Names of God Series: Saved by Jehovah Elohe Tishuathi

 By: Rebekah Hargraves

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"Save me from the guilt of bloodshed, God—
God of my salvation—
and my tongue will sing of your righteousness."

~Psalm 51:14

In this week's installment of our names of God series, we now come to the name Jehovah Elohe Tishuathi. I have to admit, I was not at all familiar with this name when I first heard it! But it is a beautiful name of God and well worth studying.

As can be deduced from this passage, the name Jehovah Elohe Tishuathi means "The Lord God of My Salvation", pointing to the fact that God is our ultimate rescuer and redeemer.

What is so meaningful about this is that God's rescuing nature does not just pertain to the fact that He saves us from our sins and provides us with eternal life (as if that weren't enough!). What is extra meaningful about this, given the context of these words of David's in Psalm 51, is that God also rescues and saves us in the here and now, as well. 

Now, I'm well aware that we live in a fallen and sin-cursed world and therefore do regularly face situations and losses that are grievous. We are not saved out of every hard situation or rescued from every kind of grief on this side of heaven. We all know that personally. 

But what I want you to remember today and be encouraged by is that there are still countless things the Lord has and will save us from this side of heaven - some of which we are aware of (like a cancer diagnoses that went into remission) and some of which we are very unaware of (like a fiery dart of some kind from the wicked one that the Lord thwarted before it could ever touch us).

So, chin up, dear sister. Our God is still in the saving business, and He will continue to save you in one way or another every day of your life! Because, after all, that's who He is! He is our Jehovah Elohe Tishuathi.

Reflection Questions: 

1) What are some things the Lord has rescued you out of in your life?

2) What does it mean to you to know that the Lord isn't merely interested in our eternal salvation, but is also interested in rescuing us in the here and now, as well?

3) How can this encouragement today of realizing the Lord has saved you from things you weren't even aware of make it to where you can take joy and have hope today?