February 1 – Today’s reading from the One Year Bible:

– Exodus 13:17-22
– Exodus 14
– Exodus 15:1-18
– Matthew 21:23-46
– Psalms 26:1-12
– Proverbs 6:16-19

The LORD is a warrior; Yahweh is his name!
– Exodus 15:3

Thanks for joining me in a fasted life this year by praying and fasting with me for the first three days of every month. Together, we are setting our eyes on the vision and getting ready to run. I decree this to be a year of Miracles, More, and Multiplication for you!

When you read the Bible, you are looking to find God, not principles about Him. In today’s reading, we get a picture of who God is and what He is like. “The Lord is a warrior; Yahweh is His name.” Those words were a spontaneous song after the parting of the Red Sea. It’s the oldest poem in history by hundreds of years. But more than that, this song shows us who God is.

Have you thought about the Lord as a mighty warrior? Have you seen Him as the one who fights battles for you? Oh, that you will see the Lord today as the mighty warrior He is. Don’t fret at what you see around you, my friend. The Lord is a warrior and He is for you, not against you.

“One person with God is always in the majority.”
– Graham Cooke

“Yahweh is His name.” God’s name was highly respected by the Jews. In fact, His name was so holy to them that they would not even say it. When the scribes would come to write God’s name, they would go in and take a bath, put on fresh clothes, wash their pen completely, dip it in fresh ink, and then write God’s name. Oh, that we would have a love for His name! That we would cry out as Moses did, “Show me your glory, Lord!” That we would relish in His name—My Father, The Lord my Healer, My Shepherd, My Provider, The Great I AM, Jesus, Prince of Peace, Savior—the name above all names!

“When His name means everything to you, it will obtain everything for you.”
– Andrew Murray

I pray for you, my friend, that you have an experience with God’s glory this month! That you have a deeper experience of God’s name and who He is to you in this current season of your life. I pray that His name becomes a name you cherish more, a name that floods you with hope, and that you experience the Lord as the Warrior that is fighting for you.

Watch or listen to Pastor Kevin’s “Vision Sunday” messages here or on our Mount Hope Church app. You can also download our 2017 Vision and Core Value handout so you can keep it in front of you all year long here!