1162 - Understanding the Meaning of God's Name#
1162 - The Significance of Knowing Jehovah
(JP Text Group - Beautifully Organized)
Exodus 6:2-8
2 God spoke to Moses, saying, "I am Jehovah. 3 I appeared to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob as God Almighty, but by My name Jehovah, I was not known to them. 4 I established My covenant with them to give them the land of Canaan, the land of their sojournings. 5 I have also heard the groaning of the children of Israel whom the Egyptians keep in bondage, and I have remembered My covenant."
6 Therefore say to the children of Israel: 'I am Jehovah. I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will deliver you from their bondage. I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with great judgments. 7 I will take you as My people, and I will be your God; then you shall know that I am Jehovah your God who brings you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians. 8 I will bring you into the land which I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and I will give it to you as a heritage. I am Jehovah.'"
Let us pray together:
Loving Heavenly Father, we especially thank and praise You for Your grace. At this moment, we worship and praise You together, and we lay all our burdens here. We come to look up to You, and as we do, You will grant us strength, ability, and wisdom. We receive Your rest at the feet of Jesus Christ. At this moment, may the Holy Spirit guide each of our hearts, so that we may know Your wonders more deeply in the Scriptures. Bless the time that follows, we pray in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen! Thank the Lord!
Pick up your Bible and make a declaration:
The Bible is a letter written to me by God; it is the standard of my faith. Through God's Word, I will be renewed, and I will be blessed because of it, I pray in the name of the Lord Jesus. Amen!
Let’s greet each other. Tell the person next to you, "You need to know Jehovah."
Do you know what the name Jehovah means?
In today's reading, in verses 2-3, God tells Moses:
I am Jehovah; I appeared to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob as God Almighty, but by My name Jehovah, they did not know Me.
Brothers and sisters, why does God say here, "I appeared to them as God Almighty"? The Bible refers to Him as El Shaddai. It means: all-powerful. Moses knew God but did not know what this God’s name was; "as for My name Jehovah, they did not know." At that time, although the Israelites were descendants of Abraham, they did not know God and did not know His name.
So do you know Jehovah? What does His name mean?
The name Jehovah refers to Him as the God who makes covenants with us. The name God is certainly not given casually; it carries significant meaning.
The meaning of Jesus is: He will save His people from their sins. This is what He came to do in the world. He did not come to condemn us, but to save us through Him. Whenever you call upon Jesus, you hope that He will save you.
Today we will share the mysteries hidden in the name of Jehovah.
God's love for us is complete; the grace He gives us is abundant; His blessings for us are overflowing. No matter how hard you try today, you cannot make God love you more because His love for you is already complete. No matter how well you perform, you cannot say to God, "If I perform well, then love me a little more." When you perform poorly, He still loves you, and that love does not diminish. Many times, it is just people who think that God's love has decreased. In fact, His love for each person is complete. Amen!
The grace and blessings that God has prepared for each person are the same. Some people believe very little and receive little; others who believe more and know more about God will receive more.
Luke 7:47-48
Therefore I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven, for she loved much; but he who is forgiven little loves little." Then He said to her, "Your sins are forgiven."
It is not that God is partial; the key lies in how much a person knows God. If you realize how much you have been forgiven by God, you will receive much love. If you feel that God has forgiven you little, then your love will be less. John considered himself the disciple whom Jesus loved, so he felt that Jesus loved him the most; in fact, Jesus loved each disciple equally. But because John believed this, he truly received more than the other disciples.
If you only see Him as a healing God, will you seek Him when you do business? So the level of your understanding of God determines how much you will receive from Him.
In the Bible, there is a centurion whose servant was about to die. He traveled a long way to find Jesus to heal him. Jesus said, "Okay, I will go." He replied, "Lord, I am not worthy that You should come under my roof, but only speak a word, and my servant will be healed."
The centurion had a different understanding of Jesus. So Jesus said to him, "I have not found such great faith, even in Israel." The Israelites had the law; for thousands of years they had God, and they thought they understood Him well and followed various rules and regulations. Unfortunately, many only observed some rituals. But this centurion saw Jesus as Lord, capable and authoritative; he believed that Jesus' word could accomplish this. Jesus fulfilled it according to his faith.
Brothers and sisters, if each of us had such faith, how wonderful our lives would be! The person Jesus praised was not a Jew; he did not understand the Ten Commandments or the law system; he only knew Jesus Christ and His power. Brothers and sisters, you need to know more about the grace of Jesus Christ. You will also experience God's wonderful power, Hallelujah!
Some people have more experiences with God; when they encounter situations, they remain calm, knowing that God will surely make a way for them. We call such Christians mature Christians; in Christ, we all possess the same righteousness.
Why do some people have great faith while others have little?
It is not that the one who does more for the Lord has greater faith; the one who does less for the Lord has less faith. It depends on your level of understanding and how much you receive. Some people think: Christianity is a foreign religion and cannot be believed, so they receive nothing from the Lord.
Some say, "I believe this God is omnipresent, omnipotent, and omniscient." Therefore, they have peace in their hearts. In any situation, they know they have a Lord to rely on. So the size of faith depends on how much you know the Lord. Therefore, we need to know our Heavenly Father more clearly and deeply, and you will know how to live in victory.
The devil attacks people every day, whether you believe or not, it is unavoidable. We just need to know that when you use the authority and power that God has given us, you can overcome in all things. Whenever you declare: "By His stripes, I am healed." If you understand the meaning of this sentence, you truly comprehend that Jesus' beating has brought you healing, you will receive healing and wholeness; if you only feel heartache when you see Jesus being beaten, then you are looking at this matter with human compassion, making it hard to receive healing.
At this moment, it is not about your sadness; you need to know that because Jesus was beaten, He bore our sins. God can forgive our transgressions because of Jesus, and because of Jesus' stripes, we can receive God's healing. Faith is released. If an ordinary person is beaten, you cannot receive healing.
Many people think Jesus only bore our past sins; in fact, Jesus Christ bore all our past, present, and future sins. When you understand Jesus Christ more deeply, you realize that even if I was not born before Jesus, He still died for me. Moreover, He has paid the price for all my transgressions throughout my life. When you see Him being beaten for you, you receive His healing.
Unless He is the eternal God, how could He bear our future sins? But He has seen your past, your present, and your future. Simply put, He is the Almighty who was, is, and is to come. The more you know God, the more you can receive. Therefore, we need to spend our lives knowing the Lord Jesus, Hallelujah!
Let’s look at a story in the Old Testament: 2 Kings 4:1-4
1 A certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, saying, "Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that your servant feared the Lord. And the creditor is coming to take my two sons to be his slaves." 2 So Elisha said to her, "What shall I do for you? Tell me, what do you have in the house?" And she said, "Your maidservant has nothing in the house but a jar of oil." 3 Then he said, "Go, borrow vessels from everywhere, from all your neighbors—empty vessels; do not gather just a few. 4 And when you have come in, you shall shut the door behind you and your sons; then pour it into all those vessels, and set aside the full ones."
Did God tell her to borrow five buckets or ten basins? The size of the miracle you can see completely depends on your faith. It depends on how many vessels you can borrow; this is particularly important. God's blessings are unlimited; the question is how much you can receive.
Some people come with a cup, and God fills it. Some bring a bucket, and some bring a jar. Each person comes with different vessels, and the amount they receive is also different. God gives everyone a full measure. The level of your understanding of God determines what kind of vessel you will bring and how many vessels you will bring.
This woman borrowed many vessels, shut the door, and poured oil into the vessels with her sons. In the end, her sons said, "There is not another vessel," and the oil ceased. Because it was already full. The level of your understanding of God determines what kind of vessel you will prepare to receive; your heart will be as big as that.
We share the first point: He is the Creator who makes a covenant with you.
Mark 6:1-3:
Then He went out from there and came to His own country, and His disciples followed Him. And when the Sabbath had come, He began to teach in the synagogue. And many hearing Him were astonished, saying, "Where did this Man get these things? And what wisdom is this which is given to Him, that such mighty works are performed by His hands? Is this not the carpenter, the son of Mary, and brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? And are not His sisters here with us?" And they were offended at Him. (The original text means "they stumbled because of Him.")
The original meaning is: when they saw Jesus, they stumbled because of Him. Jesus came to His own country and told them that this prophecy from Isaiah was fulfilled in them. They began to argue, and when Jesus started to heal them, they said, "Who is this man? Aren't you the carpenter? I grew up with Him; now He says He is God. Isn't that a bit funny?"
It was because of their limited understanding of Jesus that they could not allow Him to do more there, so Jesus laid His hands on only a few of them and healed them, and then He left.
For the people of Nazareth at that time, they thought Jesus was just an ordinary person; perhaps some of them grew up with Jesus, and from a physical perspective, it was hard for them to receive His words and hard to receive Jesus' grace. Jesus could do nothing there.
We need to know God more deeply and understand what is contained in His name.
Let’s look at Genesis 1:1: In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.
Have you noticed that in chapter 1, the name "Jehovah" is not mentioned? It is all: God said... God said... God said...
God said, "Let there be light," and there was light.
God said, "Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together in one place, and let the dry land appear." And it was so.
In chapter 2, it appears: Jehovah God. What is the difference between these two? In our Chinese Bible, there seems to be no difference. Jehovah is God, and God is Jehovah, but in the original text of the Bible, it is very clear. In chapter 1, the term used is Elohim, which means Creator. When He created, He did not consult with anyone or involve anyone. He directly brought forth the best creation.
I once met someone who said that Jesus is a foreign religion and cannot be believed. I asked him why. He said, "Look: His father is called Jehovah, and He is called Jesus; they are all from the same family. What does that have to do with us?" Why should we believe in this family?
The term "Jehovah" is translated from English; in the original text, it is Jehovah.
In chapter 2, the name Jehovah appears, and this name means "the covenant-keeping God" and "the self-existent God."
Why is Jehovah not used in chapter 1? The meaning of Jehovah is: the covenant-keeping God.
In chapter 1, man had not yet been created, so there was no issue of covenant. After God made a covenant with man, His name became Jehovah. When you mention the name Jehovah, you should know that He is the God who makes covenants with me. The most accurate translation should be Yahweh, meaning the God who makes covenants with me.
In chapter 2, it repeatedly mentions "Jehovah God" doing this and that... This means He wants to make a covenant with man. So the original text is Jehovah Elohim, meaning man has been created. God can make a covenant with man.
This God is not high above in the heavens, forever unseen and untouchable; He is the God who makes covenants with you, and He is related to each of us. After man sinned, in chapter 4, only "Jehovah" remains; there is no longer "Jehovah God." Only "Jehovah has granted me a man-child" is mentioned, and later it says "Jehovah"... God no longer has a covenant with man.
Let’s first look at the content of Genesis chapter 3, verse 1:
Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, "Has God indeed said, 'You shall not eat of every tree of the garden'?"
Before Adam and Eve sinned, they had a covenant with God, and God supplied all their needs.
If you forget that God is the God who makes covenants with you, and just say God, do you know which God? There are many gods in this world, but we need to know that the God who makes covenants with me is the Creator and my God.
When the serpent tempted Eve, he deliberately omitted that God was their covenant-keeping God. He just said, "Did God really say..."
As a result, when the woman repeated the devil's words, she also took away the covenant-keeping God, leaving only a god. She fell into the devil's trap.
Genesis 3:2-3
2 And the woman said to the serpent, "We may eat the fruit of the trees of the garden; 3 but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God has said, 'You shall not eat it, nor shall you touch it, lest you die.'"
If people repeat the devil's words and forget that we have a covenant with God, they will be deceived by the devil and easily forget God's grace and provision.
Brothers and sisters, do you know that the devil still uses this method to deceive us? Are you loved by God?
At the beginning, when Jesus was baptized and came up from the water, a voice from heaven said, "This is My beloved Son." Is that clear? Beloved Son. Are you the beloved Son of God? You need to know that you are loved by God.
When the devil tempted Jesus in the wilderness, did he say, "You are the beloved Son of God"? He said, "If you are the Son of God," why didn't he say, "You are the beloved Son of God"? The devil always substitutes and gives people a vague concept.
If you know you are the beloved Son of God, you should understand that God will give you the best. In times of trouble, God will surely help you. Just like the Israelites, if they often realized that God was their covenant-keeping God, they would not complain or be bitter.
Do you know? You are the beloved Son of God, who has a covenant with God, and it is an everlasting covenant established through the blood of Jesus. You need to be constantly aware of this. This will greatly help your life. Your understanding of God determines what you will receive from Him.
Matthew 26:21-22, 25
And as they were eating, Jesus said, "Assuredly, I say to you, one of you will betray Me." And they were exceedingly sorrowful, and each of them began to say to Him, "Lord, is it I?"
25 Then Judas, who was betraying Him, answered and said, "Rabbi, is it I?" He said to him, "You have said it."
They all followed Jesus for more than three years, but the others recognized Jesus as their Lord. But Judas Iscariot thought Jesus was just his teacher. Do you see the difference? If you acknowledge Jesus as your Lord, He can save you from trouble in all things. If you think Jesus is just your teacher and you only seek knowledge from Him, you will not go to Him when you have difficulties. The difference is significant. So even though they all seek God and worship God, not everyone has the same understanding of Jesus.
In Judas' heart, Jesus was just a "Rabbi." He had followed Jesus; had he not seen miracles? Jesus never said, "Judas, I will perform miracles; you stay aside!" Nor did He send Judas away when He was speaking of the mysteries of the kingdom.
He heard everything, but in his heart, he only recognized Jesus as a Rabbi, just a teacher. Is Jesus in your heart your Lord, or a teacher? Or is He your servant? Many people do not see Jesus as a teacher but as a servant. When they have difficulties, they say, "Lord, help me, heal me!" When they have nothing to ask for, they say, "Lord, you can go aside; I will live my life first, and when I have something, I will find you."
Brothers and sisters, this is how some people replace the Lord; Jesus becomes a servant.
But we must remember: Jesus is Lord, Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life; He is your Lord, your health, your wisdom, and your strength.
Many people treat Jesus as a model for learning, saying Jesus is great, and His behavior is loving. We should strive to learn from Jesus Christ, just like learning from an influential person. When you learn this way, you may only receive knowledge.
But Jesus does not want us to learn Him this way; He wants us to know that He is our Lord. He is the God who made a covenant with us with His own life, He made an everlasting covenant with you; because He suffered punishment, you have peace; because He was beaten, you are healed. All of this is the price paid for you by making a covenant with Jesus.
What you need to do is eat Him, worship Him, and spend time with Him. Then His power will come out from within, and you will live out the likeness of Jesus. We do not imitate Jesus because when you imitate, you still use your own strength; you need to take Him as your food. Through reading the Bible, praying, gathering, and partaking of communion, you need to consume Him. You will become stronger and stronger.
In 1 Samuel 17:46, when David fought Goliath, Goliath used his own strength. He was fully armored from head to toe. At that time, David said these words: "This day the Lord will deliver you into my hand, and I will strike you and take your head from you; and this day I will give the carcasses of the camp of the Philistines to the birds of the air and the wild beasts of the earth, that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel."
Do you see what David is doing? David is declaring the covenant he has with God. Brothers and sisters, David believed that the covenant-keeping God would surely defeat Goliath. When you understand that the Lord who created the heavens and the earth is with you and helps you, you will have confidence when you declare. When you testify to others, you should say, "The God who made a covenant with me will save you." Let them know that the one I believe in is the Creator.
1 Samuel 17:47 also shows the people that the Lord saves, not with sword or spear. For the battle is the Lord's, and He will give you into our hands.
David was very clear that this covenant-keeping God is full of power, and in the face of Goliath, he was not afraid at all.
When you encounter challenges in life, you need to know that it is not you who is fighting; it is God who is fighting for you, and not with sword or spear. When you experience sickness, remember that this is not your battle; the outcome of the battle does not depend on you, but on our Lord Jesus, who has already won. This is the Lord Jesus' war. When you achieve something, you need to understand that this is not your victory; it is His glory.
With such words, when people encounter setbacks, they will not lose heart and despair, nor will they say, "I can never get up again." When they achieve success, they will not proudly say, "This is my ability, my effort." They will know that all of this is done by the covenant-keeping God.
David understood this very well. We learn from David to recognize this covenant-keeping God.
When you gather and read the Bible, you need to understand what your covenant says. When you read the Old Testament, you read about the covenant God made with the people of Israel; this is the content of the Old Testament. When you read the New Testament, it is the covenant between you and God. You need to know that this promise in the Bible is for me because God made a covenant with me.
When you read the Bible this way, you will receive God's love for you, and you will have strength. Just like when you do business with others, you read the contents of the contract. The contracts made by people, besides being beneficial to you, also have limitations, just like our current rent. If you do not pay when it is due, you will have to pay a corresponding late fee because you have breached the contract. This is a mutual constraint; if either party does not comply, they will suffer losses.
But for God, the covenant He made with us is entirely beneficial to us, with no harm at all. Jesus Christ bore the punishment mentioned in the covenant Himself and left all the blessings in the covenant for us. You need to understand what benefits this covenant has for you. You need to read the Bible to find out the contents of the covenant and then say, "Lord, let this blessing be fulfilled in my life!"
The second point: His name is full of grace.
The Hebrew letters יהוה, this name is called Yahweh, Ye-ho-wah, read from right to left, just like our ancient characters. What does this name represent? The word Jehovah consists of three letters; the first one is the one who was, which refers to the past; the middle one is the one who is, and the last one is "the one who is to come," so the meaning of this name itself is that He is the Almighty who was, is, and is to come.
The God of the Old Testament and the God of the New Testament have the same name; they are the God who is the same yesterday, today, and forever, so do not worry about your past because God is in the past. No matter what kind of trauma or pain you have experienced in the past, God can heal your past.
He is the God of today; today He is with you, helping you, guiding you, allowing you to experience His love and grace. He supplies all your needs and blesses the work of your hands.
God also has preparations for your tomorrow. Do not worry about tomorrow. He knows everything about you. So do not worry about tomorrow because God has already made preparations, just like we sing, "I may not know what tomorrow holds, but I know who holds tomorrow."
When you mention Jehovah, you know He is the God who was, is, and is to come. He is the God who makes covenants with me; He is the God who supplies us.
In Exodus 3, God sent Moses to rescue the people of Israel. Moses said, "When I go, they will ask me, 'What is your God's name?' What should I say?" God said, "I AM WHO I AM." My name is Jehovah; the meaning of Jehovah is: the Almighty who was, is, and is to come.
You can understand Him as the Creator. No one created Him; He is the Creator Himself. Thank the Lord, so God said to him, "I AM WHO I AM."
Many people do not understand what "I AM WHO I AM" means. I want to translate this for you to understand what it means to be self-existent. What does it mean to be the one who was, is, and is to come? What does it mean to be the same yesterday, today, and forever? When God says, "I AM WHO I AM," Moses could understand the meaning of that sentence, but we in Chinese cannot see that meaning.
What does it mean to be self-existent? Translated into Chinese, it means: I am, I am.
What He means is: Whatever you say I am, I am. When David says, "Lord, You are my fortress," God says, "I am your fortress." When David says, "Lord, You are my refuge," God says, "I am your refuge." When David says, "You are my high tower, my ever-present help in trouble," God says, "I am." Hallelujah!
When you are sick, you say, "Lord, You are my healer." God says, "I am."
Let’s look again. When you say, "You are my healer, You are my high tower, You are my good shepherd." If you feel like you are a sheep and need a shepherd, you say, "Lord, I feel quite scared; I always feel this is not very safe." God says, "I am the door." With the door, you have security.
What do you need? Do you need healing? God is your healer. Do you need wisdom? God is wisdom. So I am, I am... What does the ellipsis at the end mean? You can freely write what you need after that; God is that one. You need to say, you need help, you need comfort; God is help, God is comfort. The ellipsis allows you to meditate on what you need God to do for you. God is what you need.
Moses asked God, "What should I say?" God said, "I AM WHO I AM."
The true meaning of Jehovah, we look at the small comma in front, the reading is YAD, meaning an outstretched hand, and the middle letter is HEI. In the last time I talked about the Passion of Jesus, I mentioned that HEI means grace. We say God is the Almighty who was, is, and is to come; the middle letter is WAV, which has two graces, and the middle letter is a hook, meaning connection. This is part of God's name.
After Adam was created, at that time Adam was just a lump of flesh because he had no breath; he was still a dead man. God breathed into his nostrils, and he became a living being.
Brothers and sisters, what did God give to Adam? It was this middle HEI; after God gave this to Adam, he became a living being.
In the Bible, there is a man named Abram, which means exalted father. When God took this name apart and put this HEI into his name, it became Abraham, which means father of many nations. His wife's name was Sarai; God took her name apart and put HEI into it, and afterward, her name became Sarah, which means princess.
When you accept Jesus Christ, God also places His grace in your heart, and from then on, you become blessed. Wherever you go, this blessing will follow you and come upon you. Similarly, God has placed grace within you; before you did not have this, but now God has placed it inside you; His name means it is full of grace.
His name is: He stretches out His hand, filled with grace. Amen! In Chinese, you can understand it as grace upon grace. This is the meaning of "Jehovah" in the Old Testament. We always say He is a God full of love, full of mercy, and full of grace. Because His name itself is full of grace, He always reaches out His hand to bless His people.
Jesus on the cross fulfilled the true meaning of the name Jehovah. When Jesus was on the cross, He stretched out His hands. His palms were nailed, and the vertical line in the middle connects together; it can also be understood as the meaning of being nailed. God completely connected us with the grace of Jesus' outstretched hands. Thank the Lord!
Brothers and sisters, a pair of nail-scarred hands connects us tightly with the Father. It does not connect us with His judgment but connects us completely with His grace. When Jesus was hung on the cross, it perfectly presented the name of Yahweh: Jehovah.
When He was nailed to the cross, a sign was placed above His head that read in three languages, the charge was "Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews," which is YHWH. When you see this phrase, the string of letters hanging above Jesus' head means "the King of the Jews, Jesus of Nazareth," and when this sign was hung up, the chief priests and scribes saw it and said, "Do not write this; write instead, 'He said, I am the King of the Jews.'"
Do you see the difference between these two? Why did he add "He said" in front? The meaning completely changes. Because when Pilate wrote, "Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews," it was exactly this string of letters, which is Jehovah. When the chief priests and scribes saw this sign, they immediately became afraid. Why? They saw the God they had always worshiped, Yahweh, hanging above Jesus' head.
When Jesus was hung on the cross, the sign above His head revealed the Lord of the Old Testament. He is the God full of grace. If "He said" is added in front, the meaning changes.
You need to understand that His nail-scarred hands stretched out on the cross are not to curse you, not to condemn you, but to save you and give you life.
Whenever you call upon Jesus, you should first think of those hands, the hands of blessing, filled with grace, grace upon grace. When you speak the name of Jesus, do not forget He is your Lord; in this name, there are all the blessings and authority recorded in the Bible. So when you call upon Jesus, there is power that makes the devil retreat. When you call upon Jesus, those nail-scarred hands will bring you healing. Thank the Lord!
Revelation 22:13: I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, the First and the Last.
This means I am the self-existent one. Jesus is the beginning, and Jesus is the end.
Let me share with brothers and sisters what this means. Only by explaining from the original text can we understand. The Old Testament was written in Hebrew, and ALEPH is the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet. The New Testament was written in Greek, and the last letter of the Greek alphabet is Omega. From the beginning of the Bible, it starts with the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet, and at the end, it concludes with the last letter of the Greek alphabet. Letters represent the foundation of language. God's meaning is that His words determine the beginning and the end.
"I am the First and the Last." When doing things, God starts first, and we follow in His footsteps. He is the one who starts first. When we see something come to an end, it is God who makes the final conclusion. For example, the beginning of the world started with God, and the end will also be concluded by God.
You need to remember He is the First and the Last. When you encounter difficulties, do not say, "It’s over!" You are not the last; Jesus Christ is. If He cannot do it, then you need to give up. No matter what happens, please pray to the Heavenly Father.
I am the Beginning, I am the End. This represents His identity. God is before all things and after all things. He is the Beginning and the End.
No matter how terrible the situation you encounter is, the final conclusion is not in human hands but in the hands of our God. So do not say, "My business is terrible!" The final place is with Jesus Christ. Let Jesus take the first place in your home, and your home will be filled with blessings. When you wake up every day, let the first thing you think of be Jesus Christ, allowing Him to be the beginning in your home. At night, let Jesus be the end of your home. No matter what you do, the first thing to think of is Jesus Christ.
We are not saying you should recite Jesus every day; it is that when you do things, the first thing you think of is Jesus Christ. Although this matter has problems, this is not the final result because the last word belongs to our Lord. And in our Lord Jesus, there is never failure.
My suggestion to brothers and sisters is that starting this week, let Jesus Christ take the first place in your business, let Jesus Christ take the first place in your family, and let Jesus Christ take the first place in your relationships.
This is a very important method: let Jesus take the first place in your family and in your relationships. Every day, let the words of Jesus Christ fill your mouth, and you will be filled with God's peace and joy. Because our God is a God full of grace and truth, remember at all times, when you call upon Jesus, there are blessing hands above you; He is the hand of grace! Hallelujah! Thank and praise the Lord!
Let us pray together:
Father, we especially thank and praise You. You are the God of blessings and the God who makes covenants with us. I believe You will take responsibility for our lives and our living. And You will love us to the end.
Because of Jesus' redemption, I am a member of God's family. This will never change. Please give me strength so that I may encounter You in my life this week. Experience Your presence and great power. No matter what I encounter, I believe You are the Beginning, and You are the End. I expect good things to happen to me. I pray in the name of the Lord Jesus. Amen.