"And the name of the city from that day on shall be: The LORD is there"
...............Ezekiel 48:35
Looking toward a time of healing and restoration, the Book of Ezekiel closes
with this name,
Yahweh Shammah, The LORD is There.
It is a name which signifies the glory of the Lord, His divine presence manifesting in power and purity.
It is a healing presence.
There is no more place in it for sickness and disease than there is for sin.
Our sins are overtaken by healing and wholeness.
"You will show me the path of life; in your presence is fullness of joy"
...............Psalm 16:11
Jesus brings this joyful, life-giving presence of God close to us.
". . . . and they shall call His name Immanuel,"
which means, "God is with us"
...............Matthew 1:23
Jesus said, "He who has seen Me has seen the Father"
...............John 14:9
Paul said, "For in Him [Jesus] dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily"
...............Colossians 2:9
This fullness dwells in us, for God has revealed to us a great mystery, "which is Christ in you, the hope of glory"
...............Colossians 1:27
All the fullness of God dwells in Christ, and all the fullness of Christ dwells in us.
LORD, Thank You for Your presence,
Your power and Your purity.
You show us the path of life,
and in Your presence is fullness of Joy.
Thank You for the Lord Jesus Christ,
who dwells in us with all the fullness of God.
Thank You for His healing presence.
Sickness goes and healing comes now,
for You are here with us!
...............In the name of Jesus!