Gods Sign Post - EP 559 - SHINING FOR CHRIST - 1/31/2025

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:
MATTHEW 8:24-27 NKJV
24) And suddenly a great tempest arose on the sea, so that the boat was covered with the waves. But He was asleep.
25) Then His disciples came to Him and awoke Him, saying, “Lord, save us! We are perishing!”
26) But He said to them, “Why are you fearful, O you of little faith?” Then He arose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.
27) So the men marveled, saying, “Who can this be, that even the winds and the sea obey Him?”
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MATTHEW 8:24-27 NIV
24) Suddenly a furious storm came up on the lake, so that the waves swept over the boat. But Jesus was sleeping.
25) The disciples went and woke him, saying, “Lord, save us! We’re going to drown!”
26)He replied, “You of little faith, why are you so afraid?” Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the waves, and it was completely calm
27)The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the waves obey him!”
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Life Lessons from Philippians
Lesson #6 - SHINING FOR CHRIST
Philippians 2:12-18
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Further Reading:
To Complete Philippians during this twelve-part study, read Philippians 2:12-18.
For more Bible passages on shining the light of Christ, read Isaiah 49:5-6; Daniel 12:1-3; Matthew 5:13-16; John 5:33-36; 8:12-20; Acts 6:12-15; 2 Corinthians 3:12-18; and Ephesians 5:6-10.
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PRAYING THE NAMES OF GOD:
Week #15: YAHWEH ROEH - THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD
Key Scripture’s : Psalm 23:1-3

Understanding the Name:
Shepherding was one of the earliest human occupations. A family’s wealth was measured by how many sheep, goats, cows, horses, camels, and/or asses a man owned.Sbel, Sbraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moses and David were all shepherds. Before David fought Goliath, he told Saul: “Your servant has been keeping his father’s sheep. When a lion or a bear came and carried off a sheep from the flock, I went after it, struck it and rescued the sheep from its mouth. When it turned on me, I seized it by its hair, struck it and killed it” (1 Samuel 17:34-35)

It was the shepherd’s responsibility to count each animal in order to make sure none had gone astray. At night, sheep were kept in simple enclosures, in caves or within walls made from bushes. At times, the shepherd would sleep with his body lying across the gate to the enclosure in order to keep the sheep safe. Though Israel’s religious leaders were also referred to as shepherds, they were often chided for their failure to watch over the flock of God. Both then and now Yahweh Roeh (yah-WEH row-EE) is the one true Shepherd of his people.