The Almighty

by Terry Wane Benton

John describes Jesus as "the Almighty" (Revelation 1:8). Isaiah predicted the "child" who would be born and later called "Mighty God" (Isaiah 9:6-7). The Hebrew of the Old Testament refers to "El Shaddai" (God Almighty). The term emphasizes God's ability to handle any situation that confronts God's people.

It is first used when God told Abraham, in his old age, that he would become the father of a great nation (Genesis 17:1-3). In other words, don't doubt what God says. What seems impossible to you is possible when God is involved and He has promised something.

John, the writer of Revelation, was employed by the Almighty to show visions of coming hardships through which the faithful will need to trust God by knowing Him as "the Almighty."

Together, the Almighty and I can handle whatever has been in the past, whatever is in the present, and whatever we must face together in the future. It is no longer a matter of whether I can deal with something. It is a question of whether the Almighty and I can handle this together! That puts things in proper perspective!