THE AMUNDRUDS
FROM CANADA
SAT 7:00 JULY 29, 2017
EL
SHADDAI – THE ALMIGHTY GOD
By Pastor Max
Solbrekken, D.D.
When
God spoke to Abraham, He said, “I am the Almighty, walk before Me
and be ye perfect.” (Gen.17:1). The Word El
means God or 'The
Strong One'.
Abraham was weak and helpless, but God is strong. The word “shad”
is
Hebrew for breast.
The
word Shaddai
means, “The Breasted
One.” God
is the nourisher
and life giver.
God
was sending Abraham a message that he must not be anxious or worry
because “I am your sustenance. I am your strength. Draw draw from
Me, Abraham. l will meet all your needs.
As
the baby in her mother's arms suckles the mother's breast receives
its mother's life, we are to draw from our Heavenly Father
everything we need to live and grow. The baby has no fear as it lies
on its mother's breast, we are safe in the arms of Jesus.!
Without
the mother's life giving milk to nourish the baby, we likewise are
totally dependent upon our Heavenly Father through Jesus Christ our
crucified and risen Lord and Saviour.
What
do we learn from this great Old Testament text? First,
God is our source. Second,
His grace is sufficient for all our needs. Third,
His blood has washed away all our sins. Fourth,
His love pardons our iniquities.
Fifth,
we are healed divinely by the brutal scourging Jesus took on our
behalf. Sixth,
Jesus Christ's vicarious death on the cross has purchased eternal
redemption for all people of all times, past, present and future, for
those who repent of their sins and receive Him as their Lord and
Saviour.
Seven,
Christ's resurrection from the dead has purchased our justification.
St.
Paul lifts us into the Heavens with his marvellous epistles that show
us plainly that when Christ died, we died with Him. When He was
buried, we were buried with Him. When He arose, we arose with Him
And presently we are seated with Him in Heavenly places. Hallelujah!
He is the God that is more than enough. He is the God of Creation. It is impossible for Him to fail, make a mistake, lie or change. The Psalmist put it all in perspective when he wrote:
"The Lord is my Shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures; He leadeth me beside the still waters, He restoreth my soul. He leadeth me in the path or righteousness for His name's sake.
"Yea, though I walk through the valley of the Shadow of Death, I will fear no evil: for Thou art with me; Thy rod and Thy staff they comfort me. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies; Thou anointest my head with oil, my cup runneth over.
"Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of ljfe: and I will live in the House of the Lord forever. (Psalm 23: 1-6)
He is the God that is more than enough. He is the God of Creation. It is impossible for Him to fail, make a mistake, lie or change. The Psalmist put it all in perspective when he wrote:
"The Lord is my Shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures; He leadeth me beside the still waters, He restoreth my soul. He leadeth me in the path or righteousness for His name's sake.
"Yea, though I walk through the valley of the Shadow of Death, I will fear no evil: for Thou art with me; Thy rod and Thy staff they comfort me. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies; Thou anointest my head with oil, my cup runneth over.
"Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of ljfe: and I will live in the House of the Lord forever. (Psalm 23: 1-6)
The
Bible states: “Now
unto Him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all we ask or
think, according to the power that worketh in us.”
(Eph. 3: 20).
“Ye
are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater
is He that is in you, that he that is in the world.”
(1 John 4: 4). Amen.
