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God in the House

“God is Spirit…” John 4:24 Our attention is often given to the natural side to our lives, the natural side being what is tangible, practical, and earthy. It is visible, audible, and touchable. It is reasonable, intellectual, and emotional. The natural side tends to keep individuals and families busy with responsibility and interests. It seems there is always something to do with work, school, friends, activities, entertainment, projects, and other...

His Name is Abba Father

“For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, ‘Abba, Father.’” Romans 8:15 This past week my two-year old niece clearly used my name, and it melted my heart. When she used my name, it made me feel like she was getting to know me and cared who I was. That feeling made me think...

Qanna: His Name is “Jealous”

“You shall worship no other god, for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.” Exodus 34:14 The name Qanna means “jealous” and it is only used to describe God’s jealousy. The fundamental use of the word relates to a marriage relationship. In several scriptures, God is depicted as the husband to His people, a comparison to one of the deepest loves found on earth. There is a...

El Olam: The Everlasting God

“(Abraham)…called on the name of the Lord, the Everlasting God.” Genesis 21:33 Abraham is the first one recorded to call God El Olam, meaning “The Everlasting God” or “The Eternal God.” It could also be translated “The God of Eternity.” Olam is a Hebrew noun that means everlasting, eternal, ancient, forever, always, continuous existence, perpetual, indefinite or unending future, and eternity.” The word is used to refer to both time...

Jehovah Rapha: The Lord That Heals

“…I am the Lord who heals you.” Exodus 15:26 The name Jehovah Rapha means “The Lord our Healer.” The Hebrew word raphe means, “to restore, to heal, or to make healthful, to cure, to repair.” It can also mean, “to sew together, to mend.” The root of the word has the sense of seizing and plucking, like how sewing gathers together. To heal is like surgery, to sew up a...

Jehovah Tsidquenu: The Lord Our Righteousness

“… Now this is the name by which He will be called: The Lord our righteousness.” Jeremiah 23:6 The name Jehovah Tsidqenu is used twice in the Bible, once as a name for the Messiah, revealing the nature of God, and another time as a name for Jerusalem, again revealing the nature of God. The Hebrew word tsidqenu is derived from a word that means upright or straight. The opposite...

Jehovah Ra’ah: The Lord Is My Shepherd

“The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.” Psalm 23:1 The Hebrew word for shepherd in Psalm 23:1 is “ra’ah” (can also be spelled rohi and is derived from ro’eh). It is used as a noun meaning “shepherd” and as a verb “to shepherd, to pasture, to feed, to tend.” To the Hebrews, the shepherd become close to his sheep, perhaps like we get close to our pets. The...

Jehovah Jireh: The Lord Will Provide

“And Abraham called the name of the place, ‘The Lord Will Provide…” Genesis 22:14 Calling God by one of His names should be a heartfelt approach to the one we put our trust in. When we call Him by one of His names, it can have meaning to our relationship, it can express our faith, or it can declare who God is in our situation. One of the names given...

Jehovah Nissi: The Lord Our Banner

“And Moses built an altar and called its name, The Lord Is My Banner.” Exodus 17:15 The Hebrew word nissi means, “something lifted up, a signal to be seen far off.” What was lifted up could be a pole, rod, or banner. In battle, an army would fly their flag or banner on a pole at their front line as a rallying point for defense. The name Jehovah Nissi is...

His Name is El Bethel

“I am the God of Bethel.” Genesis 31:13 Jacob had an encounter with God as he was fleeing from his brother Esau (Genesis 28:10-22). Esau was in pursuit of Jacob because Jacob had deceptively stolen Esau’s birthright and blessing. During this encounter, God spoke to Jacob in a dream, promising to multiply his descendants and to bless all families of the world through his seed (Jesus). God said to Jacob,...

Jehovah Sabaoth: The Lord of Hosts

“Who is this King of glory? The LORD of hosts, He is the King of glory.” Psalm 24:10 Hosea was a prophet to God’s people, a prophet who delivered a passionate message with a plea to return to the Lord. In chapter 12 of Hosea, God is asking His people to remember their past. He asks them to remember how Jacob feverishly struggled with the Angel of Lord to receive...

Jehovah Elyon” The Lord Most High

“I will cry out to God Most High, to God who performs all things for me.” Psalm 57:2 David wrote Psalm 57 as a worship song when he fled from King Saul into the cave. The prophet Samuel had already anointed David to be the next king of Israel, but the current king, King Saul, was on a hunt to take his life. In his distress, David cried out to...

His Name is El Shadday

“The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.” Job 33:4 El Shadday means “The All-Sufficient One.” To be sufficient means to be the adequate supply of what is needed. God is a creator that extended Himself in His creation. What exists, exists as an appendage of His life, like an arm to a body or a branch to a tree. We weren’t...

His Name is El Roi

“…You are the God who sees…” Genesis 16:13 When believers think about Abraham and Sarah’s faith, we often focus on Isaac, the promised son in the bloodline of Jesus Christ. In Hebrews 11:8-12, both are noted for their faith, but Abraham and Sarah are a lot like people today – they weren’t perfect. They both laughed at the promise of God, thinking it to be impossible (Genesis 17:17 and 18:12-15)....

His Name is Elohim

“Then God said, ‘Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion…” Genesis 1:26 One name for God in the Hebrew is “Elohim.” The name means “ruler, judge, creator, mighty one, God.” The first reference is Genesis 1:1 “In the beginning God (Elohim) created the heaven and the earth.” What is interesting about Elohim is that it is the plural form of the Hebrew...