30 Day Praise Challenge - Part 3

Becky Harling

Taking it further

Praising God through His Names

Now that you have completed the 30-day praise challenge, my prayer for you is that you will want to continue the practice of praise. Our ultimate goal as believers is to glorify God & enjoy His presence. Living a life of praise is one of the most important elements of fulfilling that goal.

You will notice that this final section encourages you to use Scripture in your praise. When we combine Scripture & praise, it unleashes a power in our lives that is unstoppable!

Since I began praising God through His names & through what those names mean to me, my faith has been deepened & strengthened. During my times of praise, the following list of names is in front of me, & I use them to focus my praise. I have listed names for God the Father, God the Son, & God the Spirit. Notice that each person of the Trinity—Father, Son, & Holy Spirit—possesses the name Holy One. This understanding is especially important because we live in an age where some are questioning the concepts of the Trinity & the deity of Christ. Father, Son, & Spirit are all equally God.

God the Father

Abba—Mk.14:36

Consuming Fire—Heb.12:28-29

Creator—Is.40:28

Deliverer—Ps.70:5; Ps.144:2

Everlasting God—Is.40:28

Father—Is.64:8

Father to the Fatherless—Ps.68:5

Fortress—Jer.16:19; Ps.144:2

God Almighty—Gen.17:1

God Most High—Gen.14:18–19

God My Savior—Ps.18:46; Hab.3:17-18

God My Stronghold—Ps.144:2

God of All Comfort—2Cor.1:3

God of Glory—Ps.29:3

God of Peace—Heb.13:20-21

God Who Sees Me—Gen.16:13

Guide—Ps.48:14

Hiding Place—Ps.32:7

Holy One—Is.43:15

Husband—Jer.31:31-32

I AM—Ex.3:14

Jehovah-jireh (the LORD Will Provide)—Gen.22:14

Judge—Ps.75:7

King—1Sam.12:12

Light—Ps.27:1

Lord Who Heals—Ex.15:26

Redeemer—Is.54:8

Refuge—Deut.33:27

Rock—1Sam.2:2

Shepherd—Ps.23:1

Shield—Ps.18:2

Spring of Living Water—Jer.2:13

Strength—Ex.15:2

God the Son–Jesus Christ

Advocate—1Jn.2:1

Alpha & Omega—Rev.1:8; 22:13

Author of Life—Ac.3:15

Blessed Controller of All Things—1Tim.6:15 (PH)

Branch—Zech.3:8

Bread of Life—Jn.6:35

Bridegroom—Lk.5:34–35

Christ, the Son of the Living God—Mat.16:16

Creator—Col.1:16

Cornerstone—Eph.2:20; 1Pet.2:6

Counselor—Is.9:6

Deliverer—Rom.11:26

Desired of All Nations—Hag.2:7

Everlasting Father—Is.9:6

Eternal Life—1Jn.5:20

Faithful Witness—Rev.1:5

Firstborn from the Dead—Rev.1:5

God of Peace—1Thes.5:23

God, Forever Praised—Rom.9:5

Head over Everything—Eph.1:22

Heir of All Things—Heb.1:2

High Priest—Heb.4:14

Holy One—Lk.4:34; Ac.3:14; Rev.3:7

Horn of Salvation—Lk.1:69

I Am—Jn.8:58

Image of God—2Cor.4:4

Immanuel—Is.7:14; Mat.1:23

Jesus—Mat.1:21; 1Thes.1:10

King of Israel—Jn.1:49

King of Kings—Rev.19:16

Lamb of God—Jn.1:29, 36

Life—Jn.14:6

Light of the World—Jn.8:12

Lion of the Tribe of Judah—Rev.5:5

Living Stone—1Pet.2:4

Lord God Almighty—Rev.15:3

Lord of All—Ac.10:36

Man of Sorrows—Is.53:3

Mediator—1Tim.2:5; Heb.12:24

Messiah—Jn.1:41

Mighty God—Is.9:6

Morning Star—2Pet.1:19; Rev.22:16

Nazarene—Mat.2:23

One & Only—Jn.1:14, 18; 3:16

Passover Lamb—1Cor.5:7

Physician—Luk.4:23

Priest—Heb.5:6

Prince of Peace—Is.9:6

Redeemer—Job 19:25; Is.59:20

Righteous One—1Jn.2:1

Rising Sun—Lk.1:78

Savior—Lk.2:11

Son of God—Mat.27:54

True Vine—Jn.15:1

Truth—Jn.14:6

Way—Jn.14:6

Word—Jn.1:1

God the Holy Spirit

Breath of the Almighty—Job 33:4

Counselor—Jn.14:16

Eternal Spirit—Heb.9:14

Helper—Jn.14:16 (NASB)

Holy One—1Jn.2:20

Holy Spirit—Ac.20:28

Holy Spirit of God—Eph.4:29-30

Power of the Most High—Lk.1:35

Spirit of Christ—Rom.8:9

Spirit of Faith—2Cor.4:13

Spirit of God—Mat.3:16-17

Spirit of Life—Rom.8:2

Spirit of the Lord—Judg.6:34

Spirit of Sonship—Rom.8:15

Spirit of Truth—Jn.14:16-17

Here is an example of a prayer of praise using the names of the triune God:

“Holy One, I praise You because You are the triune God: Father, Son, & Holy Spirit. I exalt You, Father, because You are my Abba, the One who tenderly loves me as a daddy would love his little child. Lord Jesus, I praise You because You are not only the Son of God but God Himself. I exalt You as my advocate before the Father. How I praise You for constantly pleading my case before Him. I praise You, Jesus, that You are the Bread of Life, able to meet the deepest longings of my heart. I praise You for loving me completely & for being my eternal bridegroom. Holy Spirit, I praise You for being my Helper & my Counselor. Thank You for being the power of God living in me! I exalt You as the Spirit of truth who is able & willing to lead me into all truth. I exalt You, triune God, & declare that I have placed my faith & trust in You. You alone are worthy of all my praise.”

When I want to praise God but lack words, I borrow some from Scripture. I often use 5 or 6 verses from the Psalms in my praise time.

One way to praise God is to write some psalms on index cards & take a walk, praying the verses back to God. Or, while listening to music, use the verses as your language of praise. You might pray something like this using the psalms: “Lord, I will give thanks today because of Your righteousness. I will sing praises to Your Name. I will praise You with all my heart. Holy Spirit, bring my will into perfect union with Yours so that I can praise God with a whole heart. I will be glad & rejoice in You; I will sing praise to Your Name, O Most High. Lord, Your Name is majestic & Your glory is above all the heavens. When I think of Your Names, so many come to mind. Each one teaches me more about Your nature. Thank You for revealing Yourself to me & for allowing me to know You better through Your Names. I praise You for Your unfailing love! I praise You that I can trust Your love & don’t have to worry that You will ever stop loving me or pursuing me. God, You have been so good to me, I could never find enough words to describe Your goodness.” (Ps.7:17; 9:1-2; 8:1-2; 13:5-6)

“How I praise You for being my Rock, Fortress, & Deliverer. I praise You that I can find refuge in You & that I don’t have to be afraid. When life feels as though it is too difficult, I can take refuge in the shelter of Your wings. You promise to shield me from the Enemy. I praise You, Lord, that You are my Rock & that You live!” (Ps.18:1-3,46,49)