The Almighty God

The Almighty God

(Jehovah Jireh)

David Wilkerson

You see once again Abraham’s faith is wavering. A crisis strikes now. And he begins to take matters in his own hands. You know the whole story.

God uses crisis. He uses the most difficult times and our lives to give us fresh revelations of who He is, of His power, of His might and how He delivers.

He uses crises. He is in another crisis now. He’s taking matters in his own hands. He really doesn’t believe that He’s going to get this child. So he does it himself and he produces Ishmael. 13 years go by. Ishmael’s 13 years old. He’s ninety-nine years old. He’s totally lost confidence and faith in this promise.

When Abraham was ninety-nine years old, the Scripture says, the Lord appeared to Him and said, and here’s another revelation who God is (Genesis 17:1).

Looking at it from different ways, God’s showing His nature who He is,

so that you can have confidence and your faith would be encouraged and put upon a firm foundation, that he’d be fully persuaded of God’s faithfulness.

The only reason God’s speaking this word to you and me is to encourage our faith to put a rock solid foundation unto your confidence in Him, that you’d be fully persuaded, that God is everything He says He is and will do everything He promises to do.

When Abraham was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appear to him and said,

“I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.”

Genesis 17:1

Here’s the revelation.

“I am the almighty God.”

(Genesis 17:1)

The actual pronunciation in Hebrew is El Shadai. In morden language it’s AL SHaDI. But the proper pronunciation is El shadi.

God was speaking personally now. This was God’s own voice.

“I’m going to tell you something about Me,

about My nature that you have to understand.

If you’re going to continue in faith, …

Because everything is dependent on faith, …

All of the plan of God was dependent on faith.”

But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

Hebrew 11:6

“I want you to know, Abraham,

I am your El Shadi.

Keep this in mind, Abraham.

I am the God who removes all obstacles.

I’m not just a boss of all creation.

I’m not just a creator.

I am the one who removes every obstacle in the way.

I am not bound by nature.

I’m not fettered by men or beast.

I’m not fettered by anybody.

I can do anything in any time.

Nothing binds Me.

I am your El Shadi.

God all sufficient

I am the God who keeps His word, and no obstacle can stop it.

There are no mountain too high.

No valley’s too low.

No waters, no oceans, no rivers, nothing.

No flood can hinder.

When I say it, it’s going to be done.

Nothing can stop My promise.”

All powerful

All sufficient

It also means “the keeper of My Word.”

“I am the keeper.

I guarantee My word.”

God saw Abraham wavering in his faith. Abraham’s now looking at all the impossibilities

“I’m ninety-nine.

I’m a dry tree. My wife’s womb is dead.

There’s no hope.”

He’s losing hope.

He uses every crisis that we go through as believers to build our faith, and to hold us to face the ever increasing intensity of our crises and troubles in life, because we’re going through a wilderness.

This was a revelation of God’s name and he knew that God can not lie.

God had sworn to him.

“This is who I am.

If you get your eyes up of your impossibilities,

If you get your eyes up of those things on your job,

get your eyes up of your family problems,

get your eyes up of everything.

I’m your El Shadai.

I’ve made you a promise.

I’m suffieicnt.”

Glory to His name.

Now he says,

“He’s made me a father of nations.

It’s what He said and what He’s gonna do.

He’s gonna do it.”

That’s new found faith that he has now. This all sufficiency of almighty God enabled him also to get his new name. He’s now called, after this revelation, he’s called Abraham. God added His name to Abram’s name.

Now they are united in special realm of faith. You have to be fully persuaded that your El Shadai keep the promise. There has to be a full persuasion.

I know a lot of people say, “I have the promise.”

But do you really?

Are you fully persuaded of God’s going to do what He said He would do?

Is that gonna be rest?

The evidence of faith is rest. If you’re not in rest, you’re not in faith.

If you really have faith in who He says He is and what He promises to do,

You don’t have a worry in the world, because

… all things work together for good to them that love God,

to them who are the called according to His purpose.

Romans 8:28

You are at rest this morning because you’re trusting in Him.

Because He has said,

“He’ll not let the devil have you, not anything happen to you.”

But such has come to all men even in your temptation. He will make a way to escape. But you may be able to bear it.

God’d made a promise to Abraham

“I will be your shield and your exceeding great reward.”

(Genesis 15:1)

Those were covenant promises.

We call it Abrahamic covenant.

What He’s saying

“No enemies gonna hurt you.

I’m gonna deliver you.

I’ll be your reward.

I’m gonna maintain you.”