The God who is more than enough

And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the Lord appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.

—Genesis 17:1

When God appeared to Abram, what He actually said in Hebrew was, "...I am El-shaddai, walk before me and be thou perfect".

"El" is the name of God that speaks of power; but what does "Shaddai" mean? Theologians say it comes from a Hebrew word meaning "to be strong while others prefer a word meaning "mountain". Figuratively, a mountain is a symbol of strength. Conclusively, "El Shaddai" means "the all-powerful and all-sufficient God who can do anything and meet any need."
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The translators of the King James Version translated El Shaddai as "Almighty God”. This is correct but the Hebrew meaning for El-shaddai means the "the All-Sufficient One," or "the God who is more than enough."

People say God is enough i.e (He is sufficient) but God is not just enough, he is more than enough (all sufficient).

The following are some of the instances where God showed himself to be all sufficient (more than enough).

•     The Creation of the world in 7 days (Genesis 1)
•     The Great flood (Genesis 7)
•     The confusion of languages at tower of babel (Gen 11:1-9)
•     The fire on Abraham's sacrifice (Gen 15:17)
•     The conception of Isaac (Gen 21:2)
•     The destruction of Sodom (Gen 19)
•     The closing of the wombs of Abimelech's household (Gen 20:17-18)
•     The opening of Hagar's eyes (Gen 21:19)
•     The opening of Rachel's womb (Gen 30:22)
•     The flaming bush that was not consumed (Ex 3:2)
•     The transformation of Moses' rod into a serpent (Ex 4, Ex 7)
•     The pillar of cloud and fire (Ex 13:21-22)
•     Passage through the Red Sea (Ex 14:22)
•     The destruction of Pharaoh and his army (Ex 14:23-30)
•     Sweetening the bitter waters of Marah (Ex 15:25)
•     Provision of Manna (Ex 16:4-31)
•     Abundant Provision of meat – Quails (Ex 16:13)
•     The defeat of Amalek (Ex 17:9-13)
•     The transfiguration of Moses face  (Ex 34:29)
•     Water from the rock (Ex 17:5)
•     Thunderings and lightnings on Mount Sinai (Ex 19:16-20)
•     Water from the rock in Kadesh (Num 20:8-11)
•     Balaam rebuked by his donkey (donkey speaking) -Num 22:23-30
•     The Jordan River divided (Joshua 3:14-17; 4:16-18)
•     The fall of Jericho (Jos 6:20)
•     The sun and the moon stand still (Joshua 10:12-14)
•     Samson's great strength (Judg 14:6; Judg 16:3 )
•     Samson supplied with water (1 Sam 5:1-4)
•     Imagine Nursing cows return the ark of the covenant (by walking away from their calves) –    1 Sam 6:7-14
•     Jeroboam's hand withered (1 Kings 13:3-6)
•     Elijah is fed by ravens (1 Kings 17:6)
•     Elijah is fed by an angel (1 Kings 19:1-8)
•     Elijah increases the widow's meal and oil (1 Kings 17:9-16)
•     Elijah raises the widow's son (1 Kings 17:17-24)
•     Rain in answer to Elijah's prayer (1 Kings 18:41-45)
•     Elijah divides the Jordan River (2 Kings 2:8)
•     Elijah is transported to heaven (2 Kings 2:11)
•     Elisha Divides the Jordan River (2 Kings 2:14)
•     Elisha increases a widow's supply of oil (2 Kings 4:1-7)
•     Elisha raises the Shunammite woman's child (2 Kings 4:18-37)
•     Elisha Feeds one-hundred men (2 Kings 4:42-44)
•     Elisha cures Naaman (2 Kings 5:1-9)
•     Elisha causes the ax head to float (2 Kings 6:6)
•     Elisha reveals the counsel of the king of Syria (2 Kings 6:12)
•     Elisha causes the eyes of his servant to be opened (2 Kings 6:17)
•     The dead man was restored to life (2 Kings 13:21)
•     Hezekiah's healing (Isa 38:21)
•     The deliverance of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego (Dan 3:23-27)
•     The deliverance of Daniel (Daniel 6:22)
•     The sea was calmed when Jonah was thrown into it (Jonah 1:15)
•     Jonah in the belly of the fish (Jonah 1:17)
•     The conception by Elizabeth (Luke 1:24-25)
•     The incarnation of Jesus (Matt 1:18-25)
•     Jesus converted water into wine (John 2:1-11)
•     Jesus Heals the nobleman's son (John 4:46-54)
•     The surprising catch of fish (Luke 5:1-11)
•     Jesus heals the demoniac (Mark 1:23-26)
•     Jesus heals Peter's mother-in-law (Matt 8:14-17)
•     Jesus cleanses the leper (Matt 8:1-4)
•     Jesus heals the paralyzed man (Matt 9:1-8)
•     Jesus raises the widow's son to life at the village of Nain (Luke 7:11-16)
•     Jesus stills the storm (Matt 8:23-27)
•     Jesus cures the woman with the issue of blood (Matt 9:20-22, Luke 8:43-48)
•     Jesus walks upon Lake of Galilee (Matt 14:22-23)
•     Jesus feeds over four-thousand persons (Matt 14:22-23)
•     The temple tax money obtained from a fish's mouth (Matt 17:24-27)
•     Jesus restores ten lepers to wholeness (Luke 17:11-19)
•     Jesus opens the eyes of a man born blind (John 9)
•     Jesus raises Lazarus from the dead after 4 days (John 11:1-46)
•     Jesus cures a man with dropsy (Luke 14:1-6)
•     Jesus restores sight to two blind men near Jericho (Luke 18:35-43)
•     Jesus heals the ear of Malchus (Luke 22:49-51)
•     Peter cures the sick (Acts 5:15-16)
•     Peter heals Aeneas (Acts 9:34)
•     Peter raises Dorcas from the dead (Acts 9:40)
•     Peter and John cure a lame man (Acts 3:2-11)
•     Peter and other apostles were delivered from prison (Acts 5:19-23, Acts 12:6-11, Acts 16:23)
•     Philip carried away by the Spirit (Acts 8:39)
•     Paul cured of blindness (Acts 9:17-18)
•     Paul commanded Elymas (Bar-Jesus) to be blind for a season (Acts 13:11)
•     Paul heals a cripple (Acts 14:10)
•     Paul casts evil spirits, and cures sick people (Acts 16:18, Acts 19:11-12)
•     Paul raises Eutychus to life (Acts 20:9-12)
•     Paul shakes a viper off his hand and is unhurt (Acts 28:5)

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