Lately, I've been thinking about the meaning of a name.
What is in a name?? Your name is a perfect image of you in the realm of language. It embodies all of your history,
personality, and fortune. It encompasses all of the thoughts,feelings and impressions others have about you. Your namerepresents you. My husband told me that when he was a
young boy his father use to tell him to remember who you
are, don't embarrass the family, and don't dishonor the
family name. A name brings to remembrance the character of the members of that family, their reputation, their integrity.A king's name or a ruler's name brings all the power and
authority with it. Names contain power and authority. The
legal and moral claims to your life are embodied in your
name. If you assign your name to me through a piece of
paper called power of attorney, I can use all your money,
sell your house, and make far reaching decisions about your life. Jesus told us we had the power of attorney to use His name. We are told that at the name of Jesus every knee
shall bow. We are also told the name of the Lord is a
strong tower; the righteous run into it and they are safe. God reveals His name in Exodus 3:13-14. We pronounce it Yahweh but it was actually a tetragrammaton-Greek for four letters- and is spelled YHWH or in Hebrew Yode, Hay, Vav, Hay. There were no vowels written, but the Jewish people of the time knew how to pronounce it. Many have suggested
that the name Yeshua, Jesus' name, can be found hidden
within the YHVH as Yeshua HaNazarei Vemelekh
HaYehudim, The first letter of each word spelling
YHVH. This phrase in hebrew translates as “Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews”. There are a lot of hidden
treasures in the Word of God that point to Jesus. God says His name YHVH, Yahweh as we call it means “I
Am that I Am”. Some say it is more literally “I Am Because I Am”. God is all powerful, self existent, with no other power in His being. He is a power unto itself. All other gods are
created gods, but Yahweh has always been. Yahweh's
name, the “I Am”, reveals the fullness of His being. All of His Nature and attributes are embodied in His name. His name, “I am that I Am” embodies all mater, energy, life, and truth.
Yahweh IS. I recently read an article that said the literal
meaning using the bible code is “I am what I am becoming” pointing to Jesus. Jesus, the latin version of the Hebrew name Yeshua, literally means Yahweh is salvation. Yeshua was what Messiah was called by his parents, relatives, friends and even the early
Christians for the first 300 years. Did you realize the name
Jesus was not even used until it was configured by the
Council of Nicea of the Roman Catholic Church in the 4th
century. Before that His name was called Yeshua. Do we see Jesus, or Yeshua, using the name I Am?Here is a list of a few of the statements by Yeshua, our Jesus using the phrase “I am” :
John
6:51:”I
am the
living
bread
which came down from heaven.
John
8:23: And He said to them, “You are from beneath;
I AM from
above.
You are of this world; I am not
of this world.
John
8:12: Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I
AM the light
of the world.
John
8:58 Jesus said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, before
Abraham
was, I
AM.”
John
10:9: “I
AM the
door.
If
anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and
find pasture.”
John
10:11: “I
AM the good
shepherd.
John
10:36: “do you say of Him whom the Father sanctified and sent into
the world, ‘You are blaspheming,’ because I said, ‘I
am the
Son of God’?
John
11:25: Jesus said to her, “I
AM the
resurrection and the
life.
John
14:6: Jesus said to him, “I
AM the
way, the truth, and
the
life.
John
15:1: “I
AM the
true vine,
and My Father is the vinedresser.
John
19:2: Therefore the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, “Do
not write, ‘The King of the Jews,’ but, ‘He said, “I
AM”
From
these scriptures Jesus describes Himself as I AM
living
bread
not
of this world
light
of the world
before
Abraham was
the
door of salvation
the
good shepherd
the
Son of God
the
resurrection and the life.
the
way, the truth, and the life
the
true vine
the
King of the Jews
The
“I Am” In the Old Testament, the name of God, was whatever man
needed He became; he was his all in all. Jesus in the New Testament
uses all the examples to show who He is. He is everything to man and
the only way to God.
Yeshua,
our Jesus is telling them that he is the same “I AM” that Moses
met at the burning bush. We see God revealing Himself through His
names and we see the same name and characteristic in Jesus.
Jehovah Rohi = Rohi, found in Psalm 23, which means
Shepherd. In John 10:11 Jesus says: “I AM the
good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the
sheep. Jehovah Tsidkenu = found in Jer. 23:6 means "The Lord
Who is our Righteousness." 1 Cor. 1:30 says, But it is from Him that you have your life in Christ Jesus, Whom God made our Wisdom from God, our Righteousness and thus making us upright and putting us in right standing with God Jehovah Raah found at Eze 34:11-15 means The Lord my
friend or companion. This indicates the intimacy God
desires between Himself and His people. Jesus sends us the Holy Spirit to be our friend, our
comforter. In John 14:26 Jesus calls the Holy spirit that willcome our Comforter, counselor, helper, Intercessor,
Advocate, Strengthener, and stand by. Jehovah Shalom =The Lord Is Peace
we
find in Romans 5:1 that we receive peace through Jesus Christ.=
Therefore, since we are justified and given right standing with God
through faith, let us grasp the fact that we have the peace of
reconciliation to hold and to enjoy, peace with God, through our Lord
Jesus Christ.
Philippians
4:7
And God's peace be yours which transcends all understanding, garrison
and mount guard over your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.
Jehovah Mekoddishkem found in Exodus 31:13 can be
translated as "The Lord who sets you apart." We see this in 1 Peter 2:9=But you are a chosen race, a
royal priesthood, a dedicated nation, God's own purchased, special people, that you may set forth the wonderful deeds
and display the virtues and perfections of Him who called
you out of darkness into His marvelous light. Jehovah Sabaoth found at 1 Sam 1:3 can be translated as "The Lord of Armies" . This name denotes His universal
sovereignty over every army, both spiritual and earthly. The Lord of Hosts is the king of all heaven and earth. (Psa. 24:9-10; Psa 84:3; Isa 6:5). Philippians 2:10-11 = At the name of Jesus every knee must bow in heaven and on earth and under the earth. And every tongue confess and acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. In one of my earlier messages about the blood covenant I
talked in detail about several more names. You can go to myblogspot announced at the end of this message to read
more about them. I do want to repeat one of the names I
talked about in that message. Jehovah Nissi , found in Ex. 17:15 means the Lord our
Banner, He is our victory. Matthew 28:18-19= All authority, all power of rule, in heavenand on earth has been given to Me, Go then.. We see a
transferrence of that Power and authority. The power of
attorney to use the Name of Jesus. 2 Corinthians 10:4=For the weapons of our warfare are not physical weapons of flesh and blood, but they are mighty
before God for the overthrow and destruction of strongholds. The most powerful weapon we have is the Name of Jesus.
It is not just a word to say. It represents all that Jesus is as“I Am” and all that God, Yahweh, is as “I Am”. As you studythe scriptures, start looking for the use of the Name of Jesusand the authority and power it stands for. We have been
given that name as a king gives his signet ring to represent him and his authority. When we speak the Name of Jesus
we are calling on all He represents and all that He Is... The Great I Am.
Remember
the verse the Name of the Lord is a strong tower, the righteous run
INTO it and they are safe. I believe being IN Christ Jesus is
running into the Name of the Lord. Begin to look for scripture that
says, “In Christ Jesus” . It will begin to open your eyes to
what God has given and done for us through His Son and His name,
Jesus.