MONDAY - HASHEM - The Name

Studying the Name

The Bible speaks of Solomon’s temple in Jerusalem as the place where God’s name would dwell - the place where His people could pray and be heard.

Key Scripture 
1 Kings 8:28-29: "Hear the cry and the prayer that your servant is praying in your presence this day. May your eyes be open toward this temple night and day, this place of which you said, My Name shall be there, so that you will hear the prayer your servant prays toward this place."

Understanding the Name

To call on His name is to call on His presence. To act on His name is to act with His authority. To fight in His name is to fight with His power. To pray in His name is to pray to Him. Though we are to exalt God’s name and proclaim it to the nations, it is also possible to dishonor it, which is the same as dishonoring Him. God’s name is His reputation.

1 Kings 8:22-9:3:

What does it mean to confess God’s name?

What is the connection between repentance and answered prayer? (See 1 Kings 8:35-36).

Why do you think Solomon prayed that God would hear the prayers of foreigners when they prayed toward the temple? (See 1 Kings 8:41-43). 

What does God mean when He says I will put His Name in the temple?

How have you experienced God’s response to your own prayers?

TUESDAY - Praying the Name

Reflect On: 1 Kings 8:1-11, 22-66, 9:1-3

Praise God: For His holy and powerful name.

Offer Thanks: Because God has promised to hear your prayers. 

Confess: Any tendency to forget that you are a “temple of the living God.”

Ask God: To increase your reverence for God’s holy name.

WEDNESDAY - Praying the Name

Reflect On: Psalm 30

Praise God: Because He satisfies us with good things.

Offer Thanks: For God’s justice and compassion.

Confess: Any tendency to speak or live in a way that dishonors God’s name.

Ask God: To help you live in a way that daily honors His name.

THURSDAY - Praying the Name

Reflect On: Isaiah 50:10-11

Praise God: For banishing our darkness through the light of Christ.

Offer Thanks: For God’s readiness to help us in times of darkness.

Confess: Any tendency to seek safety apart from God.

Ask God: To help you see the futility of worrying rather than trusting.

FRIDAY - Promises Associated with God’s Name

"Because He loves me, says the Lord, I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name. He will call upon me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him."

Psalm 91:14-15

"Turn to me and have mercy on me, as you always do to those who love your name."

Psalm 119:132

Continued Prayer and Praise

Pray that God will get the glory for every good thing you do.

(Psalm 115:1)

Call on the name of the Lord for help in the midst of difficulty.

(Psalm 124:8)