04 Mar An Introduction to God (The Names of God) Part#15

Jehovah Gamola Overview

In this profound exploration of God’s character, we discover Jehovah Gamola – the Lord of Recompenses who always repays in full. Through biblical examples including Moses’ mother’s brave defiance of Pharaoh’s decree and Moses’ own choice to reject Egyptian royalty for God’s calling, we learn that divine compensation extends far beyond earthly rewards. God faithfully rewards those who trust Him, whether through blessing obedience or allowing consequences for wickedness. The sermon emphasizes that believers need endurance while waiting for God’s promises to manifest, trusting that every act of faith and obedience will be divinely compensated. Like a farmer who plants seeds and trusts the harvest will come, we must maintain confidence in God’s timing and faithfulness. This teaching reveals that our Heavenly Father operates on principles of perfect justice and abundant grace, ensuring that no good deed goes unrewarded and no trust placed in Him goes uncompensated.

Jehovah Gamola Outline

• 0:00 – Introduction to Jehovah Gamola: Exploring the meaning of God as the Lord of Recompenses who always repays in full
• 5:00 – Biblical Foundation from Jeremiah: God’s judgment on Babylon demonstrates His perfect justice and recompense
• 10:00 – The Principle of Divine Compensation: Understanding how God rewards obedience and allows consequences for disobedience
• 15:00 – Confidence and Endurance in Faith: Hebrews teaches us to maintain confidence in God’s promises despite delays
• 25:00 – Moses’ Mother’s Faith Rewarded: How trusting God in dangerous circumstances led to supernatural provision
• 35:00 – Moses Chooses God Over Egypt: The ultimate example of valuing eternal rewards over temporary pleasures

Scripture References

Jeremiah 51:56, Hebrews 10:35-36, John 10:10, Hebrews 11:23, Hebrews 11:24-26

Key Takeaways

• God operates as Jehovah Gamola, the Lord of Recompenses, who always compensates and repays in full for our faith and obedience.
• Trusting God requires endurance because His timing may not align with our expectations, but His promises are guaranteed.
• We should never take vengeance into our own hands since God promises to repay both good and evil according to His perfect justice.
• Every act of faith and obedience to God will be rewarded, even when we don’t see immediate results or recognition.
• Like Moses, we must sometimes choose God’s calling over worldly success and temporary pleasures for eternal rewards.
• Confidence in God’s character and promises carries its own reward and should never be cast away during difficult times.
• God’s kingdom operates on principles of giving and compensation that far exceed any earthly system of reward.

Jehovah Gamola Notes

The concept of Jehovah Gamola reveals one of the most encouraging aspects of God’s character – His role as the divine compensator who ensures perfect justice and abundant reward for those who trust Him. This Hebrew name, meaning ‘Lord of Recompenses,’ appears in Jeremiah 51:56 within the context of God’s judgment upon Babylon for their mistreatment of Israel. The passage declares that God ‘always repays in full,’ establishing a fundamental principle of divine justice that extends throughout Scripture.Understanding divine compensation requires recognizing that God operates on a completely different economic system than the world. Where earthly systems may overlook good deeds or allow injustice to prevail, God’s system ensures that every act of faith, every moment of obedience, and every trust placed in His character receives appropriate recompense. This doesn’t always manifest as immediate material blessing, but encompasses spiritual, emotional, relational, and eternal rewards that far exceed our earthly investments.The sermon emphasizes the crucial role of endurance in receiving God’s compensation. Hebrews 10:35-36 warns believers not to ‘cast away confidence’ which itself carries great reward, but to maintain faith through seasons of waiting. This endurance isn’t passive resignation but active trust in God’s character and timing. Like a farmer who plants seeds and trusts the natural process of growth without constantly digging up the soil to check progress, believers must plant seeds of faith and allow God’s supernatural processes to bring forth the harvest.Moses’ mother exemplifies this principle beautifully. Faced with Pharaoh’s murderous decree, she chose to obey God rather than man, hiding baby Moses despite the life-threatening consequences. Her faith was rewarded not only through Moses’ survival but through the supernatural arrangement where she was paid by Pharaoh’s own daughter to nurse and care for her own son. This divine irony demonstrates how God’s recompense often exceeds our wildest expectations, turning our acts of faith into channels of blessing beyond our imagination.The ultimate example appears in Moses himself, who ‘refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter, choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God than to enjoy the passing pleasures of sin.’ Moses had been positioned to rule Egypt with all its wealth and power, yet he chose God’s calling over earthly success. This choice illustrates the principle that eternal rewards far outweigh temporary pleasures, and that God’s compensation system values faithfulness over worldly achievement.

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