He is all that to me

 

   There is a neat Bible I have that I reviewed a few years ago. It is called The Names of God Bible. When the Bible was originally written, there were different names of God used that meant something specific, or highlighted a characteristic of Him in that passage. Many of those were taken out and replaced with "God" and "Lord". What this Bible does, is put those names back in the passages where they were. There is a page at the front of the Bible telling what each name means. It gives your Bible reading a new and more meaningful dimension to see what characteristic of God is being emphasized in the passage.

   Since using this Bible, it has made me wonder if the Bible translators have done us all a disservice by using the more generic names for God throughout the Bible. Sure, we who are very mature in our faith know what God is like, but to have the reminders all throughout the Bible is encouraging. And God used them for a reason.

  No other god has so many names as the one true God. Allah, Buddah, nor any other. And no matter what we are going through, there is a name of God that can be found to apply to that situation.

When we are in need, He is Jehovah Jireh, the God who provides

When we are afraid, He is our fortress and strong tower....and our shepherd

When we feel alone and unloved, He is Abba, loving Father

When life is crazy and full of turmoil, He is Jehovah Shalom, God of peace

When we are sick and hurting, He is Jehovah Rapha, the God who heals.

   The list of names for this God we serve is a long one, and I am not going to list them all here. I do think it would do us all well to read and study into these names and remember them in times when they apply to our needs. There are books on the names of God, and a simple Google search will bring up websites of names of God and their meanings. He uses different names for Himself for a reason, so we may as well learn them and use them.

 This song has been going through my mind, most likely because I heard it sung in concert Monday evening. The last verse says it all:

I call you all that, Lord you are all that.
You have been all that to me.
I call you all that, Lord you are all that.
All that you are, and all that you'll be.

  All of these names for God mean something, and if you look through those names of this wonderful God we serve, remember He is and has been all that to us, and always will be.

"I Call You Faithful"

I call you holy, your name is holy.
You are so holy to me.
I call you holy, your name is holy.
Holy you are and holy you'll be.

I call you holy, your name is holy
You are so holy to me.
I call you holy, your name is holy.
Holy you are and holy you'll be
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

(I call you rightous Lord)
I call you righteous, your name is righteous.
You are so righteous to me.
I call you righteous, your name is righteous.
Righteous you are and righteous you'll be.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

(I call you awesome, God)
I call you awesome, your name is awesome.
You are so awesome to me.
I call you awesome, your name is awesome.
Awesome you are, and awesome you'll be.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

(I call you faithful, Lord)
I call you faithful, your name is faithful.
You are so faithful to me.
I call you faithful, your name is faithful.
Faithful you are, and faithful you'll be.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

(I call you healer, Lord)
I call you healer, your name is healer.
You are the healer to me.
I call you healer, your name is healer.
Healer you are, and healer you'll be.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

(I call you savior, Lord)
I call you savior, your name is savior.
You are the savior to me.
I call you savior, your name is savior.
Savior you are, and savior you'll be.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.


I call you all that, Lord you are all that.
You have been all that to me.
I call you all that, Lord you are all that.
All that you are, and all that you'll be.