Mighty God

“Mighty God”

By

Bishop Melvin L. Maughmer, Jr.

OPENING: - What a mighty God we serve Angels bow before Him heaven and earth adore Him what a mighty God we serve. Having grown up in the church I heard that song a lot. It was and still is one of those songs that gets you excited, makes you feel good, and lets you know you had that good ole hand clapping, foot stomping church. The problem is so often we become so conditioned to something that we will forget the importance of it, the meaning of it, and the power of it. That’s what happened to Uzzah when he reached out to steady the Ark of the Covenant and when he touched it, he died. See Uzzah was the son of Abinadab, the Ark of the Covenant had been in Abinadab’s house for 20 years, Uzzah grew up around the Ark, he was comfortable around the Ark and his comfort and familiarity caused him to forget the importance of it, the meaning of it, and the power of it. So, when he reached out and touched it, he died because he forgot.

So often we will read scripture and because we are familiar with that scripture, we have memorized that scripture, we can quote that scripture we will become comfortable with that scripture and even miss something very important in it. This week while studying I read a verse I know as I am sure most of you know by heart. Isaiah 9:6 “For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace”. There are times this scripture has been read so fast that we miss important things. There is a comma after Wonderful, Counsellor, the mighty God, the everlasting father, the prince if peace. I looked at this verse and was dealing with the 5 names. If you have heard especially lately my sermons, you know I have been dealing with this number 5 for a while. The number 5 symbolizes God's grace, goodness, and favor toward mankind. Grace is mentioned 318 times in Scripture, 3+1+8 =12 which is Divine Government. Five is the number of grace, and multiplied by itself, which is 25, is 'grace upon grace' John 1:16. The Ten Commandments contains two sets of 5 commandments. The first five commandments are related to our treatment and relationship with God with the remaining one concerned with our relationship with other people. There are 5 primary types of offerings God commanded Israel to bring to him. 1.) Burnt Offering (Leviticus 1; 8:18 - 21; 16:24), 2.) Sin (Leviticus 4; 16:3 - 22), 3.) Trespass (Leviticus 5:14 - 19; 6:1 - 7; 7:1 - 6), 4.) Grain (Leviticus 2) and 5.) Peace Offering (Leviticus 3; 7:11- 34). The Book of Psalms is divided into 5 major sections. Section 1 (Psalm 1 to 41) refers to the Passover, Israel's beginning, and the start of the God's plan of salvation that centers on Christ. Section 2 (42 to 72) sings about a unified Israel in the land and pictures the creation of the New Testament Church. Section 3 (73 to 89) bemoans the destruction of both God's Temple and Jerusalem. This section also hints at prophecies regarding the End Time Great Tribulation. Section 4 (90 to 106) rejoices over the 1,000 reign of Jesus and shows Israel gathered again. Section 5 (107 to 150) pictures a time when Judah (representing all Israel) shall again be delivered. There are five books of God's Law (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy) commonly referred to as the Pentateuch ('Penta' means five). The 4 Gospels plus Acts equals five books that, as a set, can be designated as "the New Testament Pentateuch." They reveal Jesus' teachings concerning the Law and the Prophets. The apostle John wrote 5 books centered on the grace of God and eternal life (the gospel of John, 1John, 2John, 3John and Revelation).

But what really stood out to me was the 3rd name, the Mighty God, wrapped in the middle of Grace. The number 3 conveys the meaning of fullness. Past, Present, Future, Outer Court, Inner Court, Holy of Holies, Father, Son, Holy Ghost, Death, Burial, Resurrection, Joseph had 3 coats the 1st is father gave him, 2nd Potiphar gave him, the 3rd Pharaoh gave him, Dave was anointed 3x, 1st to be King, 2nd King of Judah, 3rd King of all Israel.

Today I want to talk about “The Mighty God”.

PRAYER

SCRIPTURES: - Isaiah 9:6 “For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace”.