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The Power of Gods Names
HARVEST HOUSE PUBLISHERS
EUGENE, OREGON
Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are from the New American Standard Bible, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. (www.Lockman.org)
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The prayers in this book were inspired by Dr. Evanss teaching but were written with the help of his editorial assistant.
PRAYING THROUGH THE NAMES OF GOD
Copyright 2014 by Tony Evans
Published by Harvest House Publishers
Eugene, Oregon 97402
www.harvesthousepublishers.com
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I would like to dedicate this book to two very special prayer warriors: my executive assistant, Sylvia Stewart, who intercedes on behalf of our local church, and our receptionist, Nancy Reindle, who prays in concert with the needs and requests of our national ministry.
I would like to thank my friends at Harvest House PublishersBob Hawkins Jr., LaRae Weikert, Nick Harrison, and Gene Skinnerfor their parnership in publishing. May this book bless those who have brought it about.
CONTENTS
T hroughout Scripture we find Gods people calling on his name. Or more accurately, calling on his names. In the Bible, God reveals himself by various names, mostly related to his ability to meet the needs of his people. Thus, the people of God in the Bible were able to call on the name of the Lord for peace, deliverance, productivity, victory, encouragement, safety, protection, provision, power, and myriads of other things. Thats true of Gods people today too. Whatever our present need, God is the one who can meet that needand he reveals himself as such by one of his many names.
Praying Through the Names of God is a tool you can use to call on the name of God for a specific need. You can do this in confidence because each of Gods names in Scripture reveals an aspect of his nature suited to the need of the moment. To call on Gods name in prayer is to appeal to that aspect of his character that relates to our particular need.
The Bible includes more than 85 names of God. Each one gives us a description of who God is and how he relates to his creation. We can see Gods relevance to our particular situation by appealing to him based on the revelation of his names.
To help you communicate with God, I have provided a prayer related to each of his names. Prayer is heavenly permission for earthly interference. God longs to be involved with each of us on a personal level. Each of the prayers is based on the acronym ACTS:
adoration
confession
thanksgiving
supplication
You can repeat these prayers verbatim or use them to jump-start your own prayers. As you begin to pray Gods name over your situation, you may find yourself continuing in prayer using your own words.
May God use this book to encourage you and help you communicate with our heavenly Father. I am excited to join you as we pray his names together.
In the beginning God [Elohim] created the heavens and the earth. The earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the waters.
G ENESIS 1:1-2
Adoration
Elohim , you are the strong Creator God. In you I find all of the components of everything you have ever created. Your great imagination gave the elephant its long trunk and the leopard its spots. By your strong arm the ocean depths were first measured and the mountains rose. You chose what color the sky would be and how the earth would feed itself, even bringing life through death as a seed dies before towering into a tree. I praise you for the greatness of your creative prowess and ingenuity. I adore you for the fullness of your power. And I honor you for how you have made all things, even the minutiae, work together to populate your great creation that we call earth.
Confession
Elohim , forgive me when I fail to recognize your creative power. Forgive me for not stopping and being awed by your hand and the masterpiece of your creation. Forgive me for doubting where I should trust you, even when it comes to my own lifemy health and my purpose for living. I have not always seen you in the light of your greatness, and sometimes I make you seem much smaller than you truly are. For that, I am sorry.
Thanksgiving
Elohim , thank you for the security I experience when I recognize you as the great Creator God. No one was there telling you how to make the earth rotate in its orbit so it would continually receive light and heat. And yet you did it perfectly. I thank you that you know all things and dont need me to try to figure out how to solve my issues or make my plans come about. You put the universe together with your wordsthank you for knowing how to put my life together as well.
Supplication
Elohim , create great things for me to walk in. Create intersections where you merge my passion, experiences, skills, and interests together so I can fulfill the calling you have for me. Create in my heart a purity that is peaceful and appealing to those around me. Create my destiny, I pray, and then guide me into it for your names sake and for your pleasure. I trust you to create my lifes story and to give me all I need to fully live out the path you have planned for me. Thank you, Elohim , for being the strong Creator God.
This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the L ORD [Jehovah] God made earth and heaven.
G ENESIS 2:4
Adoration
Jehovah , you are worthy of all praise and adoration. You are the God who made the heavens and the earth. You set the stars in their places and hung the moon where it was to remain. You rule over all, and yet you also seek a relationship with your creation. For that and much more, you are worthy of all praise and worship. I lift up your name Jehovah as I seek your face. And I honor you as you are seated on your throne above all. You are the great and mighty God, who raises up kingdoms and subdues nations at your choosing. In your mercy, you sustain all life and passionately delight in our souls.
