ACTS: Elohim – The Strong Creator God

Page 13-14, taken from Praying Through The Names of God by Tony Evans.

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Genesis 1:1-2 [NIV] — “In the beginning God [Elohim] created the heavens and the earth. The earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the waters.”

Adoration
Elohim, You are the strong Creator God. In You I find all of the components of everything You have ever created. Your great imagination gave the elephant its long trunk and the leopard its spots. By Your strong arm the ocean depths were first measured and the mountains rose. You chose what color the sky would be and how the earth would feed itself, even bringing life through death as a seed dies before towering into a tree. I praise You for the greatness of Your creative prowess and ingenuity. I adore You for the fullness of Your power. And I honor You for how You have made all things, even the minutiae, work together to populate Your great creation that we call earth.

Confession
Elohim, forgive me when I fail to recognize Your creative power. Forgive me for not stopping and being awed by Your hand and the masterpiece of Your creation. Forgive me for doubting where I should trust You, even when it comes to my own life — my health and my purpose for living. I have not always seen You in the light of Your greatness, and sometimes I make You seem much smaller than You truly are. For that, I am sorry.

Thanksgiving
Elohim, thank You for the security I experience when I recognize You as the great Creator God. No one was there telling You how to make the earth rotate in its orbit so it would continually receive light and heat. And yet You did it perfectly. I thank You that You know all things and don’t need me to try to figure out how to solve my issues or make my plans come about. You put the universe together with Your words — thank You for knowing how to put my life together as well.

Supplication
Elohim, create great things for me to walk in. Create intersections where You merge my passion, experiences, skills, and interests together so I can fulfill the calling You have for me. Create in my heart a purity that is peaceful and appealing to those around me. Create my destiny, I pray, and then guide me into it for Your name’s sake and for Your pleasure. I trust You to create my life’s story and to give me all I need to fully live out the path You have planned for me. Thank You, Elohim, for being the strong Creator God.