Monday, September 13, 2010 — IDOK Devotion

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Put.  What a word!  And I have only begun to look at the 887 times it is used in the New American Standard Version of the Bible.  The Hebrew words I have viewed so far are as follows: nuwach   shiyth   shalach   suwm  muwth  shuwb   nasa’   cuwr   labash   nathan .  I am imagining there are more.

And as I consulted free dictionary dot com I discovered that our word PUT has multiple uses as well.  Here’s a link. Take a look.

So it would not be an understatement to say that PUT is an action word, would it?  Now, I did not come up with this idea of PUT by myself.  Joyce (Meyer) had her audience saying PUT several times as I watched her telecast.  I’d like for  us to look at a few of the PUT Scriptures she offered.

Psalm 5:NKJV ¹¹ But let all those rejoice who put their trust in You; let them ever shout for joy, because You defend them; let those also who love Your name be joyful in You.

So if we will ‘put’ forth the effort; if we will make the decision to trust the LORD; that is PUT our trust in Him, we will be rejoicing!  Does that mean if we are not rejoicing, we are not trusting?  Just ‘putting’ it out there for us to examine.

Psalm 7:NKJV ¹ O LORD my God, in You I put my trust; save me from all those who persecute me; and deliver me,

When we PUT our trust in Him, we should expect Him to deliver us.

Psalm 9:NKJV ¹⁰ And those who know Your name will put their trust in You; for You, LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You.

Look at that!  Those who know Your name WILL PUT their trust in You. When we know HIS Name we will trust.  And that’ s a whole other study.  HIS Names tell us Who He is in our troubles and when we KNOW that Name, the power and love; we will PUT our trust in Him.

Jehovah – Jireh The LORD will provide.

Jehovah – Rapha The LORD who heals.

Jehovah – Roi The LORD my shepherd.

Jehovah – Shalom The LORD our Peace.

Jehovah – Shammah The LORD is present.

Jehovah – Tsidkenu The LORD our righteousness.

El – Roi The God of sight – who keeps watch.

El – Shaddai God Almighty. Two roots for the word: 1) to be powerful; and 2) breast, nourisher, sustainer.                                                      (Names found here)

And that’s not all of them!  Yes, when we KNOW His Name in our situation, we will PUT our trust in Him!  Amen and amen!

ABBA, I enjoyed writing this one.  What a word, PUT.  And there is no better action we could take than putting all our love, hope and faith in You. I pray moment by moment we will trust You to train us to do this.  Thank You that Jackson is home now with his Mom and Dad and we trust You with Jackson; that Your plan for his life is unfolding and will continue to do so.  There were a lot of baptisms today in just two local churches that I am aware of — words don’t come to describe it.  I pray that each one who entered the baptismal waters today will faithfully put their trust moment by moment in You for growing and developing the character You desire.  I pray that for us too.  And Elaine comes to mind, You know the need and the cry of her family and her own desires.  I respect the woman You have grown her to be and I pray You will exalt Yourself in her more and more. And the prayers she lifts to You for her family and herself I ask You to grant.  And as a whole we come with our Praying for These list and we corporately and individually pray for them; we petition You to heal and restore; and to pursue and woo the lost ones until they surrender to You. And we pray for our IDOK Troops. It is our prayer that each one be safe in spirit, soul and body; that each come home to family and friends safe and sound; but that’s not all, we want them to be holy, we want them to honor You even more than they honor America — we pray they will. And my prayer for Israel is the peace You desire for them; for the Nation as a whole to follow after You; for them to be strong and courageous and give up nothing that You have given them and for America to be a faithful ally.  And for America, I still pray that You will pour out Your Holy Conviction upon us and that we will repent and be saved.  And now as we close this session, I pray for rest and peace for all our IDOKs and for each of us to share the Good News that JESUS SAVES with someone who is lost this week. Amen and amen LORD JESUS.

Holy hugs, KT