Faith Filled Family Magazine December 2016 | Page 16

Who Is God? What is He Like?

Sheryl Giesbrecht
Delves Into
Experiencing God
Through His Names

Exodus 20:24 (Message version) reads ‘Every place where I
cause my Name to be honoured
in your worship, I’ll be there myself and bless you.’

BY HELEN MURRAY

Prayer: Heavenly Father I honour your Name, I bless your
Name, I praise your Name.
I pray for your wisdom, discipline
and insight as I embark on the
journey of knowing You by your
Names.
Lord, I want to experience You
more.
Thank you for your willingness in
allowing me to find You.
Amen.

So begins Sheryl Giesbrecht’s
book on experiencing God
through His names.
Have you ever known someone by a nickname? That name
probably told you much about
their character as it was ‘perpetrated’ because of a significant
behaviour of that person. Some
people never want their nickname known as it was not flattering.
Sheryl Giesbrecht has struck a
major chord by writing on knowing the Lord by His names, as
they describe His behaviour towards us, and such knowledge
becomes an intimate thing, and
very personal. The pronouncing of that name confirms and