JEHOVAH SHAMMAH

Our relationship with God grows as we begin to learn about, and know Who God is.  God reveals facets of His nature and character through His name. Jehovah Shammah means “God is there”.

 This name is first found in Ezekiel 48:35, “and the name of the city from that day shall be: THE LORD IS THERE.”  God was promising His people that He would be there in a new temple that was to be built.  God’s heart is the same today. He desires to have a relationship with His creation, to be there.  God no longer needs temples made of stone, because as born again believers, WE are now the temple where God lives.  No matter where you are, God is there. He will not leave you because His presence is with you. We are told in 1st Corinthians 3:16, “ Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?”   In 2nd Corinthians 6:16 God says, “I will live in them and walk among them. I will be their God, and they will be my people.”  

Jehovah Shammah is here with you and in you.  When our circumstances seem impossible, we must remember God is right there with us.   

In Daniel chapter 3, three Jewish men, who were being held captive, were ordered to bow and worship a golden idol.  Because they refused to worship another god, the king vowed to throw them into a fiery furnace. The men responded by saying in Daniel 3:16-18, “ We do not need to defend ourselves before you.  If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God whom we serve is able to save us.  He will rescue us from your power, Your Majesty, but even if he doesn’t, we want to make it clear to you, Your Majesty, that we will never serve your gods or worship the gold statue you have set up.”  The king was so angry, he ordered the furnace to be heated seven times hotter than usual. The three men were bound, thrown into the furnace, and fell into the midst of the fire (Daniel 3:19-23). When the king looked into the fire, this is what he saw: verse 25:  “Look! I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire; and they are not hurt, and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.”  Verse 27 goes on to say, “they saw these men on whose bodies the fire had no power; the hair of their head was not singed, nor were their garments affected, and the smell of fire was not on them.”   Jehovah Shammah was there with them as they were going through the fire.

Are you going through a situation, like the three Jewish men, that may look as though it is impossible? When you are surrounded by difficult circumstances, know that Jehovah Shammah is there with you. You are not alone.

Father, thank You for always being with us and never leaving us alone.  I pray that we would continue to have revelation of how powerful your presence is in our lives.