in-law's.

I don't know if any of us can totally understand. The Holiness of God. God is completely holy description of Heaven in chapter for the word. Holy is closely related to the word whole whole. It's holy our whole he's complete. He does not come short in any respect. He is the whole of God he is completely God he is just completely holy. And it says he's the Holy One of Israel. You're not trusting God who can lie or break a promise. He's never failed his people. He's the Holy One of Israel. We read those wonderful words and numbers 23 God is not a man that he should lie nor the son of man that he should change his mind. Does he speak and then not act as he promised and not feel feel about it something horrible something terrible something to be feared. But to those of us who have been saved the Holiness of God, he will be faithful to his promises. Who is the Holy One of Israel finally? And Noah man, Usain the rape songs for this one today. God calls himself your savior.

To be true to his name. He has to save anybody who puts their trust again.

He would not be called savior if he doesn't save. If he doesn't see, he's not a savior and honorable person will pay the bills he interest.

Audible God will fulfill his word if he says I'm your savior then that's what it is. That's what he will do. The Holy One of Israel is your seizure. He is holding to be separate from Sinners. Yes, but he is also the savior of sinners.

Of my soul.

IHOP, you can tell I love love the old songs. Wife said what was that song recorded?

I am thinking now that it's just we're saved by his power Divine saved to New Life Sublime life now is sweet and my joy is complete for I'm say say say hallelujah. The Lord says this is who I am. I am the Lord Jehovah your God the Holy One of Israel and yours. This is who God is

He tells us what he has done. So he first reveals himself. This is who I am. And then he tells us what he is done. He says I give Israel for your Ransom cush and seba in your stead first note pieces. I give Egypt for your Ransom. When God chose a nation to be his special Nation, he could well have chosen Egypt. Might have a good sense Egypt. It was the most educated nation of it today had the most civilized people of its time. Its ruins are still wonders of the modern man's ice. Its record show remarkable advancement in literature and architecture the Arts and Sciences. It was the most powerful Empire in the old days. But when God look for a special Nation, he passed by Egypt instead he chose the Seed of Abraham The family of Jacob Israel. Remember the Egyptian captivity Mavis leaves made of make bricks build great buildings and then they don't even provide your own straw to make the Britax with hard work. And what did God ultimately do we didn't hesitate? Egypt for the ransom

the Hebrew word translated Ransom is cool for k o p h e r gopher gopher needs to to cover over to Overlay with something. It's like the picture that was used to Overlay nose. Covering over it has the same ideas at the covering of sins to overlook sin to forgive sins. God never hesitated for even one moment when it came to a choice between Egypt and his people Egypt Secret. And to see his people israel-egypt had to go through some tremendous punishment and plagues of Egypt Egypt was nothing Ferrell and his first born where nothing and nobody compared to the Seed of Abraham and brought his power against Egypt and leader in Egypt. Army pursued is lights out to the Red Sea and had them pinned against the Red Sea, but God destroyed Egypt chariots and horses Army and power through on dry land. later When you eat again to try to impress his real God sent the Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar because the Egyptians that come against the people of God Egypt was so destroyed by the Babylonians that it has never again risen to a position of prominence Egypt.

for the people of God God sacrifice the entire nation of Egypt to rescue his people the Israelites.

When it says now God gave cush and seba in their stead push. Is the upper Nile region probably includes Ethiopian Sudan? Seba, well you heard of Sheba, you know, the Queen of Sheba same thing according to the historian Josephus. Sheba was a province of Ethiopia surrounded by the two white the blue the two branches of the Nile River. It was noted for its wealth in Commerce. We read in the Bible and 2nd Chronicles in the days of King ASA. The Ethiopians came up against Judah with a vast Army and in another place. It said it was a thousand thousand soldiers. That's 1 million soldiers and they had 300. My teacher is like having 300 Sherman tanks.

Could not defend yourself adequately against them and the Bible says says such a great number of cushites foul that they could not recover. They were crushed before the Lord and his forces. Here's what I want you to push and seba were destroyed instead of his right now listen to me. That's what God. For his children today. Are you listening to me? God's chosen people are precious in His sight. You are more precious than anything or anyone else and God would give the whole world up just for

He gave his only son. That's why I would love to see him. No one ever cared for me like Jesus. God's chosen people are important to him. He chose you long before you were born.

I'll give up anything for my God will lose none of his redeemed. Everyone who's been redeemed by the blood of Jesus. God has set aside is it don't worry. I will take care of you. Where are Egypt and push-ups even with all the treasures? There's nothing there not around. God Delights in his people above everything and everyone else that's got argument here. God says I gave up Egypt. I gave up push. They give up Ceiba for my chosen people back then I'll do the same for my chosen people.

Have nobody the Bible says not many of you were Wise by human standards.

What God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise God chose the weak things of this world to shame the end of the spice things so that no one may boast before him. God has chosen us. As redeemed price for us. He will not leave. He will not forsake us. He said his son to ask you for is the Holy Spirit.

Do do for you. Do you understand? how Loved You Are Do you know how that you're saved by grace? If you really did you shout hallelujah from now till Jesus comes. Things will come and go Prejudice will come and go Empires will rise and fall government will be established, but God's will go forward.

I don't know if they're in your notes on the screen. You're not there for things. I want you to take home from this verse quickly for

you are secure.

God is redeeming you we used to preach so much about backsliding. It's okay. It's in some scriptures. I'm not opposed.

The people just felt like they had the back side every week.

You don't need to be afraid. God will safely see you through to the other side. You are secure. You are honored. More than anything or anybody he loves you absolutely completely unconditionally it was for you you are. Take it home with you yesterday.

I hear the Campbells talking about the Campbell family reunions this coming June sounds like a good deal.

I'm looking forward to that. When we get together with my grandpa.

I'm looking forward to be greatest homecoming. I'm looking forward to the party.

Your destiny is certain and sure the final thing I would do to take away. You have a responsibility.

If God was willing to give up Egypt and push seba for you. You ought to be willing to give up everything for him.

We should be willing to serve God unreservedly. without hesitation without ripen His service should be our greatest desire for him. I want to praise you. I want to join Mary the handmaiden of the Lord and said my spirit that magnify the Lord and my spirit every choice.

Love the Lord. Love you. You stand with me. What did you just lift your hands up to God right now and begin to tell him how you feel about it? Let's begin to love the Lord. We praise you we magnify you. Oh Lord, we bless your name. Sweet Jesus Hallelujah. We worship your domestic.

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