Week 3 A Favorite Name
May 20, 2009 by Cath
Filed under Trusting In The Names Blog ~ Catherine Martin
Hi Everyone, I trust that the Lord is working in a powerful way as you take this 30 day journey. It’s hard to believe we only have 2 weeks to go. Today as I write I’m thinking through the names of God we have looked at in Week 3. My favorite name right now is Elohim. I love the fact that God creates something out of nothing. You’ve heard the story about the scientist who said that he didn’t feel like he needed God anymore. So God said, “Okay, let’s have a man-making contest.” The scientist said, “No problem.” Then in this story (totally made up I might add), God supposedly told the scientist that they were going to do it the old fashioned way. Again, the scientist said, “No problem”. Then he reached down to take a handful of dirt. Then God told him - no, you’re going to have to make your own dirt. Only God can create something out of nothing. He is Creator. I am encouraged to run to Elohim when my life’s challenges seem to have no human answer. Even though things can seem too much for me, nothing is impossible with God. Knowing Elohim inspires a huge trust in me today.
What about you? What’s your favorite name so far? And is there a favorite quote from the book or Bible verse that meant a lot to you this week?
See you tomorrow in class!!:):)
Each week one of the names of God hits me hard. This week it was El Shaddai. This name makes me feel like a babe in His arms being nurtured, supplied and satisfied. What an awesome feeling.
I just read about El Roi (Week 4) and here is another name I can make my own. I feel so safe and secure knowing that he sees me, my heart and soul. Even if I lose every one I love and move to a studio apartment on a desert island, I’ll never be alone…WOW!
Each name of God helps me understand more and more how personal and near God is with us. That’s what I’m seeing in new ways as I read and think through this 30 day journey on the names of God. I too am loving El Shaddai and El Roi. Today I meditated on Psalm 104 and loved Psalm 104:33-34 “I will sing to the LORD as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have my being. Let my meditation be pleasing to Him; As for me, I shall be glad in the LORD.”