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Power in the Name

DAY 4 OF 5

HE IS EL SHADDAI

‘Narroter’ the side of my cup read as a part of me died a little inside. ‘That’s not even a word,’ I mumbled to myself as I walked away from the coffee shop, annoyed but unsurprised. It’s only a name after all, right? 

Is a name ever really just a name?

When God tells Abram to call him El Shaddai, He isn’t just saying, ‘Hey, I like to be referred to as this’. He is sharing a part of who He is. He is telling Abram to call Him ‘Almighty’ and, in doing so, Abram is not just calling out a characteristic of God, but every time he says it, he is reminding himself that God is in fact, all-powerful. 

There is much significance at this moment because not only does God tell Abram a new name to call Him by, but He also gives Abram a new name. Abram shifts from ‘exalted father’ to Abraham, ‘father of a multitude’. This exchange of names for both God and Abraham signifies God reaffirming His covenant with Abraham. 

Now every time Abraham said his name, he would be reminded of that promise – that he would be a father to a multitude. Equally, every time he called out to El Shaddai, he would be reminded that he was not calling to a powerless God but rather to an all-powerful God who cared very much about what was in a name. 

What names do you call yourself? What name does God call you?

Written by NERI MORRIS

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Power in the Name

Throughout the Bible, there are many names used to reference God. Names like Elohim, YHWH, Adonai, El Shaddai, and Jehovah Jireh are all used to describe the characteristics of our mighty God. Discover how these names can have new meaning in your day-to-day life. Be powerfully reminded of who God is and how He is intricately weaving Himself through your everyday.

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