[EP 518] KNOWING CHRIST | 12/4/2024

A daily bible study to draw us closer in our relationship with GOD through our Savior Jesus Christ in prayer and reading the word of GOD.
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365 Devotions on the Power of Prayer:
PROVERBS 19:2 NKJV
2) Also it is not good for a soul to be without Knowledge, And he sins who hastens with his feet.
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PROVERBS 19:2 NIV
2) Desire without knowledge is not good–How much more will hasty feet miss the way!
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Life Lessons from ROMANS #518
Lesson #2 - KNOWING CHRIST
Romans 2: 1-16
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Further Reading:
To Complete Romans during this twelve-part study, read Romans 2:1-3:8
More Bible passages on developing a relationship with Christ, read Matthew 12:50; John 1:12; 15:5; 2 Cornithians 5:17; Galatians 3:26; and Philippians 3:8.
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PRAYING THE NAMES OF GOD:
Week #9: YAHWEH NISSI
Key Scripture: Exodus 17:15-16
Understanding the Name:
Unlike fabric flags, ancient banners were usually made out of wood or metal and shaped into various figures or emblems that could be fastened to a bare staff or a long pole. Depicting birds, animals, or gods, they often glistened brightly in the sun so that they could be seen from far off. A banner carried at the head of an army or planted on a high hill served as a rallying point for troops before battle or as an announcement of a victory already won.

Because banners embodied the ideals and aspirations of whoever carried them, they aroused devotion to a nation, a cause, or a leader. When Moses held up the staff of God in the battle with the Amale kites, he was holding it like a banner, appealing to God’s power. By building an alter and naming it Yahweh Nissi (yah-WEH nis-SEE), “The Lord is my Banner, “ he created a memorial of God’s protection and power during the Israelites’ first battle after leaving Egypt.