Thursday, February 2, 2012

Significance of the Names of the Lord

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Malachi 3 v 16 Significance of Names of God

Mal 3:16 Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon his name

We need to fellowship with one another as often as we can. We need to speak to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs. The Lord both hears and delights in our conversations. When we love the Lord, we will think often upon His name.
We have one God with many names. A name defines and signifies a person. It is meant to stand for the essence of that person. When it comes to human beings, our names and our characters may have no resemblance. In some parts, we have people given names like John F Kennedy, Gandhi, Lincoln , William Shakespeare and so on but the Shakespeare so named cannot pen a single line, the Lincoln might be the accused in a murder case, the Gandhi may be arrested for drunken driving. But, the names of the Lord reflect both His character and His power. When we hold his Names continually in our minds and reflect on their meanings, our lives will begin to reflect the blessing associated with that name or title. The Lord manifests Himself according to His various names in different seasons and situations of our life.
Thinking upon His name implies that we need to think of the many titles of Jehovah, Jesus and the Holy Spirit. Together, they are the Great I Am. We can describe the “ I Am” that He is in our lives but we cannot define or limit Him to just one manifestation. The names of Jehovah instruct us about a specific aspect of His grace and mercy. Jehovah Shalom is the God of peace of wholesomeness, blessing and peace. Jehovah Nissi is the God who gives us victory over sin and over our enemies. Jehovah Rapha is God our healer. Jehovah El Shaddai is Almighty God. Jehovah Jireh is our provider.

The names and titles of Jesus are a great subject to meditate upon to edify ourselves: Ebenezer, the one who helps, Immanuel or God in us, Wonderful Counseller, Mighty God, Prince of Peace, Lamb of God, the Good Shepherd, the True Vine, the Messiah, the Christ, Lord Amen.. We can try creating our own titles for Jesus. I have thought of this one: “Lion of Zion.” The Holy Spirit is the Rememberancer, the Comforter, the Dove of God, the Empowerer, the Enabler, Giver of good gifts,the Spirit of God, the Gentle Teacher. Remembering the names of God is a way of worshipping the Lord. When we often remember His name, He remembers our name forever by writing it in His eternal record as one of His own flock. It will be a good spiritual exercise to reflect on each day’s predominant grace in our life and at the end of the day describe it by one of the related names of God. If for instance, this is a day in which we found great deliverance from our foes or adversaries, it can be etched in our memories as an “ El Shaddai day”, if it’s a day of receiving generous supply for our needs- a Jehovah Jireh day and so on. No wonder , is said that there are 365 names for the Trinity in the scriptures. Hence, we can celebrate each day in our life and each day manifest and adore
the Lord in our lives. In return, the Lord gives us a new and unique name, a “name that is written on a white stone” or an eternal and enduring name.

Prateep V Philip

2 comments:

  1. http://www.jesusislord.org/names/the_names_of_God.htm

    Check out this very elaborate study of all 365 names of God with Bible references

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  2. Beautiful Bro Prateep
    gul Kripalini

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