Pastor Mike Impact Ministries

Today, Friday August 14 - Jehovah-Nissi, The LORD is our Banner!  No sooner than Israel began their wilderness journey, they were attack by Amelek.  Moses commissioned Joshua to lead the Israelite army to fight them.  I remind you that "Joshua" is the Hebrew name for Jesus - Savior, Deliverer.  Amelek is the flesh, our old carnal nature that attacks us especially when we are ti...

Today, Thursday August 13 - Jehovah-Nissi, The LORD is our Banner!  The Old Testament stories were recorded to teach us how to deal with different aspects of our Christian experience.  Romans 15:4  "For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope." In Exodus 17, where w...

Today, Wednesday August 12 - Jehovah-Nissi, The LORD is our Banner!  We meet God by this name in Exodus 17:8-16.  Israel is on their wilderness journey to the Promise Land and they are attack by Amelek. Amelek represents the world, the flesh and the devil attacking us as believers to keep us from enjoying victory in the Christian life. Remember 1 John 2:15-17 "Do not love the world or th...

Today, Tuesday August 11 - One of the greatest challenges of life is facing and dealing with personal suffering! Life is hard and life is tough. It can bring tremendous joy and blessings and yet, I don't anyone who is exempt from the fact that it can bring great suffering too. I believe that all human suffering comes from the curse of the first sin committed in the Garden of Eden. Amazing, one sin...

Today, Monday August 10 - Jehovah Rapha - The LORD Who Heals You! Today we will take one last look at this wonderful name of God that is revealed to us in Exodus 15.  The people of Israel had just entered the wilderness to begin their journey to the Promise Land. Often, as we begin our spiritual pilgrimage to seek to enjoy the promises of God in our personal lives we find ourselves in the wil...

Today, Sunday August 9 – Jehovah-Rapha – The LORD Who Heals. God’s Grace to forgive the person who offends you is God’s medicine that brings healing to the bitter things that happen to us in life. Often times the greatest pain will produce the greatest blessings, not only to me but also for many others for years to come. Remember the story of Joseph! His brothers sought to kill him but ended up se...

Today, Saturday August 8 - Jehovah-Rapha, The LORD Who Heals! I've always thought that one of the greatest emotions that a human being can have is the emotion of knowing "I am forgiven." The feeling of guilt is no longer there. Maybe I feel this way because I'll never forget the day, February 21, 1971, that Jesus forgave me for all of my sins and took away all the guilt and filth in my life! I've...

Today, Friday August 7 – Jehovah-Rapha – The LORD Who Heals. Peter asked Jesus how many times in a day he had to forgive someone who offended him. Peter then suggested seven times, which he must have thought was quite generous. Jesus’ answer must have shocked him and the other disciples! Jesus said that he should forgive the offender seven times seventy, which would be 490 times in a day. Does thi...

Today, Thursday August 6 – Jehovah-Rapha – The LORD Who Heals. Hebrews 12:14-15 “Strive for peace with everyone, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord. See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of God; that no “root of bitterness” springs up and causes trouble, and by it many become defiled…” God’s cure for the bitterness in my life is His Grace through His Son Jesus Ch...

Today, Wednesday August 5 - Jehovah-Rapha, The LORD Who Heals! Just shortly before I made this Pastor's Chat, I received a phone call informing me that one of my dear friends just went to be with the Lord very unexpectedly. His name is Clarence Leonard. He and his wife Marie are members of Rainbow Forest and are also close neighbors of mine. I love telling everyone, that Clarence and I share grand...

Today, Tuesday August 4 - Jehovah-Rapha is the LORD Who Heals!  Isaiah 53:5 tells us: ".... and by His strips we are healed."  When Moses and the people of Israel came to the water in the the wilderness three days after their deliverance from the armies of Pharaoh, they thought it would quench their thirst.  But when they begin to drink, they found it to be so bitter they couldn't d...

Today, Monday August 3 - Jehovah-Rapha, The LORD Who Heals- One of the most dreaded words in our English language is probably the word cancer.  In the U.S. alone, over 606,520 people will die of cancer in 2020.  That's 1,660 a day.  This year over 1.8 million people will be diagnosed with cancer. To hear a doctor say, "You have cancer," can bring all sorts of feelings and emotions i...

Today, Sunday August 2 - Jehovah-Rapha - The LORD Who Heals.  In Exodus 15 we are introduced to God by this wonderful and assuring name!  One of the hot topics and matter of concern today is healthcare and Medicare. God has an awesome Medicare Program.  He is a God who  is concerned about our entire well-being.  He no doubt desires us to be a healthy people.  Sickness...

Today, Saturday August 1 - Worshiping and Praise God as Jehovah-Jireh - There are two key words to remember as we learn to recognized the wonderful work and grace of God in this beautiful name - Sacrifice and Substitute!  In Genesis 22 God provided a substitute sacrifice for Abraham to offer instead of his son Issac. Somehow by faith, Abraham was able to look forward to see the future reality...

Today, Friday July 31 - Jehovah-Jireh (Genesis 22:14) I've been told that the Jewish interpretation of this compound name of God is: "God will see and choose that very place to cause His Shekinah to rest on and to offer the offering." Today there are so many broken lives around us, living with a sense of despair and hopelessness and feeling they "can't see" their way through another day! That migh...

Today, Thursday July 30 - In Genesis 22 we find Abraham's testimony of what happened when he met God as Jehovah-Jireh. Jesus spoke of this event in John 8:56, "...Abraham rejoiced that he would see my day. He saw it and was glad." My friend, when you by faith see that "day" where Jehovah has provided Himself the sacrifice for your sins, you also will be glad! God bless!

Today, Wednesday July 29 - Jehovah-Jireh, translated into our English language means, "On the Mount of the LORD it shall be seen that the LORD provides." I love Genesis 22 because in it is one of the most beautiful pictures of the Substitutionary Death of our Lord Jesus as the Lamb of God in the Old Testament. Jesus said the devil is a liar and the father of lies. (John 8:44) Beginning with Eve in...

Today, Tuesday July 28 - Jehovah-Jireh, "In the Mount of the LORD it shall be seen that God's Provides." Abraham was asked to sacrifice his son, "his only son" Issac on Mt. Moriah. Abraham obeyed Jehovah and began the journey that was several days long. On the way Issac asked him, "We have wood and we have fire for the sacrifice but where is the sacrifice?" Abraham replied, "God will provide Himse...

Seeking after God with all my heart is probably the most important thing I can do every day of my life! One of the ways we seek after God is to experience Him and get to know Him by His name! Jehovah is the most used name for God in the Bible! To more fully express or manifest Himself by this name Jehovah, there are about 11 compound names of Jehovah. Most of the compound names of Jehovah arise ou...

Listen to 5 Psalms and 1 Proverb for each day of the month.  I've been reading through these two books in this way for now over 45 years. Please join me each day!

Today, Friday July 24 - Jehovah, Jesus is the complete revelation of God Himself! Jesus said to His disciple, Philip, in John 14, "...Whoever has seen Me has seen the Father." That's why when Jesus would say, "I AM.....", He was claiming to be Jehovah, The Self-Existent One, the only One Who could meet every need and bring true and lasting satisfaction into our lives! It is so sad that most Christ...

Today, Thursday July 23 - Jehovah, Jesus said, "I AM the True Vine, Abide in Me and you will bear fruit." What does it mean to abide in Christ? Of course it begins with a personal relationship with Jesus that is called, being "born again." (John 3:1-7) As you repent of your sins and receive Jesus as your Lord and Savior by faith, He comes to live in your life in the person of the Holy Spirit. "Chr...