The Name of The Father, The Name of Jesus
We are continuing on our teaching of the Lord’s prayer by an in-depth teaching on each of the names of Jehovah.
Let’s start with Elohim. He is our Creator, our Sustainer, our mighty God that we worship. He is the mighty One.
God created you in His image and likeness. You are exactly like Him. You are a duplicate of Him. Originally, in the Garden of Eden, as we see in Genesis 1 though 3, God breathed Himself into Adam and Adam became a living being exactly like God. Unfortunately, Adam and his wife Eve were tempted to do what God told them not to do and they lost their ability to be like God. I think what is so awesome about God is that He had a plan for His beloved man to once again be like Him. That plan provided His only Son to take our place and suffer for us and become like us in order that we may become like Him. When Jesus went to the cross, died in our place, became sin and sickness for us and took it to hell and left it there and rose victorious, Jesus got our identity back. Once again, we can be like God, His child, with His nature. Isn’t that awesome!
Elohim created you and sustains you in His might and power.
He is El Shaddai, the God Who is all sufficient, the God who is more than enough, the God of plenty, the abundant God. When Jesus came to this earth, he said that He had come that we might have life, have it in abundance, to the full until it overflows (John 10:10). What a God we serve! He does not know the word “lack.” All He knows is abundance.
What is abundance? It is having more than enough to meet your needs, so that you can give to others and make their lives ones of abundance. God’s greatest pleasure is to see you walking in abundance so that you can bless others as He has blessed you. He is not stingy and He is not poor. He offers you the riches of heaven. They are available for you any time you want them. They are yours, not to consume on your own lusts, but to bless others. The interesting part of this whole scene is that you cannot outgive God. The more you give, the more He gives. What a cycle of blessing.
He is Adonai, the Lord, your Master, your Bread Provider, the Lord your Ruler.
You know, it is one thing to accept Jesus as your Savior. It is quite another thing to make Him Lord. When He is Lord, He is in charge of your life. When and where He says give, you obey. Whatever He says to say and do, you say and do. The most blessed life is one in which Jesus is Lord of your life. It is a life free from fears and worries because you know He is in charge. When something happens in your life, you give it all over to Him to handle because He has become the One in charge.
This week, as you pray, elevate the Father and Jesus as your Lord and Master of every situation, as the great and mighty God of abundance in every situation. On purpose, make a decision to see Him that way.