Jehovah-Nissi – Banner – I Chronicles 29:11-13

“Yours, O LORD, [is] the greatness, The power and the glory, The victory and the majesty; For all [that is] in heaven and in earth [is Yours]; Yours [is] the kingdom, O LORD, And You are exalted as head over all…

Jehovah-Rophe – Healer – Isaiah 53:4,5
“Surely He has borne our griefs And carried our sorrows; Yet we esteemed Him stricken, Smitten by God, and afflicted. But He [was] wounded for our transgressions, [He was] bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace [was] upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed.” [...]

“And He said, “Do not lay your hand on the lad, or do anything to him; for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only [son], from Me.”

I woke up Tyler, my 3-year-old, today. His first sleepy words were “Are you here, Dad?”  Then, a smile as he realized that I, indeed, was there.
Last night I taught at our School of Ministry, so Tyler went to sleep without me there to help tuck him in.  He was asleep by the time I [...]