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“And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect” (Gen. 17:1).  This is the first time, the name, Almighty God, appears in Scripture.  This is the tenth name for God in the Old Testament (beginning with Genesis 1:1).  This name means, the Strong One. God is all-powerful.  No power is as great as God’s.  Every force under, in, or above, the earth must therefore be dependent upon, subservient to, and by the permission of, Him who told Abram, I am God Almighty.
Creative Power.
God created the entire universe from that which did not exist before (Heb. 11:3). “Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.”  God spoke the universe into existence.  “He spake and it was done, he commanded and it stood fast” (Psa. 33:9).  Gen. 1:3, “And God said, Let there be light, and there was light….”  The word of God is powerful.
Punitive Power.
Due to the extreme wickedness of man, God determined to destroy the earth by a universal flood (Gen. 6:5 and 7).  Noah was commanded to build an ark to the saving of his house.  Noah did all that God commanded.  The time came for the windows of heaven to be opened and the fountains of the deep to be broken up and God caused the entire earth to be flooded 15 cubits above the mountains (Gen. 7:20).  This was a miracle.  It demonstrates the punitive power of Almighty God.  It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God (Heb. 10:31).
Providential Power.
Several times in the book of Genesis God demonstrates His providential power.  In Gen. 14:19,20, the king of Salem, Melchizedek,  recognizes the providential hand of God in helping Abraham secure a victory over Chedorlaomer and those kings allied with him.  He states, “And blessed be the most high God,which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand…”  In Gen. 20:18, God intervenes to protect the purity of Sarah, Abraham’s wife, and to protect the promise He had made to Abraham and Sarah concerning the son of promise, Isaac.  The sacred text reads, “For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham’s wife.” Many times in the book of Genesis, God’s providential power is manifested.
Miraculous Power.
God’s promise to Abraham and Sarah concerning having a son took twenty-five years to fulfill.  The time period alone was a test of Abraham and Sarah’s faith.  Abraham was 100 and Sarah was 90 years old when Isaac was born.  Both were old.  Sarah was past the time of child bearing.  She had been barren all of her life.  Yet, God blessed them with a baby son.  Isaac was the son of promise and God miraculously intervened in order for Abraham and Sarah to become parents.
Saving Power.
The first Messianic promise is recorded by Moses in Genesis 3:15.  The seed of the woman would bruise the head of the serpent (Satan) and Satan would bruise his heel.  The seed promise continues with Abraham.  Gen. 12:3, God told Abram, “in thee shall all nations of the earth be blessed.”  Later, in Gen. 22:18, God said, “And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.”  This passage is referenced by the apostle Paul in Galatians 3:16, “Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made.  He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ.”  Jesus Christ is the promised seed (Messiah) of Abraham.  Jesus brought life and immortality to light through the Gospel.  The Gospel is God’s power to save men from the consequences of sin (Rom. 1:16, 6:23).  To be saved means to be delivered from the eternal consequences of sin which is everlasting punishment by God.  God has the power to save and He has the power to condemn.  God can save to the uttermost them that come to Him in faith and loving obedience to His Will.
Almighty God is a name for God that all of us must remember.  God is all-powerful.  God is over all.  We must be subject unto Him, fear Him, and surrender our lives in humble service to Him.