Thy Name

As we discussed yesterday, names matter. And God, how is One in Three and Three in One, has more than one name. Don’t let that confuse you. If you ever read through the Bible, you’ll discover that God’s names emerged when his people needed him in a certain way, or he chose to reveal himself in a certain way.

Yesterday I shared a link with the names of God. I know you’re busy, most likely reading this early in the morning before you head to work, and probably didn’t get to read the additional link. So here’s a concise list. Keep in mind that this is how God likes to show himself. These names are who our God is! When we pray hallowed be your name, we’re asking God to be who he already is…but to show up in our lives as that.

• El Elyon–God Most High
• El Shaddai–God Almighty
• El Olam–God Eternal
• Elohim–God, Creator
• Jehovah–The Lord, the I Am
• Jehovah Jireh–the Lord who Provides
• Jehovah Nissi–the Lord our Banner
• Jehovah Roi–the Lord who sees
• Jehovah Rapha–the Lord our healer
• Jehovah Sabaoth–the Lord of Hosts (who fights for us)
• Jehovah Tsidkenu–the Lord our righteousness

And I love this name of God. Jehovah-Shammah, the Lord who is there. We don’t know tomorrow. At all. The Lord not only knows it, but because he is not bound by time and space as we are, is already there. He is the present God!

Whatever you need, he is. Wherever you are, he is. Wherever you’re going, he is. Wherever you’ve been He is.

Rest in that today.