April 26

There is a verse, Psalms 9:10, that is totally mystifying to anyone who thinks the only two ‘names’ for God are ‘God’ and ‘Almighty,’ for here David says, “Those who know Your name will trust in You, for You, Lord, have never forsaken those who seek You.” What this tells us is that people who have some understanding of the names of God (and they are myriad) will grasp His character and thereby enhance their trust in Him.

What you read here is just a smattering of the revelation of who God is as He unveils Himself to you through His names. May this brief list whet your appetite for more:

El Emet—the God of Truth
El Tsaddik—the Righteous God
El Shaddai—the All-Sufficient God
El Elyon—the Most High God
El Olam—the Everlasting God
El Roi—the God Who Sees Me
El De’ot—Omniscient God El Gibbor—Mighty Omnipotent God Warrior and Champion
El Hakkavod—God of Glory
El Hakkadosh—Holy, Sacred, Totally Unique God
El Eschad—the One God
El Hanne’eman—the Faithful God

These are but a few of the names of God through which He reveals not only His character but His heart to man. He declares His uniqueness through two of the names we contemplate here—El Eschad and El Hakkadosh—both of which proclaim His Oneness. He alone is God. He declares His faithfulness, His righteousness, His everlasting sufficiency, His great power to save, His eternal glory.

But perhaps the most comforting of all the names of the Holy One is Emmanuel, God with us (Matthew 1:23), for through Christ who came to dwell among us and reveal the Almighty to us, we see the veracity of the assertion found in I John 4:8, “…God is Love.”