Oh let the Son of God and found you with his spirit and his life,

let him fill your heart and satisfy your soul.

Oh, let him have the things that hold you

and his spirit like a dove will descend upon your life and make you

whole. you home.

Welcome to the Word for today,

featuring the Bible Teaching of Pastor Chuck Smith,

founder of the Calvary Chapel Movement.

This radio program is a verse by verse study through the entire

Bible. And on today's edition of the word for today,

Pastor Chuck continues with governed by God as we pick up in Isaiah chapter 48 verse one and now with today's message

here's pastor Chuck now in chapter 48 God speaks about how that he is going to restore then,

under the Holy One, Jehovah's Servant, and God is going to restore the House of Jacob.

Hear ye this, O House of Jacob, which are called by the name of Israel.

You're called by the name of Israel. You're called by the name of Israel. The name of Israel literally means governed by God.

It's a beautiful name. A man governed by God, Israel. It was a name that was given to Jacob by the Lord after Jacob had wrestled all evening and finally

surrendered, weeping and crying, he said, please don't go before you bless me.

And he said, what is your name?

He said, he'll catcher.

He said, you won't be called heel catcher anymore.

You're going to be called a man governed by God. All his life he had been a Sir Planter. All of his life

he had lived by his wits. All of his life he was conniving, living on the border, crooked, scheming.

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