The Many Names of God

Genesis 24:14

"Abraham called the name of that place The Lord Will Provide, as it is said to this day, 'In the mount of the Lord it will be provided.'"

Elohim - Creator
El Elyon - God Most High
El Roy - God Who Sees
El Shaddai - All Sufficient One
Jehovah - I Am That I Am (YHWH)
Jehovah-jireh - The Lord will Provide
Jehovah-rapha - The Lord Who Heals
Jehovah-nissi - Lord my Banner
Jehovah-mekoddishkem - The Lord Who Sanctifies You
Jehovah-shalom - The Lord is Peace
Jehovah-sabaoth - The Lord of Hosts
Jehovah-raah - The Lord my Shepherd
Jehovah-tsidkenu - The Lord our Righteousness
Jehovah-shammah - The Lord is There

This is by no means a comprehensive list of the names of God. It doesn’t even include the ones like Lion of the Tribe of Judah, The God of All Comfort, Ancient of Days, King of Kings, Everlasting Father, Wonderful Counselor, Prince of Peace. To look at this list, one would think, “Yeah, God is awesome, and powerful, and heals, and sanctifies.” Yet to simply look at the list is so superficial.

Each of these names is presented in the context of one or more stories in the Bible. They are intended as illustrations of the many ways God loves us and to point our minds toward how incredible and awesome God really is. I would highly encourage you to do a study on the names of God. You’d be amazed at how well you get to know Him, and how He reveals even more of His relevance in your daily life.

I am so thankful He has all of these names to direct us to the many facets of His Person. His love, might, grace, power, and glory - every one has its own story, its own context, and its own meaning, to speak to us in the differing moments in which we falter, stumble, doubt, or have fallen.

Lately, I have been leaning on Jehovah-jireh - The Lord will Provide. It is first mentioned in the story of Abraham, when God asks him to sacrifice his only son, Isaac. Abraham told his son the Lord would provide the lamb to replace Abraham’s son as the needed sacrifice. Indeed He did - and He did this for us, too. Jesus was God’s only son, whom He sacrificed to save us from our sins. He provided for us the Redeemer.

If He is so dedicated to providing for me that He sacrificed His only son to do so, then how can I fear? He is the Great I Am, Who always was, and is, and is to come. He will always provide for me. I lack the words to describe how awesome and amazing is the God who can do that.