If anyone is singing old Amy Grant songs after reading this week's posts, you're not alone! So am I! These are names I used to sing of, before I even knew what they really meant.
Today's name is El-Elyon, which means "the Lord most high." Now, El on its own means mighty, strong, permanent. Elyon, on its own, can simply mean the placement of something. For example, in Genesis 40:17 elyon is the word (in the original text) used to describe the placement of a basket (the top basket). It's when you combine Elyon (high) with El (mighty and strong) that you get the Lord most high.
In Genesis 14:19-20, Melchizedek king of Salem blessed Abram, saying, “Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth. And praise be to God Most High, who delivered your enemies into your hand.”
Wouldn't you love to be Abram, blessed by the Most High God, the God that cannot be stronger or mightier or more than He is, because He already is the most of all those things? Well guess what - you already are! You've been blessed by El-Elyon Himself!
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