Hallowing God’s Name
Night of Divine Encounter (NODE) 9th Edition, Day 2 - Hallowing God's Name - Join us on Friday, April 1st, 2022 for the Night of Divine Encounter between 7pm to 10pm MST. Theme- The Midnight Hour
Hallowing God’s Name
Today, we are going to be hallowing God’s name. In the sequence of the Lord’s prayer, after acknowledging God as your father, the next step is to glorify or hallow His name. What is the meaning of hallow? It means to bless, to beautify or glorify.
What time are we supposed to hallow God’s name?
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We should hallow God’s name to show our appreciation after He has answered our prayers
Hannah worshiped God after receiving answers to her prayer. Hannah was barren for a very long time. She prayed to God for a son and promised to give him back to God if God should answer her prayer. God answered her by giving her a son and she fulfilled her promise by giving the son back to God. She also prayed this prayer of thanksgiving to God:
I Samuel 2:1-3
Then Hannah prayed: “My heart rejoices in the Lord! The Lord has made me strong. Now I have an answer for my enemies. I rejoice because you rescued me. 2 No one is holy like the Lord! There is no one besides you; There is no Rock like our God. 3 “Stop acting so proud and haughty! Don’t speak with such arrogance! For the Lord is a God who knows what you have done; he will judge your actions.
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We should hallow God’s name after He has given us a great breakthrough
Moses and Miriam worshipped God after the great deliverance from king Pharaoh when God made a path on the Red Sea. They passed through the Red Sea on dry land and their enemies who attempted to do same were destroyed. They worshipped God by recounting what God has done (Exodus 15:1-12). The Israelites worshiped God by sharing their testimony. Whenever you share your testimony, you are hallowing God’s name (Exodus 15:4-12). They worshipped God by praising Him for what He will do in the future (Exodus 15:13-17). So, when you praise God in advance for what He’s yet to do, you are hallowing God’s name. To crown it all, they worshiped God with musical instruments (Exodus 15:20-21). When you praise God with musical instruments, you are hallowing God’s name.
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We should hallow God’s name after He has revealed His plans and purposes to us
Gideon worshiped God after God confirmed His plan to deliver the Israelites from the Midianites through him. God already told Gideon and gave him a sign that He will use him to deliver the Israelites from the Midianites. Gideon wanted to take 32,000 along with him to the war but God said no. God instructed Gideon to reduce the people until they got to just 300. That is like ratio 1:106 which is less than 1% compared with the 32,000 he planned to go to war with earlier.
Definitely, Gideon must have been skeptical and afraid thinking of how he would deliver the Israelites with just 300. So, God made an arrangement and gave someone a dream of how Gideon will defeat the Midianites. God allowed Gideon to overhear the dreamer while he was narrating the dream to a friend and and the friend gave the interpretation. God used that avenue to reconfirm to Gideon that He will give him the victory over the Midianites. After Gideon heard this, he worshiped God. (Judges 7:13-15). Hallowing God’s name gives Him a great delight.
Prayer Points: Hallowing God’s Name
- Father, I praise you, Lord of heaven and earth for revelation into your Word.
Luke 10:21
At that time Jesus, full of joy through the Holy Spirit, said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this is what you were pleased to do.
2. Father, I thank you for always rolling away the stone hindering me from possessing my possessions. Lord, I thank you for always answering my prayers
John 11:41-42
So they took away the stone. Then Jesus looked up and said, “Father, I thank you that you have heard me. 42 I knew that you always hear me, but I said this for the benefit of the people standing here, that they may believe that you sent me.”
3. Father, I thank you for revealing your purpose to me. Lord, I bless and glorify your name for giving me the grace to fulfill my purpose
John 12:27-28
“Now my soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save me from this hour’? No, it was for this very reason I came to this hour. 28 Father, glorify your name!” Then a voice came from heaven, “I have glorified it, and will glorify it again.”
4. Father, I thank you for the provision of my daily bread. Lord, I thank you for constantly feeding me with your Word which is the Bread of Life
Matthew 26:26
While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is my body.”
5. Father, I thank you for constantly supplying my needs. Lord, I thank you for constantly multiplying the little I have. Father, I thank you because you have never put me to shame
Matthew 15:36
Then he took the seven loaves and the fish, and when he had given thanks, he broke them and gave them to the disciples, and they in turn to the people.
6. Father, I thank you for constantly revealing your plans and purpose to me. Lord, I bless you for you have never left me in the dark.
Judges 7:13-15
Gideon arrived just as a man was telling a friend his dream. “I had a dream,” he was saying. “A round loaf of barley bread came tumbling into the Midianite camp. It struck the tent with such force that the tent overturned and collapsed.”
14 His friend responded, “This can be nothing other than the sword of Gideon son of Joash, the Israelite. God has given the Midianites and the whole camp into his hands.”
15 When Gideon heard the dream and its interpretation, he bowed down and worshiped. He returned to the camp of Israel and called out, “Get up! The Lord has given the Midianite camp into your hands.”
7. Father, I thank you for always answering my prayers. Lord, I thank you because by your grace, you have removed my shame and disgrace. Father, I thank you for turning my mourning into dancing
I Samuel 2:1-3
Then Hannah prayed: “My heart rejoices in the Lord! The Lord has made me strong. Now I have an answer for my enemies. I rejoice because you rescued me. 2 No one is holy like the Lord! There is no one besides you; There is no Rock like our God. 3 “Stop acting so proud and haughty! Don’t speak with such arrogance! For the Lord is a God who knows what you have done; he will judge your actions.
8. Father, I thank you because you are my strength and defense and you are also my salvation. Lord, I thank you for destroying all the plans of the enemies and you have given me a new song.
Exodus 15:1-2
Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the Lord: “I will sing to the Lord, for he is highly exalted. Both horse and driver he has hurled into the sea. 2 “The Lord is my strength and my defense; He has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise him, my father’s God, and I will exalt him.
9. Father, I thank you for destroying the destroyer. I thank you for delivering me from the bondage of the enemies who are typical of Pharaoh
Exodus 15:3-5
3 The Lord is a warrior; The Lord is his name. 4 Pharaoh’s chariots and his army he has hurled into the sea. The best of Pharaoh’s officers are drowned in the Red Sea. 5 The deep waters have covered them; they sank to the depths like a stone.
10. Father, I thank you because your right hand is majestic in power. Lord, I thank you for shattering the enemies. Father, I bless you for throwing down those who oppose you in the greatness of your majesty.
Exodus 15:6-7
6 Your right hand, Lord, was majestic in power. Your right hand, Lord, shattered the enemy. 7 “In the greatness of your majesty you threw down those who opposed you. You unleashed your burning anger; it consumed them like stubble
11. Father, I thank you for making ways for me where there was no way. Lord, I thank you for aborting all the plans of the enemies.
Exodus 15:8:10
And with the blast of thy nostrils the waters were gathered together, the floods stood upright as an heap, and the depths were congealed in the heart of the sea.
9 The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my lust shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.
10 Thou didst blow with thy wind, the sea covered them: they sank as lead in the mighty waters.
12. Father, I thank you because there is no God like you who is majestic in holiness and awesome in glory. Lord, I thank you for working wonders in my life. Father, I thank you for silencing all my enemies
Exodus 15:11-12
Who among the gods is like you, Lord? Who is like you— majestic in holiness, awesome in glory, working wonders? 12 “You stretch out your right hand, and the earth swallows your enemies.
13. Father, I thank you for redeeming me with your unfailing love. Lord, I thank you for all your promises that you will fulfill. Father, I thank you for all my prayers that you have answered.
Exodus 15:13-16
In your unfailing love you will lead the people you have redeemed. In your strength you will guide them to your holy dwelling. 14 The nations will hear and tremble; anguish will grip the people of Philistia.15 The chiefs of Edom will be terrified, the leaders of Moab will be seized with trembling, the people of Canaan will melt away; 16 terror and dread will fall on them. By the power of your arm they will be as still as a stone— until your people pass by, Lord, until the people you bought pass by. 17 You will bring them in and plant them on the mountain of your inheritance— the place, Lord, you made for your dwelling, the sanctuary, Lord, your hands established.
14. Father, I thank you because you reign forever and ever. Lord, I thank you for a new dawn in my life.
Exodus 15:18-19
18 “The Lord reigns for ever and ever.” 19 When Pharaoh’s horses, chariots and horsemen went into the sea, the Lord brought the waters of the sea back over them, but the Israelites walked through the sea on dry ground.
15. Father, I thank you with my songs and with my musical instruments. Lord, I exalt you for fighting my battles for me
Exodus 15:18-19
20 Then Miriam the prophet, Aaron’s sister, took a timbrel in her hand, and all the women followed her, with timbrels and dancing. 21 Miriam sang to them: “Sing to the Lord, for he is highly exalted. Both horse and driver he has hurled into the sea.
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