School

As you may imagine, I have been busy since school has started. I have not posted in a while due to this busyness, as well as the humbling realization no one reads this. I guess it will serve as therapy. I did buy a "real" journal for this move to seminary. Have not cracked the spine. Same reason, I suppose.
How sad... Here I sit with so many solutions to the worlds problems and I will now die in obscurity. Such is reality. I have so much to catch up on, but will limit myself. (Plus the wife just called for supper!!)

My current OT prof. recently gave us a short lesson on the name of God. Some of it I knew, much of it I did not.

Ex. "God" is not even His name. It is used in place of His real name which the early Hebrews would not dare even attempt to write, much less speak.
Along the same line, anywhere you see LORD in all cap's is the same thing. His name is (Hebrew transliteration) YHWH. Because the Hebrews are all dead we today do not really know how to pronounce that. Some say, "Yahweh," others use "Jehovah." The prof. wrote these on the board, but would not even attempt to pronounce them or even tell us how some pronounce them because it IS THE NAME OF GOD. Saying that name, which is above all names, incorrectly would be in error, blasphemous, degrading, not to mention a bad idea.

I am reminded of a Point of Grace song - "God Forbid"
"God forbid that I should speak of you AT ALL WITHOUT A HUMBLE REVERENCE IN MY HEART."

That kind of sums it up for me. Ex. Many think swearing "G.D" is taking the Lord's name in vain. While that is not a good thing, even speaking or mentioning His Holy Name with any casual attitude, lack of complete awe, fear and respect is taking (using) His name in vain. See Ecclesiastes - vanity of vanities...

How far WE today have come from any awe or respect, let alone complete reverence. "God forbid..."
Any wonder why so many look at "religion," Christianity, going to church with such a casual attitude? Why is the power of that Holy One so lacking even in the lives of those who claim to love, honor, and serve him? How can we do anything that is not "wood, hay, and stubble" when we do not even know His name, let alone revere, honor, respect it in our lives and in the presence of a dieing world? A dieing world can never know more of Him than we who are charged with sharing Him.


Just a thought.