"God Almighty"
Exodus 6:3
Don Fortner
One of the many names
by which God has revealed himself is El-Shaddai, which means
"God-Almighty". By that name the Lord our God declares his
omnipotence. Omnipotence is the unlimited ability and infinite power of God to
do all his will and pleasure. In Luke
Omnipotence is an
attribute essential to God, and an attribute that belongs to God alone. It is
the nature of God to be almighty. Anything less than an almighty God is not
God. A weak god is a useless absurdity. If God were not omnipotent, he could
not be trusted. Though he knows all things fit and proper for his own glory and
the good of his people, his knowledge is of no comfort if he lacks the ability
to do them. Though he has willed, determined, decreed and predestinated all
that he would have done, his purpose would be futile if he did not possess
omnipotent power to execute his will. Though he makes many promises of
faithfulness and goodness, they would be meaningless if he lacked the ability
to carry them out to perfection. God's love, mercy and grace would be nothing
more than helpless, frustrated emotions, if he lacked the ability to bestow
love, mercy and grace upon his people. Faith must have an omnipotent God for
its Object. And El-Shaddai, our God and Savior, is the omnipotent, Almighty
God.