MARCH 31

OUR PERSONAL PROMISES

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1 Chronicles 29:11

“Yours, O Lord, is the greatness,

The power and the glory,

The victory and the majesty;

For all that is in heaven and in earth is Yours;

Yours is the kingdom, O Lord,

And You are exalted as head over all.”

Job 26:14

“Indeed these are the mere edges of His ways,  and how small a whisper we hear of Him!

But the thunder of His power who can understand?”

Psalm 147:5

“Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding is infinite.”

1 Corinthians 4:20

“For the kingdom of God is not in word but in power.”

Psalm 29:4

“The voice of the Lord is powerful; The voice of the Lord is full of majesty.”

Psalm 65:6

“Who established the mountains by His strength, Being clothed with power;”

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Our book for this month  is called “100 NAMES OF GOD”  written by Christopher D. Hudson.  Each day we’ll take one Hebrew name for God as given in the Bible to study and relate to.

EL

GOD

Numbers 23:22

“God brought them out of Egypt:  they have the strength of a wild ox.”

The Hebrew word EL ~ which is derived from a root word meaning “power, might, or strength”) is the most basic Hebrew word for “god”~ referring to pagan gods) or “God” ~ referring to the god os Israel, the one true God).  It is rarely used by itself in the Bible.  Alost always, it is joined with additional descriptive words for Israel’s God.  Take, for example, these names for God:

EL ECHAD ~ “ONE GOD” ~ Malachi 2:10

EL HANNE’EMAN ~ “THE FAITHFUL GOD,” ~ Deuteronomy 7:9

EL EMET ~ “GOD OF TRUTH.” ~ Psalm 31:5

Clearly, it takes a LOT of names to describe an infinite God!  But EL is much more than just a prefix.  As stated previously, it connotes the mighty, relentless power of God.  It refers to His omnipotent strength, and when combined with other names, or attributes, of God, it works to magnify them.

In the examples above, EL ECHAD is not just “ONE GOD” ~ He is THE ONE, THE ONLY GOD of true power and might.  EL HANNE’EMAN is not just faithful ~ He is relentlessly powerful IN HIS FAITHFULNESS.  Nothing can keep Him from being faithful to His own.  He has more than good intentions.  He WILL remain faithful forever.

More than a source of truth, EL EMET is the ALL POWERFUL SOURCE OF TRUTH.  Though we may live in a world where truth is said to be “relative,” God’s almighty truth is an objective standard that cannot be moved.  People can rail against God and “call evil good and good evil” like we’re told in Isaiah 5:20 until the last day of human history.  But no matter what, God cannot and will not lose the debate over truth.

Using EL with the other Hebrew names for God is not simply combining first and last names:   it’s combining attributes in supernaturally powerful combinations.

What is your favorite attribute of God?  Now place the words mightily and powerfully in front of that attribute.  How does your understanding of that attribute change?

PRAYER

Almighty God, thank You for being the Almighty and Powerful God You are.  I cannot begin to fathom Your strength, but I am grateful for it.  Please continue to show me Your might and power in my daily life.   Amen

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