If we start looking at the beginning of chapter 17 of Genesis, God gets a new name. God, of course, is known by many names, but here God say that he is God Almighty (El Shaddai). Another way to put this is God of the highest mountain and lowest valley.
When we enter into covenant with God, we may or may not get a name change based off of our particular tradition. But we are changed. The problem is that once we enter into the covenant, sometimes we think that this change means that we will never have struggles or hardships, which is not Biblical. Instead, when we are in covenant with God we can proclaim that God is for us, whether we are on top of the mountain or in the valley, and that God can use us for the sake of the Kingdom in either place, and in any place in between.
Perhaps one of the greatest changes that comes with covenant isn't a name change, though this is important, but rather a change in perspective. When we believe and accept that we are loved by God, we start to see the world around us and the people we interact with differently, as we seek to share that love with others.
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