This is part 5 of the series "To Know Him"
Maude Royden said, “When you have nothing left but God, then you are aware for the first time that God is enough.” So far, we have seen a wonderful progression of God in the life of His children revealed to us in the meanings of His names found throughout Scripture. We see God, our creator (Elohim), the Most High (El-Elyon), who sees (El-Roi) us through all our days. In those days, when we feel like all else has failed, El-Shaddai comes through. When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am Almighty God; walk before Me and be blameless. (Genesis 17:1). He is God Almighty. A closer study reveals the meaning of this in the life of every believer is that God is the All-Sufficient one. In verse 2, God makes a covenant with Abram. The same God whose covenant has been passed down from generations to generations is sufficient enough to keep that covenant with His creation. He is the almighty. Paul writes of Abraham, “and being fully convinced that what He had promised He was also able to perform” (Romans 4:21). Failure comes when we rely upon our own strength and our own wisdom instead of the sufficiency of an omnipotent El-Shaddai. His command to Abram was to walk before Him and to be blameless, Abram would only be able to accomplish that in trusting in the all sufficiency of God Almighty. Throughout the life of Abraham God’s sufficiency has been on display. At the tender age of 99, and Sarah, at the age of 90, God fulfilled the promise that the covenant that was made would be kept when Isaac was born. A son whose descendants would make Abraham the father of many nations had now become a reality. Abraham under the commandment of God was told to sacrifice his son, his only son. At the last minute, God provided the ram to be the sacrifice. Some say it was coincidental timing, but the truth is that it was El-Shaddai on display. El-Shaddai is sufficient enough to preserve His people. Through slavery, wildernesses, and wars, El-Shaddai has preserved the “apple of His eye” throughout history. God is all-sufficient. What Maude Roykin has explained, God, El-Shaddai, has shown. His riches exceeds far beyond what this world has to offer. He is our everything. When the storm comes, give me El-Shaddai. When Satan hurls his poisonous darts, give me El-Shaddai. When life seemingly hits a standstill and you wonder where your help comes from, give me El-Shaddai. He is God Almighty, our preserver, our protector, our covenant keeper, our source of life, happiness, and joy. May we truly paint a picture in our hearts that all we need is God and really deepen our relationship with Him, that when the moment comes when the world seems to be against you, with joy our hearts sings the words penned by Michael Card,
Maude Royden said, “When you have nothing left but God, then you are aware for the first time that God is enough.” So far, we have seen a wonderful progression of God in the life of His children revealed to us in the meanings of His names found throughout Scripture. We see God, our creator (Elohim), the Most High (El-Elyon), who sees (El-Roi) us through all our days. In those days, when we feel like all else has failed, El-Shaddai comes through. When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am Almighty God; walk before Me and be blameless. (Genesis 17:1). He is God Almighty. A closer study reveals the meaning of this in the life of every believer is that God is the All-Sufficient one. In verse 2, God makes a covenant with Abram. The same God whose covenant has been passed down from generations to generations is sufficient enough to keep that covenant with His creation. He is the almighty. Paul writes of Abraham, “and being fully convinced that what He had promised He was also able to perform” (Romans 4:21). Failure comes when we rely upon our own strength and our own wisdom instead of the sufficiency of an omnipotent El-Shaddai. His command to Abram was to walk before Him and to be blameless, Abram would only be able to accomplish that in trusting in the all sufficiency of God Almighty. Throughout the life of Abraham God’s sufficiency has been on display. At the tender age of 99, and Sarah, at the age of 90, God fulfilled the promise that the covenant that was made would be kept when Isaac was born. A son whose descendants would make Abraham the father of many nations had now become a reality. Abraham under the commandment of God was told to sacrifice his son, his only son. At the last minute, God provided the ram to be the sacrifice. Some say it was coincidental timing, but the truth is that it was El-Shaddai on display. El-Shaddai is sufficient enough to preserve His people. Through slavery, wildernesses, and wars, El-Shaddai has preserved the “apple of His eye” throughout history. God is all-sufficient. What Maude Roykin has explained, God, El-Shaddai, has shown. His riches exceeds far beyond what this world has to offer. He is our everything. When the storm comes, give me El-Shaddai. When Satan hurls his poisonous darts, give me El-Shaddai. When life seemingly hits a standstill and you wonder where your help comes from, give me El-Shaddai. He is God Almighty, our preserver, our protector, our covenant keeper, our source of life, happiness, and joy. May we truly paint a picture in our hearts that all we need is God and really deepen our relationship with Him, that when the moment comes when the world seems to be against you, with joy our hearts sings the words penned by Michael Card,
“El Shaddai, El Shaddai, El-Elyon na Adonia, Age to age you're still the same, By the power of the name, El Shaddai, El Shaddai, Erkamka na Adonai, I will praise and lift you high, El Shaddai, Through your love and through the ram, You saved the son of Abraham, Through the power of your hand, You turned the sea into dry land, To the outcast on her knees, You were the God who really sees, And by your might, You set your children free”.
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