El Shaddai - Almighty God

When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am Almighty God; walk before Me and be blameless and I will make My covenant between Me and you, and will multiply you exceedingly.” ---Genesis 17:1,2

In the Garden of Eden, man and woman had a perfect life. There was nothing missing, there was peace, provision, beauty and perfection. God walked and talked with Adam and Eve as friends. When they disobeyed God, Adam and Eve turned in the opportunity for all of mankind to continue to live in that perfection. No longer was it possible for a Holy God to commune with sinful man. From that point on, God had to guide mankind and reveal Himself in other ways.

God revealed His characteristics through different circumstances man found themselves in or when God wanted to move man toward his destiny. This is what happened when He spoke to Abram. God was prophesying to Abram. First God identified Himself as “Almighty God” which in the Hebrew language is El Shaddai. El is the singular form of Eloheim, and Shaddai is literally rendered “sufficient” or self-sufficient”. Therefore we look to God as El Shaddai who is able to deal victoriously and even destructively with His enemies.

Also, El is interpreted as a field. Fields multiply seed and produce abundance. It is also referred as breast or many breasted One. God is the One who will provide productiveness and give more than enough. He is an All Sufficient God. When God was speaking to Abram, He said, "I will make My covenant (or bond) between us and I will multiply you exceedingly."

Jesus, the Son of Man, came to demonstrate the love of God and to pass on attributes of the Father to us. Jesus said in John 10:10, "I came to give you life and give it to you more abundantly." That is multiplication. Jesus, who was God in the skin was El Shaddai in the skin who was passing on the opportunity for anyone who would believe to multiply and live in abundance. By the way, abundantly means “super-abundance, excessive, overflowing, surplus, over and above and more than enough.

When we place our trust in El Shaddai, He will turn natural circumstances around and give us supernatural miracles through our belief in Jesus Christ. To activate El Shaddai moving in your life do these three simple things:
1. Learn to speak to Him using the language that God will understand – His Word.
2. Learn to trust Him; have confidence that the Word that is written and spoken through the Bible is Truth and applies to you!
3. Worship Him. He deserves all our adoration because there is nothing that He cannot do.

Jesus defeated Satan and all his works. Is it too difficult for El Shaddai to heal your body, provide a job, a home or money to pay your bills? Is it too difficult to restore your relationship? No, El Shaddai will meet your needs now and for the rest of your life!

Confession: My God, El Shaddai, is capable of multiplying me exceedingly. That means I will move ahead in my life when I speak to Him, trust Him and worship Him.