Saturday, May 24, 2008

God’s names thru the Bible

Over the years, Mark has narrated our church’s Easter and Christmas programs. The following is my favorite of all his recitations. (No, he doesn’t memorize this one!)

He is No Other Name…
In GENESIS Jesus is the Ram at Abraham’s altar
In EXODUS He’s the Passover Lamb
In LEVITICUS the High Priest
In NUMBERS He’s the Cloud by Day and Pillar of Fire by Night
In DEUTERONOMY He’s the City of our Refuge
In JOSHUA He’s the Scarlet Thread out Rahab’s Window
In JUDGES He’s our Judge
In RUTH our Kinsman Redeemer
In 1st & 2nd SAMUEL He’s our Trusted Prophet
In KINGS and CHRONICLES He’s our Reigning King
In EZRA He’s our Faithful Scribe
In NEHEMIAH the Rebuilder of Everything that is Broken
In ESTHER He is the Mordecai Sitting Faithful at the Gate
In JOB He’s our Redeemer that Ever Liveth
In PSALMS He’s my Shepherd and I shall not want
In PROVERBS and ECCLESIASTES He’s our Wisdom
In the SONG OF SOLOMON He’s the Beautiful Bridegroom
In ISAIAH the Suffering Servant
In JEREMIAH and LAMENTATIONS it’s Jesus who is the Weeping Prophet
In EZEKIEL He’s the Wonderful Four-Faced Man
In DANIEL He’s the Fourth Man in the Midst of a Fiery Furnace
In HOSEA He’s my Love who is Forever Faithful
In JOEL He Baptizes us with the Holy Spirit
In AMOS He’s our Burden Bearer
In OBADIAH our Savior
In JONAH the Great Foreign Missionary Who Takes the Word of God into All the World
In MICAH He’s the Messenger with Beautiful Feet
In NAHUM the Avenger
In HABAKKUK the Watchman who is ever Praying for Revival
In ZEPHANIAH He’s the Lord Mighty to Save
In HAGGAI the Restorer of our Lost Heritage
In ZECHARIAH He’s our Fountain
In MALACHI the Son of Righteousness with Healing in His Wings
In MATTHEW Thou art the Christ the Son of the Living God
In MARK He’s the Miracle Worker
In LUKE the Son of Man
In JOHN He’s the Door by Which Everyone of Us Must Enter
In ACTS He’s the Shining Light who Appears to Saul on the Road to Damascus
In ROMANS our Justifier
In 1st CORINTHIANS our Resurrection
In 2nd CORINTHIANS our Sin Bearer
In GALATIANS He redeems us from the Law
In EPHESIANS He’s our Unsearchable Riches
In PHILIPPIANS He Supplies our Every Need
In COLOSSIANS the Fullness of the Godhead Bodily
In 1st and 2nd THESSALONIANS He’s our Soon Coming King
In 1st and 2nd TIMOTHY the Mediator Between God and Man
In TITUS our Blessed Hope
In PHILEMON He’s a Friend Who Sticks Closer than a Brother
In HEBREWS the Blood of the Everlasting Covenant
In JAMES it’s the Lord who Heals the Sick
In 1st and 2nd PETER He’s the Chief Shepherd
In 1st, 2nd, and 3rd JOHN it’s Jesus Who has the Tenderness of Love
In JUDE He’s the Lord Coming with 10,000 Saints
And in REVELATION, lift up your eyes, Church, for your redemption draweth nigh,
He is King of Kings and Lord of Lords!

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