Date: Wednesday, 20th September, 2023
Text: Genesis 1:1
Author: Pastor Adedeji Fadehan
Exhortation:
The name of an individual says a lot about him. It is sometimes a summary of the assignment of that person on Earth or in Heaven Moses was so named because he was rescued from drowning in the water (Exodus 2;10). And one of the most spectacular miracles that defined his ministry was the deliverance of the Israelites via the Red Sea (water surfaces again).
Elijah means “Jehovah is my God”, little wonder this was the same thing the Israelites chanted when God answered Elijah by fire at Mount Carmel (1 Kings 18:16-45); again this was one of the most spectacular events in the life and ministry of the prophet. But it was already captured in his name right from birth.
Names could be very prophetic, instructive and powerful. Our God has many names by which He is known. These wonderful names reveal His person, his nature, workings and relationship to us. In the Old Testament there are three fundamental names of God beside his other names and titles. They are Elohim, Jehovah and Adonai.
Elohim means the “supreme one” or “mighty one”. Scholars of the Bible reveal that the word Elohim is one of the most frequently used names for God in the Scriptures. It is this word which is used in Genesis 1:1, “In the beginning [Elohim] created the heavens and the earth.”
May God prove Himself to be supreme in your life in Jesus name.
Prayer Nugget: Elohim, please, prove yourself in my life as the supreme one in Jesus name.