The word for this week is "highest". We will be looking at Luke 6:35:
35 But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil. KJV
This is the Greek word "Hupsistos". Strong's Concordance says: The Supreme God. Thayer's Greek Lexicon says: Highest of place or rank. Vine's Expository Dictionary says: in the highest regions. The abode of God. The Theological Dictionary adds this: occurs nine times in the NT as a term for God. Worth noting, however, is the ascribing of the title to the exalted Lord, to Christ. When you possess the NAME that is ABOVE every other name! Philippians 2:9-11:
9 Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: 10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; 11 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. KJV
HE is SO far above everyone and everything we will ever deal with here on earth that there should be nothing and no one that ever intimidates us or worries us! Proverbs 16:7 tells us this:
7 When a man's ways please the Lord, He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him. AMP
So just keep doing what you do and allow JESUS to continue to lead, guide and direct you by His Spirit into all His promises! Here is Brandon Lake with a new song just out called "That's Who I Praise", that I LOVE and that speaks about praising "the Heaven seated, undefeated, HIGHEST of NAMES"!
[Verse 1]
I wanna dance like David, I want a faith like Paul
I wanna sing like Silas, tearing down those prison walls
I wanna face that fire, it won't burn me though
God's got my back, Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego
I wanna walk like Moses, right through the waves
One day I'll see that promised land, no longer slaves
Though the fear is talkin', no it can't take out my faith
[Chorus]
I'm gonna praise, I'm gonna praise
I praise the mountain moving, body raising, breaker of chains
Gonna praise, I'm gonna praise
I praise the Heaven seated, undefeated, highest of names
That's who I praisе, hey, that's who I praise, that's who I praise
[Verse 2]
I wanna gift likе Mary
I wanna break my vase
I wanna sleep like Daniel even in a lion’s cave
I’m gonna get that promise
Just like Jericho
Yeah I know what’ll make it fall
[Chorus]
I'm gonna praise, I'm gonna praise
I praise the mountain moving, body raising, breaker of chains
Gonna praise, I'm gonna praise
I praise the Heaven seated, undefeated, highest of names
That's who I praise, hey
I praise the God who's proven He can do impossible things
That's who I praise, hey, that's who I praise, that's who I praise
[Bridge]
He is the Lion of Judah, He is the Lamb that was slain
The only One's who worthy, worthy, worthy of all of His names
That's who I praise
He is the risen Messiah
He is the Ancient of Days
The only One's who worthy, worthy, worthy of all of His names
That's who I praise, oh
[Chorus]
So I'm gonna praise
I praise the mountain moving, body raising, breaker of chains
Gonna praise, I'm gonna praise
I praise the Heaven seated, undefeated, highest of names
That's who I praise, hey
I praise the God who's proven He can do impossible things
That's who I praise, oh, hey, that's who I praise
That's who I praise, that's who I praise
[Outro]
That's who I praise, that's who I praise
Mmm-mmm
I wanna love like Jesus
That kind of grace
I wanna live like I got no more precious time to waste
