2103 Names of God – El Shaddai
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This episode explores the name El Shaddai, revealing God's nature as a provider and powerful force in times of need.
There is a name God reveals of himself for when things look absolutely over. When the world says it’s officially impossible. When you’re at your end, without further possibility or hope and in need of a true miracle. This is where God says he is “El Shaddai”. El Shaddai. El means God and Shaddai means many things in many ways. It’s not just one thing … just as God is not one thing. • Shaddai comes from the root word shadah which means to shed or to pour out. In this way, God is the one who pours out blessings, abundantly and continually. • The Hebrew word shad means chest or breast. God is both the strength of a man’s chest and the all-sufficient nourishment of a woman’s breast. • Shaddai also comes from the root word shadad, which means to display great power. • And when Shaddai was translated into Greek, the word pantokrator was used – which in English is Almighty. Specifically, one who has His hand on everything. Layers upon layers of deep meaning are in this name God reveals of himself. El Shaddai. He pours out blessings, he is strong with great power, he is more than enough, and his almighty hand is in everything, always. Girls, THAT IS OUR GOD! We see God use this…
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