Week 28 of 52
The Names of God
God makes Himself known by what He calls Himself.
Built on Exodus 3:13-15. Moses asks for a name, and God gives one that will not be domesticated. Everything this week reads other names against this one.
Names in Scripture are not labels attached after the fact. A name given by God, or a name God gives Himself, tells you something true and lasting about the one who bears it. When God names Himself, He is choosing how He wants to be known, and the choice is never arbitrary.
This week moves through several of the names and titles Scripture uses for God: the covenant name given to Moses, the God who sees, the God who provides, the Lord of hosts, the Shepherd, and finally the name above every name given to the Son. None of these names replaces the others. Together they build a fuller answer to the question Moses asked at the burning bush.
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Seven days
Each day is its own devotional
Day 1
I Am Who I Am
The name that will not be captured by a definition.
Exodus 3:14
Day 2
The God Who Sees Me
A name given by a servant with nowhere else to go.
Genesis 16:13
Day 3
The LORD Will Provide
A name given on the mountain where Isaac was spared.
Genesis 22:14
Day 4
The LORD of Hosts
A name for the God who commands armies seen and unseen.
1 Samuel 17:45
Day 5
The LORD Is My Shepherd
A name that turns rule into care.
Psalm 23:1
Day 6
The Holy One of Israel
A name Isaiah uses again and again for the God he saw.
Isaiah 6:3
Day 7
The Name Above Every Name
The names of God converge on the name given to Jesus.
Philippians 2:9-10