[EP 519] A PRICELESS GIFT | 12/09/2024

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:
2 PETER 1:3-4 NKJV
3) as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue,
4) by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
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ISAIAH 55:8-9 NIV
3) His Divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness.
4) Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature, having escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.
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Life Lessons from Romans EP #519
Lesson #3 - A PRICELESS GIFT
ROMANS 3:21-31
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Further Reading:
To Complete the book of ROMANS during this twelve-part study, read ROMANS 3:9-31.
More Bible passages on The Gift of Salvation, read John 3:16; Acts 4:12; Ephesians 2:8; 1 Thessalonians 5:9; 1 Timothy 1:15; Titus 2:11; and Hebrews 5:7-9
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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.