30 Days of Praying the Names and Attributes of God
This side of Heaven, it is impossible for our human minds to fully comprehend Godās infinite and awe-inspiring nature. In the Bible, however, He has shared enough truths about Himself to draw us into faith and worship.
We encourage you to commit five minutes daily over a 30-day period to prayer over these verses and worship God in new ways. Youāll be amazed by how much closer you feel to Him at the end.
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1. JEHOVAH
The name of the independent, self-complete beingāāI AM WHO I AMāāonly belongs to Jehovah God. Our proper response to Him is to fall down in fear and awe of the One who possesses all authority. Exodus 3:13-15
2. JEHOVAH-MāKADDESH
This name means āthe God who sanctifies.ā A God separate from all that is evil requires that the people who follow Him be cleansed from all evil Leviticus 20:7-8
3. INFINITE
God is beyond measurementāwe cannot define Him by size or amount. He has no beginning, no end, and no limits. Romans 11:33
4. OMNIPOTENT
God is all-powerful. He spoke all things into being, and all thingsāevery cell, every breath, every thoughtāare sustained by Him. Nothing is too difficult for Him. Jeremiah 32:17-18; Jeremiah 32:26-27
5. GOOD
God is the embodiment of perfect goodness, and is kind, benevolent, and full of good will toward all creation. Psalm 119:65-72
6. LOVE
Godās love is so great that He gave His only Son to bring us into fellowship with Him. His love encompasses the world, and embraces each of us personally and intimately. 1 John 4:7-10
7. JEHOVAH-JIREH
āThe God who provides.ā Just as He provided yesterday, He will provide today and tomorrow. He grants deliverance from sin, the oil of joy for the ashes of sorrow, and eternal citizenship in His Kingdom for all those adopted into His household. Genesis 22:9-14
8. JEHOVAH-SHALOM
āThe God of peace.ā We are meant to know the fullness of Godās perfect peace, His āshalom.ā Godās peace surpasses understanding and sustains us through difficult times. Itās the product of fully being what we were created to be. Judges 6:16-24
9. IMMUTABLE
All that God is, He has always been. All that He has been and is, He will ever be. He is ever perfect and unchanging. Psalm 102:25-28
10. TRANSCENDENT
God is not simply the highest in an order of beings (this would be to grant Him eminence). He is transcendentāexisting beyond and above the created universe. Psalm 113:4-5
11. JUST
God is righteous and holy, fair and equitable in all things. We can trust Him to always do what is right. Psalm 75:1-7
12. HOLY
Godās holiness is not a better version of the best we know. God is utterly and supremely untainted. His holiness stands apartāunique and incomprehensible. Revelation 4:8-11
13. JEHOVAH-ROPHE
āJehovah heals.ā God alone provides the remedy for mankindās brokenness through His son, Jesus Christ. The Gospel is the physical, moral, and spiritual remedy for all people. Exodus 15:22-26
14. SELF-SUFFICIENT
All things are Godās to give, and all that is given is given by Him. He can receive nothing that He has not already given us. Acts 17:24-28
15. OMNISCIENT
God is all-knowing. Godās knowledge encompasses every possible thing that exists, has ever existed, or will ever exist. Nothing is a mystery to Him. Psalm 139:1-6
16. OMNIPRESENT
God is everywhere, in and around everything, close to everyone. āāDo not I fill heaven and earth?ā declares the Lord.ā Psalm 139:7-12
17. MERCIFUL
Godās merciful compassion is infinite and inexhaustible. Through Christ, He took the judgment that was rightfully ours and placed it on His own shoulders. He waits and works now for all people to turn to Him and to live under His justification. Deuteronomy 4:29-31
18. SOVEREIGN
God presides over every event, great or small, and He is in control of our lives. To be sovereign, He must be all-knowing and all-powerful, and by His sovereignty He rules His entire creation. 1 Chronicles 29:11-13
19. JEHOVAH-NISSI
āGod our banner.ā Under His banner we go from triumph to triumph and say, āThanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christā (1 Corinthians 15:57). Exodus 17:8-15
20. WISE
All Godās acts are accomplished through His infinite wisdom. He always acts for our good, which is to conform us to Christ. Our good and His glory are inextricably bound together. Proverbs 3:19-20
21. FAITHFUL
Out of His faithfulness God honors His covenants and fulfills His promises. Our hope for the future rests upon Godās faithfulness. Psalm 89:1-8
22. WRATHFUL
Unlike human anger, Godās wrath is never capricious, self-indulgent, or irritable. It is the right and necessary reaction to objective moral evil. Nahum 1:2-8
23. FULL OF GRACE
Grace is Godās good pleasure that moves Him to grant merit where it is undeserved and to forgive debt that cannot be repaid. Ephesians 1:5-8
24. OUR COMFORTER
Jesus called the Holy Spirit the āComforter,ā and the apostle Paul writes that the Lord is āthe God of all comfort.ā 2 Corinthians 1:3,4
25. EL-SHADDAI
āGod Almighty,ā the God who is all-sufficient and all-bountiful, the source of all blessings. Genesis 49:22-26
26. FATHER
Jesus taught us to pray, āOur Fatherā (Matthew 6:9), and the Spirit of God taught us to cry, āAbba, Father,ā an intimate Aramaic term similar to āDaddy.ā The Creator of the universe cares for each one of us. Romans 8:15-17
27. THE CHURCHāS HEAD
God the Son, Jesus, is the head of the Church. As the head, the part of the body that sees, hears, thinks, and decides, He gives the orders that the rest of the body lives by. Ephesians 1:22-23
28. OUR INTERCESSOR
Knowing our temptations, God the Son intercedes for us. He opens the doors for us to boldly ask God the Father for mercy. Thus, God is both the initiation and conclusion of true prayer. Hebrews 4:14-16
29. ADONAI
āMasterā or āLord.ā All Godās people ought to acknowledge themselves as His servants, with His right to reign as Lord of our lives. 2 Samuel 7:18-20
30. ELOHIM
āStrengthā or āPowerā: He is transcendent, mighty and strong. This name displays His supreme power, sovereignty, and faithfulness in His covenant relationship with us. Genesis 17:7-8
Sources: The Knowledge of the Holy, by A.W. Tozer; Names of God, by Nathan Stone; and God of Glory, by Kenneth Landon.