El Shaddai – The All-Sufficient One

El = might or power

Shaddai = all-sufficient, power of all-bountifulness. It is from the Hebrew word “Shad” which means “the breast” displaying a nurturing aspect.

El Shaddai is God who pours Himself out for His creatures

• When God changed Abram’s name to Abraham; He added the He (the chief latter of His own name “Jehovah” which can only be uttered by breathing outward; making a "ha" sound. He gave something of His own nature by pouring His spirit into His creatures so that they may be a channel of blessing to others.
• Abraham in turn gave everything of himself to God:  circumcision, self-surrender, even sacrifice of his only son. Abraham renounced himself so that El Shaddai (the All-Sufficient One) could fill him up.

 El Shaddai (the all-sufficient God) is my protector, the unconditional lover of my soul. He is there when things are overwhelming, when I have failed, when I am sad, when I am afraid, when I am weak and when I feel defeated. Paul wrote, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness.’…(2Cor 12:9-10). I rest in knowing that when I face circumstances in life where I just “can’t” I have a God who just CAN.  His grace is all I need, He displays His power during my times of weakness.

This is a link to a beautiful video, the song El Shaddai is by Amy Grant...listen to it now with a deeper understanding of who El Shaddai is.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7iNYvjddWc