I've spent the past five weeks working my way through a Bible course that presented the "big picture" story of the Bible, from Genesis to Revelation. It highlighted everything that God did throughout history and what He has purposed to do in the future.
Now, for the coming weeks, I want to zoom in on who God is - who He has always been and who He will always be - and I'm going to do it by meditating on different names of God. I've always been passionate about the nature and character of God - sometimes revealed to us through adjectives (faithful, powerful, just, forgiving....) and sometimes revealed to us through names.There are dozens of names and titles of God throughout the Bible. Each one gives us an insight into some facet of His nature or character, giving us so many reasons to worship Him and to trust Him in our daily lives. My goal is to reflect on at least a hundred names of God over the coming weeks.
This first name appears in the very first verse of the Bible: "In the beginning, God" Elohim. Right from the very beginning, God reveals Himself as the supreme God, the One who created absolutely everything that exists in the natural world.
In my study today, I discovered that this Hebrew word, Elohim, is also the name that God uses for Himself when He speaks through a prophet in Isaiah 41:10, saying: "Don't be afraid, for I am with you. Don't be discouraged, for I am your God." The God who created the universe is with us and able to sustain us when we feel afraid, anxious or discouraged.
I don't know what challenges you face as we reach the end of this first month of 2026, but I can think of a couple of things, physical/health issues that make me feel weak and inadequate at the moment. As I choose to make Elohim the supreme God in my own life, it's a comfort to know that I can depend on His grace and strength for every situation and circumstance. I want Him always to be the One who has first place in my life.
