What Is in a Name?
A 24-year wait.
A new name.
A new identity.
Genesis 17:1–5
God speaks identity before fulfilment.
God Changes Abram’s Name
Abram → Abraham.
Exalted Father → Father of a Multitude.
But here’s the twist…
He still had no son.
The Waiting
God made a promise.
24 years after the promise…
Still waiting.
Nothing had changed.
Identity Before Fulfilment
God called him who he was becoming—
not what he could see.
God Speaks His Name
Then God spoke:
“I am El Shaddai.”
God Almighty.
The All-Sufficient One.
Our Identity
In Christ, you are:
• A new creation
• A child of God
• A citizen of heaven
Are you living from who God says you are?
God says what He means—and He does what He says.
