Call GOD By His Name! by Max Lucado

 

Call GOD By His Name!

By Max Lucado*

 

“Though foreign to us, The Name YAHWEH was rich to David. So rich in fact, that David chose it over EL Shaddai (GOD Almighty), EL Elyon (GOD Most High) and EL Olam (GOD The Everlasting.) These and many other titles for GOD were at David’s disposal. But when he considered all the options, David chose YAHWEH. Why YAHWEH? Because YAHWEH is GOD’s Name.”**

 

“I might call you dad, mom, doctor or student and those terms may describe you, but they aren’t your name. If you want to call me by my name, say Max. If I call you by your name, I say it; and if you want to call GOD by His Name, say YAHWEH! GOD has told us His Name. (How He must long to be close to us.)”

 

“The Name I AM sounds strikingly close to the Hebrew verb to be-havah. It’s quite possibly a combination of the present tense form (I am) and the causative tense (I cause to be). YAHWEH, then, seems to mean “I AM” and “I Cause.” Why is that important? Because we need a Big GOD!”

 

“GOD is The “One Who Is” and The “One Who Causes.” And if GOD is The “One Who Is,” then He is an unchanging GOD.”

 

“When we say, “I am,” we always add another word. “I am happy.” “I am sad.” “I am strong.” “I am Max.” GOD, however, starkly states, “I AM” and adds nothing else. “You are what?” we want to ask. “I AM,” He replies. GOD needs no descriptive word because He never changes. GOD is what He Is! He Is what He has always been!”

 

* Travelling Light (Desk Top Flip Calander), Max Lucado, Blessings Unlimited

 

** My notes: In The First Covenant most of the times it says, “The Lord” it is in the original Hebrew GOD’s Name, all we have now are the four consonants YHWH, interpreters fill in the vowels A and E and sometimes O, to make it YAHWEH or YEHOVAH (in English JEHOVAH). GOD originally gives us His Name in Exodus 3:13-16 when He is speaking to Moses. All through the First Covenant GOD tells us His Name and to use it. Thank you Max Lucado for reminding us.