{"id":4518,"date":"2020-02-25T10:45:06","date_gmt":"2020-02-25T15:45:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/?p=4518"},"modified":"2018-10-08T13:56:34","modified_gmt":"2018-10-08T17:56:34","slug":"who-do-we-worship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/?p=4518","title":{"rendered":"Who Do We Worship?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/20180325_171455.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4445\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/20180325_171455-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/20180325_171455-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/20180325_171455-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/20180325_171455-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Me:\u00a0 The music is interesting.<\/p>\n<p>Prodigal:\u00a0 I wonder what people think when we sing for the Lord.<\/p>\n<p>Me:\u00a0 Well, we can worship in song but also with words.<\/p>\n<p>Prodigal: Really?<\/p>\n<p>Me:\u00a0 Yes, Let me share some ways to worship.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This is from the book The Dynamics of Whorship by James P. Gills, M.D.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Who do we worship?<\/p>\n<p>He is, first of all Elohim, the eternal Creator who always was and always will be; and He is El Shaddai, our strength, the source of comfort, confidence, and nourishment.\u00a0 He is Jehovah-jireh, who has seen our needs and provided for them even before we know them, and Jehovah-nissi, the One who still calls us to rally around Him so He can perform miracles on our behalf.\u00a0 He is Jehovah-rophe, our kind Physician, and Jehovah-shalom, our peace in every situation, regardless of how circumstances may appear.\u00a0 Jehovah-tsidkenu gives us His righteousness in exchange for our sins, and Jehovah-m&#8217;kaddesh sets us apart for His purposes through His own precious blood.\u00a0 He is Jehovah-shammath, who is always present with us and in us, and Jehovah-rohi, the gentle Shepherd who leads us to quiet waters and green pastures.\u00a0 Jehovah-elyon is the Most High exalted above all, and Jehovah-hoseenu knows us even in our mother&#8217;s womb.\u00a0 Jehovah-eloheenu is the Lord our God;\u00a0 Jehovah-eloheka is the Lord, Israel&#8217;s God; and Jehovah-elohay is the Lord my God.\u00a0 Finally, He is Jehovah-sabaoth, the Lord of all the hosts of heaven and Earth.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This is who we worship!\u00a0 Kinda of amazing isn&#8217;t it!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>And like unto him was there no king before him, that turned to the LORD with all his heart, and with all his soul, and with all his might, according to all the law of Moses; neither after him arose there any like him.<\/p>\n<p>2 kings 23:25<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Jennifer Van Allen<\/p>\n<p>www.theprodigalpig.com<\/p>\n<p>www.faithincounseling.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Me:\u00a0 The music is interesting. 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