Jill had serious health problems. She had visited multiple doctors, but none had been able to help her. There was one doctor whose name kept coming in all the discussions (let’s call him Dr. Graham). He was a world expert in her condition, but he had a two-year wait list.
One evening as she was walking her dog in the neighborhood, she started chatting to a neighbor a few doors up who was planting some beautiful shrubs. As they talked, Jill started sharing about her deteriorating health. Eventually the neighbor interrupted, “Wait, my husband could help you. This is the area he’s specialized in. Has no one ever referred you to him?”
Yes, you’ve guessed it, Mr. Graham! Healing was just a few houses away but because Jill didn’t know her neighbors’ names that well, she didn’t know and continued to suffer.”
Something similar happened to Israel, enslaved in Egypt and dying. But after 400 years in Egypt and many decades of slavery, Israel didn’t know God’s name and therefore didn’t know that help was so close and so possible.
In Exodus 3:11-15, when God sent Moses to deliver Israel, he anticipated the Israelites asking Moses, “What’s his name? You say God sent you, but who is this God, what’s his name?” God gave Moses powerful and memorable words to reply.
GOD’S NAME IS POWERFUL
What a powerful name it is!
Our names are frail, but God’s name is firm.
God’s name is powerful, but will it last?
GOD’S NAME IS PERMANENT
What a memorable name it is!
Our names are passing, but God’s name is permanent.
LIVING THE BIBLE
God’s name is powerful and God’s name is permanent.
So, remember God’s powerful and permanent name for a powerful and permanent future. Some names we can't remember, God's name we can't forget.
“And those who know your name put their trust in you, for you, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek you” (Ps. 9:10).
This episode of Living the Bible lines up with Expedition 6: Day 3 in Exploring the Bible Together: A 52 Week Family Worship Plan and Exploring the Bible: A Bible Reading Plan for Kids. You can catch up with previous episodes of the Living the Bible podcast here or subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, and Google Podcast.
Jill had serious health problems. She had visited multiple doctors, but none had been able to help her. There was one doctor whose name kept coming in all the discussions (let’s call him Dr. Graham). He was a world expert in her condition, but he had a two-year wait list.
One evening as she was walking her dog in the neighborhood, she started chatting to a neighbor a few doors up who was planting some beautiful shrubs. As they talked, Jill started sharing about her deteriorating health. Eventually the neighbor interrupted, “Wait, my husband could help you. This is the area he’s specialized in. Has no one ever referred you to him?”
Yes, you’ve guessed it, Mr. Graham! Healing was just a few houses away but because Jill didn’t know her neighbors’ names that well, she didn’t know and continued to suffer.”
Something similar happened to Israel, enslaved in Egypt and dying. But after 400 years in Egypt and many decades of slavery, Israel didn’t know God’s name and therefore didn’t know that help was so close and so possible.
In Exodus 3:11-15, when God sent Moses to deliver Israel, he anticipated the Israelites asking Moses, “What’s his name? You say God sent you, but who is this God, what’s his name?” God gave Moses powerful and memorable words to reply.
GOD’S NAME IS POWERFUL
What a powerful name it is!
Our names are frail, but God’s name is firm.
God’s name is powerful, but will it last?
GOD’S NAME IS PERMANENT
What a memorable name it is!
Our names are passing, but God’s name is permanent.
LIVING THE BIBLE
God’s name is powerful and God’s name is permanent.
So, remember God’s powerful and permanent name for a powerful and permanent future. Some names we can't remember, God's name we can't forget.
“And those who know your name put their trust in you, for you, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek you” (Ps. 9:10).
This episode of Living the Bible lines up with Expedition 6: Day 3 in Exploring the Bible Together: A 52 Week Family Worship Plan and Exploring the Bible: A Bible Reading Plan for Kids. You can catch up with previous episodes of the Living the Bible podcast here or subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, and Google Podcast.