Grow Devotes

“… 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...

“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...

“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...

“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...

“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,...

“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...

“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...

“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...

“…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)....

“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...

“So Gideon built an altar there to the Lord, and called it The Lord is Peace…” Judges 6:24 Jehovah means “Lord and Existing One” and Shalom means “peace and wholeness.” The shalom peace of the Lord is found multiple times in the Old Testament, but the name Jehovah Shalom is found only once when Gideon used it to name a place of sacrifice. Gideon was visited by the Angel of...

“… I am the Lord who sanctifies you.” Leviticus 20:8 Jehovah means “Lord” and Mekoddishkem means “sanctifies.” God told His people, “I am the Lord who sanctifies you.” It also means to consecrate, dedicate, separate, prepare, or to be hallowed or holy. God asks us to sanctify ourselves, to set ourselves apart for Him, but here God is saying, “I will sanctify you.” God will set us apart. God will...

“The LORD is there.” Ezekiel 48:35 A name in the Bible has meaning, describing the character or purpose of a person or place. Jehovah Shammah (Strongs 3074) is a Hebrew word for God; Jehovah means “the Lord,” and Shammah means “there.” The name Shammah comes from the root sham, used to describe location and time. It also means to “be in” a place, thing, matter, or circumstance. The name Jehovah...

“I am the Lord (Yahweh) your God…” Exodus 20:2 A name declares the character of the one called by it, but the name Yahweh or Jehovah is a name that God called Himself. Many believe that the name came from another Hebrew word hayah (1961) used in Exodus 3:14 when God told Moses to say, “I am that I am” has sent you, meaning “to be or to become or...