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Best-selling author and pastor Tony Evans explains the meaning behind God&#8217;s names &#8220;Jehovah Jireh,&#8221; &#8220;Jehovah Tsaba,&#8221; and &#8220;Jehovah Nissi.&#8221; Tony tells how God has &#8220;lived up to His name&#8221; by showing up in amazing ways in the life of his family.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Best-selling author and pastor Tony Evans explains the meaning behind God&#8217;s names &#8220;Jehovah Jireh,&#8221; &#8220;Jehovah Tsaba,&#8221; and &#8220;Jehovah Nissi.&#8221; Tony tells how God has &#8220;lived up to His name&#8221; in the life of his family.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":91,"featured_media":294104,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","inline_featured_image":false,"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","episode_type":"","audio_file":"https:\/\/web.familylifetoday.com\/fl2015-12-08.mp3","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"00:","filesize":"26.18M","filesize_raw":"27456637","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":""},"categories":[2822],"tags":[5893,5898,5897,5894,5896,5895,5892],"podcast_series":[8113],"cwp_profile":[9392],"series":[2101],"class_list":["post-303772","podcast","type-podcast","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-growing-in-your-faith","tag-characteristics","tag-god-the-healer","tag-god-the-provider","tag-jehovah-jireh","tag-jehovah-nissi","tag-jehovah-tsaba","tag-names-of-god","podcast_series-the-power-of-gods-names","cwp_profile-tony-evans","series-familylife-today"],"acf":[],"episode_featured_image":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1001\/2024\/09\/FLT-Podcast-Cover-2-508x508-3.jpg?w=508","episode_player_image":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1001\/2023\/02\/image-scaled.jpg","download_link":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/podcast-download\/303772\/how-majestic-is-your-name","player_link":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/podcast-player\/303772\/how-majestic-is-your-name","audio_player":null,"episode_data":{"playerMode":"light","subscribeUrls":{"apple_podcasts":{"key":"apple_podcasts","url":"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/familylife-today\/id212174303?mt=2&app=podcast","label":"Apple Podcasts","class":"apple_podcasts","icon":"apple-podcasts.png"},"google_podcasts":{"key":"google_podcasts","url":"","label":"Google Podcasts","class":"google_podcasts","icon":"google-podcasts.png"},"spotify":{"key":"spotify","url":"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/0j5UaKdQOHQCuo1bt0ebEm","label":"Spotify","class":"spotify","icon":"spotify.png"},"youtube":{"key":"youtube","url":"","label":"YouTube","class":"youtube","icon":"youtube.png"}},"rssFeedUrl":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/feed\/podcast\/familylife-today","embedCode":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"zWIM28pJgO\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/podcast\/familylife-today\/how-majestic-is-your-name\/\">How Majestic Is Your Name<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/podcast\/familylife-today\/how-majestic-is-your-name\/embed\/#?secret=zWIM28pJgO\" width=\"500\" height=\"350\" title=\"&#8220;How Majestic Is Your Name&#8221; &#8212; FamilyLife\u00ae - A Cru Ministry\" data-secret=\"zWIM28pJgO\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! 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We\u2019ve had some friends of the ministry, who have come along and said that they will match every donation we receive between now and the end of the year\u2014they\u2019ll match it two-to-one. So, you make a donation of $10 \/ they\u2019ll throw in $20; we\u2019ve now got $30 going to FamilyLife.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe want to ask you to go to FamilyLifeToday.com\u2014make a donation online. Or call 1-800-FL-TODAY\u2014make your donation over the phone. Or mail a donation to us at <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> at PO Box 7111, Little Rock, AR; our zip code is 72223. Again, keep in mind your donation is going to be matched two-to-one. That will make a <em>big<\/em> difference in the ministry of FamilyLife, going forward.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> And, Bob, I just want to say, \u201cThanks,\u201d to the listeners, again, who give. To those of you who have benefitted from <em>FamilyLife Today, <\/em>if there\u2019s ever been a time to stand with us, today is the day. <em>This<\/em> nation needs our voice on behalf of biblical families.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>4:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> And, again, if you would like to make a donation, go online at FamilyLifeToday.com; or call us at 1-800-\u201cF\u201d as in family, \u201cL\u201d as in life, and then the word, \u201cTODAY.\u201d We hope to hear from you.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tNow, let\u2019s introduce our guest for today.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Dr. Tony Evans, a good friend and a comrade in the Kingdom battle, joins us again today on <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>. Welcome back.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Tony:<\/strong> Good to be with you always. Thank you again for the great work you\u2019re doing for the Kingdom of God.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Well, we\u2019re grateful you\u2019re a family man and you preach on behalf of the family at your church, Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship, which you helped start over four decades ago. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tYou\u2019ve written a book called <em>The Power of God\u2019s Names. <\/em>You do something in your book, Tony\u2014that I don\u2019t know that I\u2019ve ever heard explained quite as uniquely as you did. You say that \u201cGod explains who He is through compounded names. He takes two names and blends them together to introduce us to who He really is.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>5:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tExplain what you mean by that.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Tony:<\/strong> There are actually about 85 names of God in the Bible. We highlight the top 14 in this particular book, <em>The Power of God\u2019s Names. <\/em>In these compound names, He will take one of His foundational names, which are <em>Elohim<\/em>, <em>Jehovah<\/em>, or <em>Adonai<\/em>\u2014those are His foundational names\u2014and He\u2019ll connect them with a provision\u2014like as \u201cProvider,\u201d or with \u201cPeace,\u201d or as \u201cHealer.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tSo He will show you, through the compound, how a foundational name combines with a need. When He puts those two names together, He is addressing the need through the use of that name. That is the compounding process that God is using.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> And most of the time, the foundational name He\u2019s using is the <em>Jehovah<\/em> name \/ the <em>Yahweh<\/em> name; right?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Tony:<\/strong> Well, yes. Most of them are <em>Jehovah<\/em>, but there are a number of <em>El<\/em> names in there as well. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>6:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd there are a couple of <em>Adonai<\/em> names.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Okay.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Tony:<\/strong> And sometimes, He\u2019ll put them all in the same passage\u2014like in Psalm 91, where He uses all three and throws in compound names\u2014<em>El-Elian<\/em> and <em>El-Shaddai<\/em>. He wants to just pack you and overwhelm you with who He is!\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Okay, let\u2019s just apply this in your marriage and family. You and Lois have been married how many years now?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Tony:<\/strong> We\u2019ve been married 44 years. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Let\u2019s go back a few years, though. Early on, how did you learn one of these names\u2014like <em>Jehovah-jireh<\/em> \/ the Lord God Provides? We talked about that earlier, but practically\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Tony:<\/strong> Yes, great question!\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> \u2014I\u2019m thinking of some ways Barbara and I did, but I\u2019d be interested in knowing how you two experienced it.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Tony:<\/strong> Alright; I\u2019ll tell you. We were in seminary; and we were eeking out a living, as most seminarians do. I\u2019m making like $400 each month\u2014I\u2019ve got two kids \/ I\u2019m trying to make it through school. We made a decision that we wanted my wife to be home\u2014to be a homemaker for the kids\u2014so, \u201cHow are we going to do this?\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>7:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI got to the point where we were very desperate. I had to make a decision whether we could continue in school or not because I had to provide for my family. I sat down with my wife at breakfast. I said: \u201cNow, I\u2019m going to school today. If God does not answer us by giving us\u201d\u2014and then I paused and I said\u2014\u201cHow much would you ask God to give us to validate I should keep going because He\u2019s going to take care of us in this school process?\u201d She said, \u201cWe desperately need, right now, $500 just to make it.\u201d I said: \u201cOkay, you gave me the number. We\u2019re going to pray right now. If God doesn\u2019t provide it, I\u2019m going to assume that means He wants me to discontinue school right now \/ provide for my family because we just are not making it.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe prayed that day around the table and said, \u201cLord, we need a miracle if You want me to stay here.\u201d I went to school that day \/ finished my classes. They have mailboxes for the students. I went to my mailbox at the end of class, and in there was an envelope. Inside the envelope were five $100 bills. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>8:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI never knew who put it there. There was no name \/ there was <em>nothing<\/em>\u2014there was just an envelope with $500. When I brought that envelope home, my wife broke into tears because we both had experienced <em>Jehovah-jireh<\/em>. We were called to school, but we weren\u2019t making it in school\u2014that\u2019s a contradiction. God demonstrated: \u201cI AM the LORD who provides.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tSometimes, He backs you up\u2014just like He did Abraham\u2014against the wall so that there is no question and it is inextricably clear: \u201cThis was a divine moment that He never wants you to forget.\u201d That\u2019s why I love the names of God\u2014because these names come in the realities of life. When they come in the realities of life, and become your experience, then it attaches to your soul, and it is <em>real<\/em>.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Yes.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Well, let\u2019s talk about another one of the names \/ the compound names of God\u2014the one that is the God who shows up when David and Goliath square off.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>9:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Tony:<\/strong> Ah, yes! That\u2019s <em>Jehovah<\/em> <em>Tsaba<\/em>. See, that\u2019s the warrior God\u2014that\u2019s when you\u2019re in a battle \/ that\u2019s when you\u2019re in a war. Everybody has a Goliath in their life that is something bigger than you \/ that is something that dwarfs you and causes you to be afraid because you know that you don\u2019t have within your ability the wherewithal to defeat it. You are overwhelmed by it. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThe key to David and Goliath\u2014a lot of people don\u2019t know this\u2014is something he says twice. He says, \u201cWho is this uncircumcised Philistine that threatens the armies of the living God?\u201d And the key word there is \u201cuncircumcised.\u201d In other words: \u201cHe ain\u2019t been to the doctor \/ he ain\u2019t been cut. [Laughter] If he hadn\u2019t been cut, he hadn\u2019t been covered. And if he\u2019s not covered, there is no divine assistance for him. I\u2019m under the <em>covering<\/em> because\u201d\u2014 in that Old Testament sense\u2014\u201cI\u2019ve been circumcised \/ Israel has been circumcised. Therefore, I can call on God as my Warrior \/ my Defender\u2014Somebody who will fight my battle for me.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>10:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWhen you see David win, it\u2019s because he understood the covenant and the fact that, even though the enemy was bigger \/ even though they were outnumbered, when you put God in the equation to your obedience, it changes the equation of how big your enemy is. So David looked at Goliath and said: \u201cYou\u2019re big, but you ain\u2019t that big! You\u2019re bad, but you ain\u2019t that bad! [Laughter] Let me show you Somebody!\u201d [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIn fact, he tricked Goliath because, when he went to Goliath and challenged him\u2014because it says he took the initiative, and he went on the offense, and ran to Goliath\u2014Goliath made a dumb statement. Goliath made the statement that \u201cI am going to feed you to my gods.\u201d He just made it a battle between gods. That\u2019s what you want to do\u2014it\u2019s like calling your big brother: [Laughter] \u201cLet\u2019s get the spiritual in here. Let\u2019s get the gods fighting. I\u2019m smaller \/ you\u2019re bigger, but let\u2019s get the gods fighting each other and see where this baby winds up!\u201d \u2018[Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Kind of like Elijah and the prophets of Baal.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Tony:<\/strong> Exactly!\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> \u201cMy God \/ your god\u2014let\u2019s see who wins this one\u201d; right?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>11:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Tony:<\/strong> That\u2019s right\u2014I\u2019m glad you brought that up because that means you can\u2019t be halting between two opinions. You\u2019ve got to say which god you\u2019re committed to, and that\u2019s exactly what David did but Saul didn\u2019t do.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Yes.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> There have to have been moments, though, Tony\u2014as you\u2019ve gone through life with Lois, and your family, and your ministry\u2014when fear almost won \/ when you almost caved in. I mean, it\u2019s a battle of faith. I don\u2019t care if you do experience great moments like this\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Tony:<\/strong> Sure.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> \u2014like five $100 bills in your mailbox\u2014 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Tony:<\/strong> Exactly.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> \u2014every man \/ every woman has to face these moments, by faith, afresh every time.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Tony:<\/strong> I think of Job 23 [verses 8 and 9]\u2014Job says: \u201cI looked north and could not find you. I looked south and could not find you. I looked east and west, and I could not find you.\u201d God allows those times of silence\u2014like in Habakkuk: \u201cWhere are you? I can\u2019t find you!\u201d\u2014where He goes silent \/ where He has nothing to say, seemingly; and where He wants you to trust Him in the <em>dark<\/em>. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>12:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tHe wants you to trust Him when solutions are not being found, when healing is not taking place, when the divorce is not reversed. He wants you to believe Him when you see nothing because, when you believe Him and He has not shown up yet, that means you are trusting a Person, not merely trusting a power or a solution. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tYou have some times that God lifts you out of a situation; but sometimes, He has to walk with you <em>through<\/em> the situation, and He\u2019s changing you before He ever touches what\u2019s wrong.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> There are some purposes of God that we won\u2019t know what His plan was in this life. We may go to our grave, wondering, \u201cWhat was God up to in the midst of that?\u201d and \u201cWhy did I have to go through that valley?\u201d\u2014aren\u2019t there?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Tony:<\/strong> Absolutely. God will not answer everything in time. He will clarify everything in eternity, but He won\u2019t answer everything in time. We have to trust Him with the unknown.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Okay; let\u2019s talk about one of those times in your life. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>13:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd I\u2019m not saying this was exactly it, but let\u2019s say it was something like the $500 you and Lois went on the line for to trust Him at the beginning of the day\u2014where you stepped out in faith\u2014but in time, you didn\u2019t see the answer nearly as quickly as you had hoped. You had to kind of struggle in your faith to trust this God who hadn\u2019t showed up and provided yet.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Tony:<\/strong> My daughter, Chrystal, is kind of a strong-willed person.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Takes after her dad a little bit?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Tony:<\/strong> Well, well, look! That\u2019s not part of this broadcast. [Laughter] She got pregnant in college\u2014this is something she talks about. She got pregnant in college; and that was a big disappointment, obviously\u2014wondering why God didn\u2019t interrupt, block, keep it from happening, remove the guy, remove\u2014I mean, it was disappointment\u2014disappointment with her\u2014but also disappointment that God didn\u2019t do something; you know? It was a <em>frustration<\/em> that we went through with our daughter and with God. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>14:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tBut God has a way of hitting the bullseye with a crooked stick. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Yes.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Tony:<\/strong> And what He\u2019s done in the life of my daughter, spiritually, and the life of my granddaughter, who was born out of that\u2014but we couldn\u2019t see any of that then. All we saw was the disappointment. You will have times where you feel like you need to forgive God.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Sometimes, as human beings\u2014and I\u2019m speaking now, as a husband\u2014God calls upon us to be His arms of love\u2014to reach out and touch a child or a spouse\u2014and to express the love of God, humanly-speaking. He is who He is; but He can use us, if we\u2019re available, to minister to those that He\u2019s given us responsibility for.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Tony:<\/strong> The whole responsibility of a parent or a Christian is to\u2014you know, when the Bible says to present your body as a \u201cliving sacrifice,\u201d that means\u2014when God needs some hands, He has access to yours; when He needs some heads, He has access to yours; when He needs to go somewhere, He can get your feet and move there. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>15:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe are the continuation of the incarnation so that God can continue expressing Himself through human flesh. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Yes, and I\u2019m wondering\u2014because I know \u201cincarnation,\u201d\u2014one of the names of God that you talk about in the end of the book, is the incarnational name that is given to Jesus. His name is a set-apart name as well; isn\u2019t it?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Tony:<\/strong> Immanuel\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Yes.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Tony:<\/strong> \u2014\u201cGod with us.\u201d This is what makes Jesus so extraordinary\u2014one-of-a-kind \/ unique. Starting with the virgin birth\u2014the Son who existed before the child that was born\u2014I mean, it\u2019s God in flesh. Hebrews 4 [verse 15] wants you to understand that because he says, \u201cI want you to understand\u2026so that He could sympathize with our weaknesses.\u201d That goes back to the concept that God wants to <em>experience<\/em> what we experience and not just <em>know<\/em> about what we experience.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Yes.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Tony:<\/strong> So, in Jesus Christ in flesh\u2014the experience goes there.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>16:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWhen a woman is pregnant and has a baby, it\u2019s a difference of having a male obstetrician or a female obstetrician, who\u2019s also a mother. A male knows the facts about the birth \/ the female obstetrician, who is a mother, has the experience of the birth.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Yes.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Tony:<\/strong> When we have Jesus Christ, we have somebody who knows about the birth\u2014He knows what to do\u2014but He also knows what labor pains feel like \/ in being tempted in every way such as we are. In Jesus Christ, you have somebody who can relate and who can do something about it because He\u2019s the God-man.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> He is <em>fully <\/em>God and <em>fully <\/em>man. We were talking this morning\u2014I think, sometimes, we have this idea that Jesus was mostly God and a little bit of man thrown in so that He could relate to us.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Tony:<\/strong> Ahhh, well this is quite extraordinary! You know, in the manger\u2014you know, He\u2019s a baby needing to feed on His mother \/ yet, He made His mother. You know, He can say, \u201cI thirst\u201d; and yet, He can walk on water. You know, He can die; but He can get up out of the grave; you know? He\u2019s fully both\u2014and He can maneuver both in sync and in harmony\u2014100 percent of the time.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>17:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> He weeps at the death of Lazarus and then He raises him from the dead.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Tony:<\/strong> He can do both in the same situation. That means He can relate and help.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> There has to be a listener, right now, who needs to hear just the promise of another name of God that is so familiar\u2014it is the 23<sup>rd<\/sup> Psalm\u2014\u201cThe Lord is my Shepherd.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Tony:<\/strong> And what makes that psalm so beautiful is that it puts you in the position of a sheep. Sheep are dumb! Let me tell you how dumb sheep are! Sheep are so dumb that one sheep will follow another sheep that\u2019s walking in a circle, and they all think they\u2019re going somewhere! [Laughter] I mean, they\u2019re just <em>dumb<\/em>!\u2014alright? But a <em>shepherd<\/em> knows how to move sheep from one place to another and protect them in the process. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIn Psalm 23, He covers every area of life. He can meet your spiritual needs\u2014you know, \u201cmake you lie down.\u201d He can meet your directional need\u2014\u201clead you in the path.\u201d He can meet your emotional needs\u2014\u201cyou will not fear the shadow of death.\u201d He can meet your physical need\u2014\u201cyour cup runs over.\u201d Then He can meet your eternal need because, now, \u201cI will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>18:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThere is no need you have that doesn\u2019t fit in Psalm 23. The question is: \u201cAre you willing to be a sheep so that you\u2019re allowing Him to by your Shepherd?\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> \u2014\u201cand submit to the Shepherd and the direction He\u2019s taking you?\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Tony:<\/strong> Absolutely, because a wayward sheep is going to be gobbled up by wolves.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Okay. Out of all these names\u2014and you said there are like 80 you could have sampled from the Scripture\u2014what\u2019s your favorite? Do you have one that you haven\u2019t mentioned that\u2019s a favorite?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Tony:<\/strong> Boy! I like <em>Jehovah<\/em>-<em>nissi<\/em> because that\u2019s \u201cthe Lord is my banner.\u201d When Israel would go out to war, they would have this banner that let them know that God was going in front of them for the battle. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe\u2019re in a war\u2014in our country, in our culture, in our families, in our society\u2014everywhere you look, worldwide\/nationwide, and every community.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> And we\u2019re in a war in our hearts too\u2014with myself.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Tony:<\/strong> Yes, we live in a war zone because we are \u201cwe.\u201d We look to the enemy and: \u201cIt is me!\u201d [Laughter] \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>19:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tOkay? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tSo we\u2019re in a war zone. I need to know that victory is possible. The Lord being my banner says that\u2014even when I\u2019m outnumbered \/ even when I don\u2019t think I can make it\u2014if I put that banner in front of me, that means it ain\u2019t over. That means the final decision \/ the final bell has not rung yet and that I\u2019m on the winning side. To be <em>reminded<\/em> that I\u2019m on the winning side, even when I feel like I\u2019m losing, is a good thing to have.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> But it\u2019s important to know that, as you look forward to the God, who has that banner, that you\u2019re in line and you\u2019re marching according to the General\u2019s directions.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> That you\u2019re under the banner\u2014that\u2019s right!\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Tony:<\/strong> That\u2019s right.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Speak to that because some are struggling with the authority of the General. If they\u2019re going to have the victory, they\u2019ve got to salute.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Tony:<\/strong> You cannot be going your own way \/ your own path, doing your own thing, and still claim the victory because, now, you are sleeping with the enemy \/ you\u2019re helping the enemy. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>20:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWhat you want to do is be under divine rule so that His banner and you are in the same location.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Would you pray for the person, right now, who this is their battle, right now, today? I mean, I don\u2019t know what they\u2019re facing\u2014just pray for them\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Tony:<\/strong> Sure.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> \u2014that God will show up, and that they will salute and follow Him because this is not just a broadcast to entertain people. It is a broadcast to, hopefully, deliver the Scriptures and the reality of who God is and who Christ is so that <em>He<\/em> will begin to transform human lives.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Tony: <\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tFather, right now, I pray for that person \/ those people, right now, who are in a battle\u2014a battle with themselves, a battle in their homes, a battle in our society\u2014wherever the battle that is being waged\u2014that You will, in light of who You are and the names You bear, demonstrate\u2014to them, in them, for them, and from them\u2014the glory of Your name. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>21:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThat they will experience Your intrusion into their lives and, even if it\u2019s not yet time for their circumstances to change, change them in the midst of their circumstances. Give them a peace that passes understanding\u2014the <em>shalom<\/em> peace that you offer to everyone who comes to You through Christ. So I pray that the peace of God will rest as people wait on You for You to address their deepest needs. In Jesus\u2019 name. Amen.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Amen. Tony, I want to thank you for making the journey up here\u2014for being a Texan and crossing the border into Arkansas. They wouldn\u2019t let me into Texas the other day when I tried to get in.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Tony:<\/strong> So that\u2019s why I came to you.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> There you go. They wouldn\u2019t let me\u2014my passport wasn\u2019t good enough. Thanks for being a champion for Christ, though, and for your faithfulness over the past\u2014well, more than four-and-a-half decades\u2014just for your life and the ministry you continue to have. I just appreciate you and pray that God\u2019s favor rests upon you.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Tony:<\/strong> Thank you, my friend.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>22:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Well, and let me just say, on behalf of those who are going to get a copy of your book and dig into it: \u201cThank you for the time, and the study, and the investment in writing <em>The Power of God\u2019s Names,\u201d <\/em>which is a book that we\u2019ve got in our <em>FamilyLife Today <\/em>Resource Center\u2014a book which, by the way, fits very nicely with the Adorenaments<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\u2014the Christmas tree ornaments\u2014that your wife, Barbara, has created over the last several years\u2014 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Yes.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> \u2014including this year\u2019s ornaments that are the names of Jesus in different languages\u2014Spanish, Russian, Hebrew, Arabic, and Mandarin. They can be hung on your Christmas tree as well. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd then we\u2019ve got this resource that we\u2019ve created for children called \u201cThe Twelve Names of Christmas<sup>\u2122<\/sup>\u201412 Christmas tree ornaments that children will appreciate with different names of Jesus: He is Immanuel, He\u2019s the Living Water, He\u2019s the Door, He\u2019s the Light of the world, the Lamb of God, the King of kings, the Lion of Judah. Along with the ornaments, there is a storybook so that you can read to the kids the stories about the names of Jesus.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>23:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAll of these resources are available in our <em>FamilyLife Today <\/em>Resource Center. So go, online, at FamilyLifeToday.com. Order Dr. Tony Evans\u2019 book, <em>The Power of God\u2019s Names,<\/em> some of Barbara\u2019s ornaments, and \u201cThe Twelve Names of Christmas\u201d ornaments for children. Again, the website is FamilyLifeToday.com\u2014order online; or call 1-800-FL-TODAY and order over the phone\u20141-800-358-6329\u2014that\u2019s 1-800-\u201cF\u201d as in family, \u201cL\u201d as in life, and then the word, \u201cTODAY.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd, quickly, let me remind our listeners about the matching-gift opportunity that we talked about earlier. When you make a donation to <em>FamilyLife Today, <\/em>your donation is, effectively, going to be tripled. That\u2019s up to a total of $2 million\u2014all of this thanks to friends who have provided this matching-gift fund. So, if you can help with a donation today, we would appreciate it. 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