HOLY NAME’S SAKE |
THE LAW KEEPERS
At all costs, we, Hebrew Israelites, who fear the Most High GOD of Hosts must cause the Most High to be remembered and magnify HIS Holy Name and show forth HIS Praise, HIS Glory, and HIS Law. If we speak in the name of JC, obviously, we cannot give our GOD the total focus due only to HIM. “Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the Lord.” I Chronicles 16:10 “For thy people Israel didst thou make thine own people for ever; and thou, Lord, becamest their God.” “Let it even be established, that thy name may be magnified for ever, saying, The Lord of hosts is the God of Israel, even a God to Israel: and let the house of David thy servant be established before thee.” I Chronicles 17:22, 24 My People, we cannot fail this time. In the Name of the Holy ONE of Israel, we cannot fail. For HIS Holy Name’s sake, we must exalt HIM if we want to change the times and be redeemed from this oppression that engulfs this World. We must call attention to the GOD of Israel and cause the World to acknowledge HIM. Isn’t this how GOD made HIMSELF known when the Children of Israel were in the Wilderness? Our GOD used the Children of Israel to notify the surrounding Nations that HE is the True and Living GOD. Nothing has changed? We will once again cause the World to know that they must fear the Most High GOD of Israel. How else will the Holy ONE be known if we, HIS Chosen People, don’t exalt HIM? “This people have I formed for myself; they shall show forth my praise. “But thou hast not called upon me, O Jacob; but thou hast been weary of me, O Israel.” Isaiah 43:21,22 “Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy, and for thy truth’s sake.” Psalm 115:1 “I love the Lord, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications. “Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live.” Psalm 116:1,2 “For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars.” II Chronicles 16:9 Because of belief in JC, the Glorious Name of the GOD of Israel has been forgotten. But we will change all this, and speak in the Name of our GOD in Righteousness. Won’t we? “And I will sanctify my great name, which was profaned among the heathen, which ye have profaned in the midst of them; and the heathen shall know that I am the Lord, saith the Lord GOD, when I shall be sanctified in you before their eyes.” Ezekiel 36:23 There is much Scripture available to us in the “Old Testament” that provides evidence regarding our speaking in the Name of the Holy ONE of Israel. “Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name.” Deuteronomy 6:13 “And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him. “But the prophet, which shall presume to speak a word in my name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or that shall speak in the name of other gods, even that prophet shall die.” Deuteronomy 18:19,20 “And what one nation in the earth is like thy people, even like Israel, whom God went to redeem for a people to himself, and to make him a name, and to do for you great things and terrible, for thy land, before thy people, which thou redeemedst to thee from Egypt, from the nations and their gods?” II Samuels 7:23 “When thy people Israel be smitten down before the enemy, because they have sinned against thee, and shall turn again to thee, and confess thy name, and pray, and make supplication unto thee in this house: “When heaven is shut up, and there is no rain, because they have sinned against thee; if they pray toward this place, and confess thy name, and turn from their sin, when thou afflictest them: “Moreover concerning a stranger, that is not of thy people Israel, but cometh out of a far country for thy name’s sake;” I Kings 8:33,35,41 Keep in mind that King David was a man after GOD’s own Heart and an excellent role model for us! His love and fear of the Holy ONE of Israel is admirable, and we can learn much from his worship of our GOD. “And when David had made an end of offering the burnt offerings and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord.” I Chronicles 16:2 “Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy name: and deliver us, and purge away our sins, for thy name’s sake. “So we thy people and sheep of thy pasture will give thee thanks for ever: we will show forth thy praise to all generations.” Psalm 79:9,13; “O give thanks unto the Lord; call upon his name: make known his deeds among the people. “Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him: talk ye of all his wondrous works. “Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the Lord.” Psalm 105:1-3; “Nevertheless he saved them for his name’s sake, that he might make his might power to be known.” Psalm 106:8 “Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; I do not this for your sakes, O house of Israel, but for mine holy name’s sake, which ye have profaned among the heathen, whither ye went. “And I will sanctify my great name, which was profaned among the heathen, which ye have profaned in the midst of them; and the heathen shall know that I am the Lord, saith the Lord GOD, when I shall be sanctified in you before their eyes.” Ezekiel 36:22,23 “For all people will walk every one in the name of his god, and we will walk in the name of the Lord our God for ever and ever.” Micah 4:5 (Note how certain of GOD’s Prophets felt about HIS Holy Name.) “O Lord our God, other lords beside thee have had dominion over us: but by thee only will we make mention of thy name.” Isaiah 26:13 “I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that make mention of the Lord, keep not silence.” Isaiah 62:6 (I SHALL FOREVER BELIEVE IN ONLY THE MOST HIGH GOD OF ISRAEL AND SHOW FORTH ONLY HIS PRAISE AND GLORY. THIS IS MY REASON FOR LIVING.) “Let it even be established, that thy name may be magnified for ever, saying, The Lord of hosts is the God of Israel, even a God to Israel: and let the house of David thy servant be established before thee.” I Chronicles 17:24 After reading these Scriptures, tell me, now, how is the Holy ONE of Israel to be known and Praised if we, Israelites, insist upon speaking in the name of JC or other false god? “My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord: and let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever.” Psalm 145:21 Let us not get hung up on that which is not Law. Let us consider what landed us in captivity and make efforts to stay away from these evil practices, especially if they are suspect. Let us strive to seek and follow our GOD and the Laws, Statutes, and Judgments HE established for us. From this point on, let us all speak in the name of the Holy ONE of Israel for HIS Righteousness’ sake that HE may be Glorified above all. HE is the Creator of all things. HE is our GOD that chose us. HE is our Salvation! And HE deserves the Praise for HIS compassion and great mercy toward us. “But the salvation of the righteous is of the Lord: he is their strength in the time of trouble.” Psalm 37:39 “Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee?” Psalm 85:6,7 “Remember me, O Lord, with the favour that thou bearest unto thy people: O visit me with thy salvation;” Psalm 106:4 “For the Lord taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation.” Psalm 149:4 “And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is the Lord; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation.” Isaiah 25:9 “But Israel shall be saved in the Lord with an everlasting salvation: ye shall not be ashamed nor confounded world without end.” Isaiah 45:17 “And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.” Isaiah 49:6 “Thus saith the Lord, Keep ye judgment, and do justice: for my salvation is near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed.” Isaiah 56:1 “Behold, the Lord hath proclaimed unto the end of the world, Say ye to the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy salvation cometh; behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him.” Isaiah 62:11 “Return, ye backsliding children, and I will heal your backslidings. Behold, we come unto thee; for thou art the Lord our God.” Jeremiah 3:22,23 “It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord..” Lamentations 3:26 “And in that day shall ye say, Praise the Lord, call upon his name, declare his doings among the people, make mention that his name is exalted.” Isaiah 12:4 Since we know that the Holy ONE of Israel is the First and the Last, that HE is a jealous GOD, that we must exalt HIM at all times, that we must make offerings to ONLY HIM, and that we must sanctify HIS Holy Name in the midst of Israel and before the World, then this Great and Glorious GOD, without a doubt, is due all the Praise, Glory, and exaltation there is to give. “Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name.” Deuteronomy 6:13 “From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the Lord’s name is to be praised.” Psalm 113:3 “In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.” Proverbs 3:6 Let us learn the significance of GOD’s very First Commandment: “Thou shalt have no other gods before me.” And let us realize the magnitude of what it means to have our GOD choose us above all peoples to be our GOD, Lord, and Savior. “And I will take you to me for a people, and I will be to you a God: and ye shall know that I am the Lord your God, which bringeth you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.” Exodus 6:7 “I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel: speak unto them, saying, At even ye shall eat flesh, and in the morning ye shall be filled with bread; and ye shall know that I am the Lord your God.” Exodus 16:12 “For I am the Lord that bringeth you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: ye shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.” Leviticus 11:45 “And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the day when I chose Israel, and lifted up mine hand unto the seed of the house of Jacob, and made myself known unto them in the land of Egypt, when I lifted up mine hand unto them, saying, I am the Lord your God;” Ezekiel 20:5 Can our GOD make it any plainer than that? HE is our GOD, and we must turn to HIM with all our heart and soul, worship HIM, and speak ONLY in HIS Holy Name! |