What's in a Name and the Power of Attorney

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.