THE NAME OF GOD

Call To Prayer

Title: The name of God

By: Michael Ntow

Date: 31/05/2022

I have manifested thy name . . . JOHN 17:6

In Scripture the name always stands for the character; it represents what a person really is. Let me remind you of some of the names that are used for God in the Scriptures. God is given the name Jehovah nissi, the Lord Our Banner, in Exodus 17:15. That is the name He revealed to the children of Israel after a great victory, a victory won not by their own strength, nor by their own military prowess, but because God enabled them to obtain the victory, the Lord Our Banner. You and I have enemies to meet in this world, sin and temptation.

The world is full of these subtle enemies, and behind them all is the devil himself with all his power. Do you know what it is to be attacked by him? Do you know, for example, what it is to have blasphemous thoughts insinuated into your minds? The saints of God have had to experience that. The devil hurls fiery darts, says Paul, and who are we to meet such a foe? We are small and weak and helpless, but thank God, we know One whose name is Jehovah-nissi, the Lord Our Banner, who can help us smite every foe and rout and conquer every enemy.

But let me give you another: Jehovah shalom. The Lord Is Peace. That was the name by which God revealed Himself to Gideon. Gideon was fearful and unhappy, but God told him that He was Jehovah shalom (Judges 6:24), and this is one of the most precious promises. It does not matter what kind of turmoil you are in or how heart-sore you may be. If you are beside yourself and cannot understand why things are happening to you, go to Him. He has promised to give you peace. Remember that noble statement in Hebrews 13:20, “. . . the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus.” Jehovah-shalom, The Lord Is Peace, He makes peace with His people.

A thought to ponder 

We know One whose name is Jehovah nissi, the Lord Our Banner.

Prayer point

Let us ask that the Lord reveals Himself to us in the midst of the storms.

God bless us all

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