Devotional Names of God

If Jacob could speak for himself here, no doubt he’d tell us that God, who never ceases to be mighty, stands in sharp contrast to the world’s “mighty” corporations or leaders. “But his bow remained

In turning to God on His terms, you acknowledge that He is your Adonai, your master and owner. Submitting to His authority feels scary, but it is actually quite freeing. “Let them praise the name

How different from the one, true God of the Bible! The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ—is portrayed as inherently, essentially good. “Good and upright is the

Few things are as terrifying as a massive wildfire. In the face of a raging inferno, there’s nowhere to hide, nowhere to run. Often our most sophisticated fire-fighting tools are impotent. “For the Lord your

God wants first place in our hearts and lives. When we turn to the God of the Bible as the one true God, we necessarily turn away from all other gods. “We know also that

The Hebrew prophet Isaiah wrote that God was there in the beginning—“with the first”—and He will be here “with the last” (41:4). In other words, God serves as bookends for history. “He said to me:

We’ve all seen cartoons that picture God as a robed and bearded old man, sitting on a throne, maybe leaning on a scepter for strength. Even Michelangelo’s famous painting in the Sistine Chapel, The Creation

God as a husband? Most men don’t exactly relish the thought of being likened to a bride. And women with negative marital experiences might recoil at this particular metaphor. “For your Maker is your husband—the

We are introduced to God as Creator in the first sentence of the Bible: “Bereshiet bara Elohim” (“In the beginning God created”). But the Almighty’s relationship with His creation certainly doesn’t end there on the