Do You Know the Names of God?

As a first-generation Christian, getting to know God is key to growing in your faith. God is 100% reliable, faithful, and dependable. No person in this world can be everything to us, except God Himself. God will never let you down. There will be times in our lives that we won’t understand what He is up to.

You can trust that God has your best in mind!

Earthly Father vs Heavenly Father

Maybe you have had a very stable childhood where your father was present and available to you whenever you needed him. Maybe you weren’t so fortunate, and you grew up in an unstable home, and your father wasn’t around much at all. Maybe you never knew your biological father.

Did you know?

Your relationship with your earthly father will significantly impact how you view your Heavenly Father. If your dad was reliable and dependable, then it may be easy for you to see God, your heavenly father as reliable and dependable.

If your earthly father was inconsistent, not supportive, and distant; you could think your heavenly Father has those similar characteristics. But that couldn’t be further than from the truth!

Your Heavenly Father

Your heavenly Father…

The list of who God is could go on and on. However, I don’t want you to hear only from me about who God is. I want to share with you some names of God and what the Bible says about Him!

Names of God

Abba means Father

Mark 14:36 – “Abba, Father,” he said, “everything is possible for you. Take this cup from me. Yet not what I will, but what you will.”

 

Adonai means Lord and Master

Genesis 15:2 – “But Abram said, “Sovereign LORD, what can you give me since I remain childless and the one who will inherit my estate is Eliezer of Damascus?

El Elyon means God Most High

Genesis 14:18-20- Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. He was priest of God Most High.

Elohim means God & Creator

Genesis 1:1- “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.”

El Olam means Everlasting God

Genesis 21:33- “Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba, and there he called on the name of the LORD, the Eternal God.”

El Roi means The God Who Sees Me

Genesis 16:13 – She gave this name to the LORD who spoke to her: “You are the God who sees me,” for she said, “I have now seen the One who sees me.”

 

El Shaddai means God Almighty

Genesis 17:1 – When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty; walk before me faithfully and be blameless.”

 

Emmanuel/Immanuel means God with Us

Matthew 1:23 – “The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” (which means “God with us”).

 

Jehovah meansLORD

Exodus 6:2-3- God also said to Moses, “I am the LORD. I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob as God Almighty, but my name the LORD I did not make myself fully known to them.”

Jehovah Jireh means The LORD Will Provide

 

Genesis 22:14 – So Abraham called that place, The LORD Will Provide. And to this day it is said, “On the mountain of the LORD it will be provided.”

 

Jehovah Mekoddishkem means The LORD sanctifies you

Leviticus 20:8- “Keep my decrees and follow them. I am the LORD, who makes you holy.”

 

Jehovah Nissi means The LORD is my Banner (The LORD gives victory)

Exodus 17:15 – And Moses built an altar and called it, The LORD is my Banner. He said, “Because hands were lifted against the throne of the LORD, the LORD will be at war against the Amalekites from generation to generation.”

 

Jehovah Rapha means The LORD who Heals

Exodus 15:26 – He said, “If you listen carefully to the LORD your God and do what is right in his eyes, if you pay attention to his commands and keep all his decrees, I will not bring and of the diseases I brought on the Egyptians, for I am the LORD, who heals you.”

 

Jehovah Rohi means The Lord is my Shepherd

Psalm 23:1 – “The LORD is my shepherd, I lack nothing.”

 

Jehovah Shalom means The LORD is Peace

Judges 6:24 – So Gideon built an altar to the LORD there and called it, The LORD Is Peace. To this day it stands in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

Jehovah Shammah means The Lord is there

Ezekiel 48:35 “The distance all around will be 18,000 cubits. “And the name of the city from that time on will be, the LORD is there.”

Jehovah Tsidkenu means The LORD is our Righteousness

Jeremiah 23:6 – In his days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell in safety. This is the name by which he will be called: “The LORD Our Righteous Savior.’

King of Kings

1 Timothy 6:15 – “…God, the blessed and the only Ruler, the King of kings and the Lord of lords.”

Lord of Lords

Deuteronomy 10:17 – “For the LORD your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great God, mighty and awesome, who shows no partiality and accepts no bribes.”

YHWH/Yahweh means “I AM the LORD”

Exodus 3:14-15 – God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM” This is what you are to say to the Israelites: “I AM has sent me to you.”

REFLECTION QUESTIONS FOR YOU:

CHALLENGE:

PRAYER:

Heavenly Father,

Thank you for loving me and choosing me to be a part of your forever family.

Thank you for being my provider, my battle fighter, the giver of peace, my righteousness, always present with me and my good shepherd.

Help me to see you for who you really are and cling to Bible verses that give me a better picture of who You really are. Please give me the discipline to start memorizing Your Word (if you haven’t done so already). Help me to know you better!

I pray all this in Jesus’ name. Amen.

HELPFUL RESOURCE(S):

For more information on the Names of God, there are a lot of great Christian resources out there. Here are just a few.

Praying Through the Names of God by Tony Evans

The Power of God’s Names by Tony Evans

Praying the Names of God for 52 Weeks by Ann Spangler

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