EL SHADDAI

December 1

EL SHADDAI

And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the Lord

appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I AM THE ALMIGHTY

GOD; walk before me, and be thou perfect. — GENESIS 17:1

The original Hebrew of this Old Testament verse reads that

God said, “I am El Shaddai.”

God was revealed to Israel by seven covenant names, one of

which was El Shaddai — which literally means “the God who is

more than enough,” or “the All-Sufficient One.”

It will help your faith to think of God as “the One who is more

than enough!”

Throughout the Old Testament, God revealed Himself as El

Shaddai — the God who is more than enough. For example, as

God was bringing the children of Israel out of Egyptian

bondage, Pharaoh’s soldiers went after them to recapture them

and make them slaves again. On one side of the children of

Israel was the wilderness; on the other side, mountains. The

Red Sea lay before them. They seemingly were boxed in, but

they looked to God — the God who is more than enough — and

He divided the sea! He congealed the depths in the heart of the

sea (Exod. 15:8)! He froze the waters! The waters stood up on

each side like a wall, and Israel walked across to the other side.

Our God is more than enough!

Confession

My Father is El Shaddai, the God who is more than enough.

He’s more than any mountain to my right. He’s more than any

enemy behind me. He’s more than any obstacle before me. He

is my very own Father. And He is El Shaddai — the God who is

more than enough