A Name For Every Situation
I Co-wrote a song a few years ago called “What a Name”. It was released by a group called “Writing Rounds Worships:
No Father like ABBA, What a Name!
No Healer like Rapha…What a Name!
None keeps me like Nissi…What a Name!
There’s no one like God
There’s no one like Yahweh!
Listen to “What a Name”!
This is the inspiration behind the song…
Have you ever had a friend that surprised you with a talent or skill you had no idea they had? In my case, I went bowling with some friends and while we all showed up empty handed to the bowling alley, one of my friends had a whole suitcase that he took out of his truck. He had his own ball, his own special bowling shoes, etc. He proceeded to DESTROY the rest of us who were just trying to have some fun! While we had done lots of different activities together, we had never been bowling. We had no idea that he grew up in a family of competitive bowlers. It was by being in a bowling alley with him that we were able to become aware of this amazing talent and skill that he had. The best thing is, if we ever make an amateur team to compete, I know the first person to call to be on my team. (This person may or may not be a beloved leader in our church)! My new awareness of what he is capable of, affects how I walk into any “bowling difficulty” I may come across.
Throughout the scriptures, we find God revealing attributes of Himself to people who were in different situations. In these difficult moments, they encountered God showing up in specific ways that were tailor-made to what they needed Him to be. After each encounter, both the person and the reader are left with a better understanding of who God is, many times summarized in a name of God.
In Genesis 16 we find part of the story of a servant, Hagar, who had a child with Abram at the behest of Sarai, her mistress. After being mistreated by Sarah, she flees to the desert while pregnant and begins a trek that would most likely have been a death sentence. In verse 7, the Angel of the Lord encounters her and gives her a promise that while the child she is carrying would not have an easy life, he would be the first in a long line of descendants that would become a great nation.
13 She gave this name to the Lord who spoke to her: “You are the God who sees me,” for she said, “I have now seen[c] the One who sees me.” 14 That is why the well was called Beer Lahai Roi[d]; it is still there, between Kadesh and Bered. Genesis 16:13-14 NIV
In human eyes, invisible, treated as merely an object. God saw her and knew her name and had a purpose for her. El Roi: The God who sees me.
In Genesis 22 the name Yahweh-Jireh is revealed after God provided a ram as a substitute for Abraham’s son Isaac. The Lord is my provider!
In Exodus 17:15, after winning what seemed like an unwinnable battle against the Amalekites, Moses declares, Yahweh-Nissi, the Lord is my banner!
In Exodus 15:26 we find God promising to be Yahweh-Rapha, the Lord who Heals.
Each name, a different revelation of the character of God. He knew that we would need every attribute and facet of who He is. This is why when He revealed Himself to Moses in the burning bush, and Moses asks what God’s name is, the reply is all-encompassing: 13 Moses said to God, “Suppose I go to the Israelites and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ Then what shall I tell them?”
14 God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM.[c] This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’”
I AM. This leaves it open for God to be EVERYTHING you could ever need HIM to be. He is all we could ever need and more!
I AM HEALER
I AM PROVIDER
I AM A PRESENT HELP IN TIME OF NEED
I AM REDEEMER
I AM THE WAY, THE TRUTH, THE LIFE
I AM THE GOOD SHEPHERD
We need Him to be all of it and the wonderful news is that HE CAN BE and HE IS!
However, while there are names we may have heard, it is different when you experience that name for yourself. If you are going through a difficult time, ask God, “What name are you revealing to me?”
I remember hearing about God as a provider, but there was a day where I needed Him to be that in my life and He came through. I now felt I could call on that name with confidence because we had gone through that situation together.
He is Abba - your loving Father
He is Rapha - your healer
He is Nissi - your banner
What glorious names our Lord has! Truly a name above all names!
In Christ,
Pastor Javier Batista
No Father like ABBA, What a Name!
No Healer like Rapha…What a Name!
None keeps me like Nissi…What a Name!
There’s no one like God
There’s no one like Yahweh!
Listen to “What a Name”!
This is the inspiration behind the song…
Have you ever had a friend that surprised you with a talent or skill you had no idea they had? In my case, I went bowling with some friends and while we all showed up empty handed to the bowling alley, one of my friends had a whole suitcase that he took out of his truck. He had his own ball, his own special bowling shoes, etc. He proceeded to DESTROY the rest of us who were just trying to have some fun! While we had done lots of different activities together, we had never been bowling. We had no idea that he grew up in a family of competitive bowlers. It was by being in a bowling alley with him that we were able to become aware of this amazing talent and skill that he had. The best thing is, if we ever make an amateur team to compete, I know the first person to call to be on my team. (This person may or may not be a beloved leader in our church)! My new awareness of what he is capable of, affects how I walk into any “bowling difficulty” I may come across.
Throughout the scriptures, we find God revealing attributes of Himself to people who were in different situations. In these difficult moments, they encountered God showing up in specific ways that were tailor-made to what they needed Him to be. After each encounter, both the person and the reader are left with a better understanding of who God is, many times summarized in a name of God.
In Genesis 16 we find part of the story of a servant, Hagar, who had a child with Abram at the behest of Sarai, her mistress. After being mistreated by Sarah, she flees to the desert while pregnant and begins a trek that would most likely have been a death sentence. In verse 7, the Angel of the Lord encounters her and gives her a promise that while the child she is carrying would not have an easy life, he would be the first in a long line of descendants that would become a great nation.
13 She gave this name to the Lord who spoke to her: “You are the God who sees me,” for she said, “I have now seen[c] the One who sees me.” 14 That is why the well was called Beer Lahai Roi[d]; it is still there, between Kadesh and Bered. Genesis 16:13-14 NIV
In human eyes, invisible, treated as merely an object. God saw her and knew her name and had a purpose for her. El Roi: The God who sees me.
In Genesis 22 the name Yahweh-Jireh is revealed after God provided a ram as a substitute for Abraham’s son Isaac. The Lord is my provider!
In Exodus 17:15, after winning what seemed like an unwinnable battle against the Amalekites, Moses declares, Yahweh-Nissi, the Lord is my banner!
In Exodus 15:26 we find God promising to be Yahweh-Rapha, the Lord who Heals.
Each name, a different revelation of the character of God. He knew that we would need every attribute and facet of who He is. This is why when He revealed Himself to Moses in the burning bush, and Moses asks what God’s name is, the reply is all-encompassing: 13 Moses said to God, “Suppose I go to the Israelites and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ Then what shall I tell them?”
14 God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM.[c] This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’”
I AM. This leaves it open for God to be EVERYTHING you could ever need HIM to be. He is all we could ever need and more!
I AM HEALER
I AM PROVIDER
I AM A PRESENT HELP IN TIME OF NEED
I AM REDEEMER
I AM THE WAY, THE TRUTH, THE LIFE
I AM THE GOOD SHEPHERD
We need Him to be all of it and the wonderful news is that HE CAN BE and HE IS!
However, while there are names we may have heard, it is different when you experience that name for yourself. If you are going through a difficult time, ask God, “What name are you revealing to me?”
I remember hearing about God as a provider, but there was a day where I needed Him to be that in my life and He came through. I now felt I could call on that name with confidence because we had gone through that situation together.
He is Abba - your loving Father
He is Rapha - your healer
He is Nissi - your banner
What glorious names our Lord has! Truly a name above all names!
- What do you need the Lord to be in your life? How do you see Him revealing more of His character to you?
In Christ,
Pastor Javier Batista
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