There is a name God reveals of himself for when things look absolutely over. When the world says it’s officially impossible. When you’re at your end, without further possibility or hope and in need of a true miracle. This is where God says he is “El Shaddai”.

El Shaddai. El means God and Shaddai means many things in many ways. It’s not just one thing … just as God is not one thing.

• Shaddai comes from the root word shadah which means to shed or to pour out. In this way, God is the one who pours out blessings, abundantly and continually.

• The Hebrew word shad means chest or breast. God is both the strength of a man’s chest and the all-sufficient nourishment of a woman’s breast.

• Shaddai also comes from the root word shadad, which means to display great power.

• And when Shaddai was translated into Greek, the word pantokrator was used – which in English is Almighty. Specifically, one who has His hand on everything.

Layers upon layers of deep meaning are in this name God reveals of himself. El Shaddai. He pours out blessings, he is strong with great power, he is more than enough, and his almighty hand is in everything, always. Girls, THAT IS OUR GOD!

We see God use this name in Genesis 17:1. Speaking to Abraham, he says, “I am El-Shaddai – ‘God Almighty.’ Serve me faithfully and live a blameless life. I will make a covenant with you, by which I will guarantee to give you countless descendants.”

The truth of this situation is Abraham is 99 years old and what God is saying is officially impossible. But God had made a promise to Abraham when he was 75 years old, a promise for descendants of his own. A man who had waited his whole life for children and he finally gets a promise from God in his old age, and then he’s left waiting again. Waiting and waiting and waiting. And while he’s waiting, God stops speaking. At this point, he’s been waiting on the promise for nearly 25 years and even worse, it’s been 13 years since the last recorded word from God to him. It was if God had gone silent and forgotten his promise. Abraham is 99, ain’t no way it’s happening now!

Have you ever felt like God has gone silent on you? Like he used to be so near and so clear, but you somehow lost that connection. And with this disconnect, you are left wondering if his promises still stand for you and your future. That’s a real feeling – one I have felt before and I bet you have too. My sister, God can handle those feelings. You don’t have to hide them from him, you can be honest.

This is where God meets Abraham – in the long waiting and wondering after years of silence and messy self-created problems. This is where God reveals that he is El Shaddai. Here, where the promise still hadn’t happened, Abraham’s body was incapable and Sarah’s womb had cobwebs. God introduces himself right here at this point of impossibility. El Shaddai, Almighty and All-Sufficient. He is the God who can override natural limits without permission, understanding or explanation.

And notice this … God waited all this time to reveal himself as El Shaddai. He waited for 25 years AFTER he made an impossible promise to Abraham. He waited for 13 years after he had last spoken to him. He waited in the painful silence and the impossible growing even more impossible. He waited until Abraham had absolutely no ability left whatsoever, and he waited until there was no hope left in that promise at all. And this is where El Shaddai comes on the scene.

Why? Because only the Almighty, All-Sufficient one could do anything about this situation.

Here’s the truth, you don’t need El Shaddai when you can work things out on your own. You don’t need El Shaddai when you have other options. You don’t need El Shaddai when there’s still time. You need El Shaddai when it’s humanly OVER. When the doctor says it’s incurable. When the door is not only closed, but dead bolted shut. When it’s 25 years past the deadline. When it’s so far gone there’s nothing but a pitch black tunnel ahead with no light to be found. That is when you need El Shaddai.

This name of God comes with promise, it comes with identity, and it requires trust. Trust for what seems ridiculous to be trusting for. I don’t know what you’re finding so hard to trust for, but I bet there’s something in your life that requires the power of El Shaddai. My friend, he is here for you. His hand is in everything, including your thing. He is more than enough for this situation that’s way too far gone. His power is still over this!

What God is saying to Abraham here is, “I am El-Shaddai, God Almighty. I am FULLY CAPABLE, so you just stay fully surrendered. Abraham, you live right and I will get this right!”

Wow – there it is. That’s precisely the message God has for you today. Hear him loud and clear. My girl, you live right and I will get this right! I am fully capable, you stay fully surrendered. El Shaddai requires trust over control and faith over striving.

When you feel not enough… When you feel so far behind. .. When you feel completely incapable… When you feel like the opportunity has already passed and it’s too late … El Shaddai says, “I am not limited by what you lack.” Your lack of answers doesn’t limit God. Your lack of time doesn’t affect God’s infinite timeline. Your lack of resources doesn’t deplete God of his resources. My friend, your timeline isn’t restricting God and your resources are not defining his outcome. Go ahead and give him that impossible – give him that wayyyyy too late – give him that dead end and no hope – watch El Shaddai work!!! He will be more than enough for you.

For my friend who is overwhelmed and stressed at work with an impossible load to carry – you need El Shaddai.

For my friend who has watched the last thread of hope for someone to truly love you unravel and left you with a broken heart again – you need El Shaddai.

For my friend who is still waiting and waiting and waiting, as you watch the promise coming true for everyone but you – you need El Shaddai.

For my friend who doesn’t even know how to hope anymore – you need El Shaddai.

He doesn’t need you to be strong here, he simply needs you to be surrendered here. Bring him that hopeless heart. Bring him that desperate need. Bring him that empty chair, that empty crib, that empty account, that empty spirit. El Shaddai, we’re calling on you!!!!!!!!

Remember what God is asking of you – LIVE RIGHT and stay surrendered – he will get this right for you.

El Shaddai. The 4 meanings:

1. Shadah, shed your blessings. Pour them out abundantly, God.

2. Shad, both the strong powerful chest of a man and the all-sufficient nourishment of a woman’s breast.

3. Shadad, displaying great power.

4. And pantokrator, the one who has his hand on everything!

El Shaddai. He pours out blessings, he is strong with great power, he is more than enough, and his almighty hand is in everything, always. THAT IS YOUR GOD!

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