Jehovah-Nissi- The Lord Our Banner Series

John 12:32: And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.

The banner is also the great source to console every Christian soldier.

Those Israelites who laid on the battlefield in Rephidim, wounded and hurting, looked up to Mt. Sinai to see if the rod was still held high by Moses.

When they saw that banner lifted high and unshaken, they knew that the cause was yet safe, and they took comfort.

Though they were hurting, the cause for which they were willing to die was safe. That gave them great comfort.

Even so, every believer finds his heart’s consolation in Christ Jesus. The soldiers of the cross have no greater joy than seeing the Banner under which they live and die lifted up.

We rejoice in our Savior’s triumph. We can go down to the grave and depart in peace, knowing that the cause of Christ prospers still.

The banner also is the symbol of victory.

When the soldiers come home from war,

having defeated the enemy,

as they march through the streets celebrating their victory,

leading the procession is the flag, the banner under which and for which they have fought.

That banner is now the symbol of their victory.

Even so, in that last great day, when our enemies are all subdued beneath our feet, the Lord Jesus Christ shall be our Banner still.

This is one name among many, by which we shall celebrate our Redeemer’s praise throughout eternity.

He is and shall forever be, Jehovah-Nissi - the Lord our Banner!

Christ was given to us as our Banner by God our Father. He gave his dear Son to be our Banner of salvation for eternity.

From everlasting, he gave Christ to be our Mediator and Substitute,

Messiah,

King,

Lord, and Savior.

When the fullness of time was come, God gave his Son in the manger at Bethlehem to be our Banner.

John 1:14:"The Word was made flesh and dwelt among us".

Christ was given upon the cross when God our Father gave his dear Son to die in our place upon the cursed tree, "the Just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God."

Christ is the Banner of grace given by God the Father to his people upon this earth.

The Lord Jesus Christ is given to every believer as a Banner of salvation,

love, grace,

mercy,

and eternal life when he or she believes the gospel.

Song of Solomon 2:4: He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love.

Christ is the Banner given to every gospel preacher when he is called of God to preach the gospel.

All of God’s preachers should have the same message. They all should wave the same Banner.

We are sent of God to preach Jesus Christ and him crucified. God has committed this glorious Banner to their care. Men of God should not lay it down for a moment.

Co 9:16 For though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of: for necessity is laid upon me; yea, woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel!

Christ is given as a Banner to them that fear God.

God has a chosen people to whom he will give his Son, over whom he shall display the Banner of his love.

Those people are known in time by the character that is created in them by the grace of God. The character by which they are known is this: They fear God.