JEHOVAH M’KA-DISH or MEKADDISHKEM (mek-KAH-dish-KIM)
The Lord who SANCTIFIES or The Lord is our means of SANCTIFICATION.
God is the one who sets believers apart as holy, free from sin and pure for His purposes. Exodus 31:12-13 states the following: “The Lord then gave these instructions to Moses: ‘Tell the people of Israel: Be careful to keep my Sabbath day, for the Sabbath is a sign of the covenant between me and you from generation to generation. It is given so you may know that I am the Lord, who makes you holy.’”
1 Peter 1:15-16 says the following: “But now you must be holy in everything you do, just as God who chose you is holy. For the Scriptures say, ‘You must be holy because I am holy.’” Hebrews 13:12 says: “So also Jesus suffered and died outside the city gates to make his people holy by means of his own blood.” In 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24 it says: “Now may the God of peace make you holy in every way and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless until our Lord Jesus Christ comes again. God will make this happen, for he who calls you is faithful.”
Scripture is clear … God desires for us to be holy even as He is holy and makes us holy thru Christ’s blood that was shed on the cross, but it doesn’t end there. In a way it’s kinda like having someone pay off a large debt of yours and then you go incur more debt after that kindness had been done for you. No, no, no. We are not to become born again then wallow in the mud all over again. We are to learn how to continue to live holy lives according to God’s Word and thru the help of the Holy Spirit. God did indeed set us apart and make us holy and that is what Jehovah Mekaddishkem means. He is our sanctifier.
Until next time, walk with the King and be a blessing.
In His Name & for His Glory,
Richard Keller
Bread of Life Ministries
Resource: The Names of God, Rose Publishing of the Hendrickson Publishing Group, copyright 2021.
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