“He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High, rests in the shadow of the Almighty.” Psalm 91.1

El Shaddai’s shadow …You’ve not lingered long enough or searched my heart deep enough, sat at my table and fed enough or met at the well and drank enough…

To ‘abide’ means to ‘pass the night’ El Shaddai’s shadow …You’ve not lingered long enough or searched my heart deep enough, sat at my table and fed enough or met at the well and drank enough… To ‘abide’ means to ‘pass the night’

‘When Abram was 99 years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty; walk before me and be blameless. I will confirm my covenant between me and you and will greatly increase your number.”’ Gen 17.1-2

‘When Abram was 99 years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty; walk before me and be blameless. I will confirm my covenant between me and you and will greatly increase your number.”’ Gen 17.1-2 1) I am El Shaddai

2) Walk before me and be blameless ‘When Abram was 99 years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty; walk before me and be blameless. I will confirm my covenant between me and you and will greatly increase your number.”’ Gen 17.1-2 1) I am El Shaddai 2) Walk before me and be blameless

2) Walk before me and be blameless ‘When Abram was 99 years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty; walk before me and be blameless. I will confirm my covenant between me and you and will greatly increase your number.”’ Gen 17.1-2 1) I am El Shaddai 2) Walk before me and be blameless 3) Confirmation of the promise

17 When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty; walk before me faithfully and be blameless. 2 Then I will make my covenant between me and you and will greatly increase your numbers.” 3 Abram fell facedown, and God said to him, 4 “As for me, this is my covenant with you: You will be the father of many nations. 5 No longer will you be called Abram; your name will be Abraham, for I have made you a father of many nations. 6 I will make you very fruitful; I will make nations of you, and kings will come from you. 7 I will establish my covenant as an everlasting covenant between me and you and your descendants after you for the generations to come, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you. 8 The whole land of Canaan, where you now reside as a foreigner, I will give as an everlasting possession to you and your descendants after you; and I will be their God.”

15 God also said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, you are no longer to call her Sarai; her name will be Sarah. 16 I will bless her and will surely give you a son by her. I will bless her so that she will be the mother of nations; kings of peoples will come from her.” 17 Abraham fell facedown; he laughed and said to himself, “Will a son be born to a man a hundred years old? Will Sarah bear a child at the age of ninety?” 18 And Abraham said to God, “If only Ishmael might live under your blessing!” 19 Then God said, “Yes, but your wife Sarah will bear you a son, and you will call him Isaac.[d] I will establish my covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him. 20 And as for Ishmael, I have heard you: I will surely bless him; I will make him fruitful and will greatly increase his numbers. He will be the father of twelve rulers, and I will make him into a great nation. 21 But my covenant I will establish with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you by this time next year.” 22 When he had finished speaking with Abraham, God went up from him.

2) ‘Walk before me and be blameless’

2) ‘Walk before me and be blameless’ The Hebrew word for blameless/perfect is ‘tamiym’ and means: complete, whole, without blemish, undefiled

2) ‘Walk before me and be blameless’ The Hebrew word for blameless/perfect is ‘tamiym’ and means: complete, whole, without blemish, undefiled God is seeking people whose hearts seek after him…(e.g. 2 chron 16.9)

When we abide, settle, remain with El Shaddai, we become fruitful. 3. Promises Confirmed It was in El Shaddai’s presence that He confirmed, reassured and caused Abraham to see the blessings and promises. When we abide, settle, remain with El Shaddai, we become fruitful.

When we abide, settle, remain with El Shaddai, we become fruitful. 3. Promises Confirmed When we abide, settle, remain with El Shaddai, we become fruitful. “I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. 2 He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful. 3 You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. 4 Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. 5 “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. 6 If you do not remain in me, you are like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned.7 If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. 8 This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples. …16 You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last John 15

3. Promises Confirmed El Shaddai desires fruitfulness!

When we abide, settle, remain with El Shaddai, we become fruitful. 3. Promises Confirmed When we abide, settle, remain with El Shaddai, we become fruitful. “I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. 2 He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes[a] so that it will be even more fruitful. 3 You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. 4 Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. 5 “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. 6 If you do not remain in me, you are like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned.7 If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. 8 This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples. …16 You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last John 15

When we abide, settle, remain with El Shaddai, we become fruitful. 3. Promises Confirmed When we abide, settle, remain with El Shaddai, we become fruitful. “I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. 2 He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes[a] so that it will be even more fruitful. 3 You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. 4 Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. 5 “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. 6 If you do not remain in me, you are like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned.7 If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. 8 This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples. …16 You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last John 15

When we abide, settle, remain with El Shaddai, we become fruitful. 3. Promises Confirmed When we abide, settle, remain with El Shaddai, we become fruitful. “I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. 2 He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes[a] so that it will be even more fruitful. 3 You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. 4 Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. 5 “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. 6 If you do not remain in me, you are like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned.7 If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. 8 This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples. …16 You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last John 15