Today's Scripture - 1 John 5:3

"This is what the love of God means, that we observe his commandments." - 1 John 5:3

Is is only right that we express our love for God by being obedient to his commandments.  Our attitude should be like the 24 elders seen by the apostle John is vision:  They exclaimed "You are worthy, Jehohah, even our God, to receive the glory and the honor and the power, because you created all things, and because of your will they existed and were created." - Revelation 4:11 New World Translation

Love is the basis for all divine laws governing mankinds relationships.  Romans 13:8-10 outlines the law code and sums up with "You must love your neighbor as yourself."  Wow, if we loved God and obey his commandments, what a wonderful world this would be!

Today's Scripture - Zephaniah 1:14

"The great day of our LORD [Jehovah] is near.  It is near, and there is a hurrying [of it] very much."  - Zephaniah 1:14

If you have ever been in a rainstorm or hailstorm, you know you must get to safety!  The "great day" of God is near, it will affect all mankind. 

Where can we find safety during this time of the end?  Spiritual safety comes from thinking upon God's name and serving him zealously.  For further reading see:  Malachi 3:16-18, Romans 10:13,  Zephaniah 3:12,13 and Psalms 91:1.

Today's Scripture - Proverbs 8:31

"being glad at the productive land of his earth, and the things I was fond of were with the sons of men." - Proverbs 8:31

Next to God, Jesus has the most comprehensive knowledge of all creation, including humankind.  As God's master worker, he shared in all aspects of creation.  Hence he understands every detail of the entire universe.  During his prehuman existence, he discerned God's attitude toward humans by observing his dealings with them.  Jesus love for mankind was to such an extent that he could say the above statement.  Do you find it comforting to know that Jesus is fond of mankind? 

The Name Of God Replaced - "LORD"

Proverbs 3:5 says, “Trust in the LORD with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding.”

“Lord” is used as a title of deference for various gods or deities says Wikipedia.  “LORD” refers to “the name of God,” in Hebrew his name is YHWH.

The Tetragrammaton (YHWH) is consistently rendered as “the LORD” in the Bible.   When commenting on the New Testament, the recently revised 2004 edition of the New Living Translation says:  “The Greek word kurios is consistently translated ‘Lord,’ except that it is translated ‘LORD’ wherever the New Testament text explicitly quotes from the Old Testament, and the text there has it in small capitals.” Therefore the Tetragrammaton (YHWH) should be represented in these New Testament quotes.

Interestingly, under the heading “Tetragrammaton in the New Testament,” The Anchor Bible Dictionary makes this comment: “There is some evidence that the Tetragrammaton, the Divine Name, Yahweh, appeared in some or all of the O[ld] T[estament] quotations in the N[ew] T[estament] when the NT documents were first penned.” And scholar George Howard says: “Since the Tetragram was still written in the copies of the Greek Bible [the Septuagint] which made up the Scriptures of the early church, it is reasonable to believe that the N[ew] T[estament] writers, when quoting from Scripture, preserved the Tetragram within the biblical text.”

Yahweh is considered to be the proper name of God, alternatives like:  YHWH, YHVH, JHVH and JHWH, are all correct - the common English translation is Jehovah.

Bible Question Answered - Why Do Bad Things Happen To Good People?

Why Do Bad Things Happen To Good People?

Our authority is always the Bible, so let's take a look at why bad things happen.  Let's examine three reasons.

First, the Bible clearely states at 1 John 5:19, "The whole world is lying in the power of the wicked one."  Many mistakenly blame God because they think he is ruling the world.  But according to this scripture its "the wicked one" that is ruling the earth.  That makes sense because in heaven, where God rules, there is peace and here on earth the wicked one is ruling and we have much wickedness. 

The second reason is found at Ecclesiastes 8:9, in part is says, "...man has dominated man to his injury."  Yes, man's struggle for dominace, money,  and greed has resulted in war, oppression, and much suffering!  The third reason is also found in Ecclesiastes chapter 9  the last part of verse 11 reads, "....because time and unforeseen occurrence befall them all."  Simply being in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Sometimes when a question has been answerd it leads to more questions, like: Why does God allow suffering?  When will he step in and end suffering?  I offer a FREE BIBLE STUDY course that will answer these quesstions and others you may have.  Please use the comment section below to request information.

Today's Scripture - Matthew 6:10

"Let your kingdom come, Let your will take place, as in heaven, also upon earth."  - Matthew 6:10

What comes to mind when you visualize God's will taking place in heaven?  Many picture peace,  harmony,  and beauty.  What picture comes to mind when you think about earthly conditions today?  Well, far from peaceful!  According to Jesus' words, God's kingdom will bring heavenly conditions to earth!

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Today's Scripture - Psalms 83:18

"That men may know that you, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, are the most high over all the earth."  - Psalms 83:18

 American King James Version

As a child you probably recited the Lords Prayer many many times.  It starts out..."Our Father in the heavens, let your name be sanctified."  I laughed while writing this because we name everything!  Our children, our pets, some even name their cars!!  Astronomers estimate that there are over 100 billion stars in our Milky Way galazy alone.  Isaiah 40:26 reads, "Raise your eyes high up and see.  Who has created these things?  It is the One who is bringing forth the army of them even my number, alll of whom he calls even by  name."  If God has named all the stars and we name our cars, does it make sense that God has a name?  He wants his "name" sanctified.  Not his title, God or Lord.