Days of Praise ~ Yahweh ~ The LORD

Going back to Genesis 15, we recall Adonai Yahweh making a covenant with Abram. He said he would deliver the children of Israel from bondage.  More than four centuries pass before this miraculous deliverance is to occur in Exodus 3. (See the history of Moses' early life in Egypt in Exodus 1 and 2) Moses is shepherding his flock at Mt. Sinai. He sees a bush on fire, but it is not burning up. He walks over to the bush to investigate. The LORD calls out Moses' name twice and tells him not to come any closer and to remove his shoes, because he is standing on holy ground.  The LORD identifies himself to Moses. "I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob." (Exodus 3:4-6)  Moses covered his face because he was afraid to look at God, for fear of dying. He tells Moses he has seen the oppression and heard the cries of his people. The LORD tells Moses he wants him to go back to Egypt to deliver his people out of bondage to the Egyptians. Moses tells the LORD that he is not worthy of the task. The LORD assures Moses that he will be with him. He gives Moses a sign that he is the one who has sent him. The Israelites will worship the LORD on Mt. Sinai. (Exodus 3:13) But Moses protested, "If I go to the people of Israel and tell them, 'The God of your ancestors has sent me to you,' they will ask me, 'What is his name? Then what should I tell them?" God replied to Moses, "I AM WHO I AM. Say this to the people of Israel: I AM has sent me to you…Yahweh, the God of your ancestors-the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob-has sent me to you! This is my eternal name, my name to remember for all generations."(Exodus 3:14-15 NLT)

Yahweh is Self-Existent

Yahweh, only you are self–existent. No other thing can exist in and of itself. What a beautiful picture we see of you in the burning bush. The bush was on fire, but it was not burning up. It was an amazing picture of your self-existence.

Yahweh Reveals and Identifies Himself as a Holy God, Redeemer and Deliverer

You glorify yourself by revealing yourself. You save, deliver and redeem us, and desire for us to know you intimately. When you revealed yourself to Moses, it was a revelation of your holiness. Moses was standing on holy ground. You are a holy God. When we are in your presence, we are on holy ground.
You identified yourself to Moses as the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. When you reveal yourself, you identify yourself. The divine trinity reveals the Messiah and each other. Jesus revealed himself as the Messiah. Jesus is always revealing himself. The entire bible is a long, continuous story of the Trinity of God revealing themselves. We praise you that you come to help and reveal yourself, no matter what the situation happens to be. The Greek word for reveal is “apokalupto.” The apocalypse…the book of Revelation. GET ready and BE ready…. because EVERYTHING will be fully revealed at that time!

Yahweh can be Trusted

We praise you that we can trust you. You are the same yesterday, today and forever. We will listen more for your instructions, corrections and conviction. Moses didn’t believe immediately. It was a process. We will purpose to believe you when you tell us to do something. We will also trust you when you tell us that we CAN do something. We trust that you will equip us to accomplish what you have asked us to do. Moses spoke God’s words. When we speak your words in faith, we will see your power working in our lives. You want our faith, trust and obedience.

Yahweh is with us in our Trials

We can expect trials in our lives. Trials come to prove our faith genuine, resulting in praise, glory and honor when Jesus comes, whom we have never seen. We know that you are walking through our trials with us. So many times in the bible it looked like your promise was not going to be fulfilled. Moses had what appeared to be some very close calls. The Egyptians were hot on the trail of the Israelites. You performed the famous miracle of parting the Red Sea, and continued to provide and perform miracles for your people.

The deliverance of the children of Israel through the Red Sea is a picture of our baptism in Christ.
…"All of them (our ancestors) were guided by a cloud that moved ahead of them, and all of them walked through the sea on dry ground. In the cloud and in the sea, all of them were baptized as followers of Moses. (1 Corinthians 10:1-2)

Yahweh is Eternal Life and gives us Eternal Life

We exist because you exist. To live is Christ. Christ lives in us. We will live through you. We will live together with you.

We praise you, Jesus Christ, that you are eternal life, and you have given us eternal life! Eternal life gives light to everyone. The Father and the Son have the same life- life to the full, and they offer us this abundant, God-kind of life. All we have to do to have this life is believe in Jesus.

We will be spiritually-minded and persevere. When you return, we will appear with you in glory. Those who love you will receive the crown of life. If we have the Son, we have eternal life. We will eat from the tree of life and drink from the spring of the water of life! We praise you that our lives are full when we live by your word! Jesus Christ is the bread of life-from the manna in the Old Testament to the multiplication of the loaves in the New Testament, to the communion bread that we receive each week. Because we feed on the living word of God, the bread of life, we live.

Yahweh instructs us to be his Ambassadors and Proclaim his Gospel with his Authority

Moses represented the LORD. He was the LORD's ambassador. We are ambassadors for Jesus Christ. We are also a kingdom of priests and kings. Proclaiming the gospel with the power of the cross is our priestly duty. We are devoted and ready to preach God’s word, patiently and carefully, correcting, rebuking and encouraging others. We are to make ourselves a slave to all, to win as many as possible. When we do this, we are being wise and will gain a full understanding of every good thing we have in Christ. The LORD gave Moses authority in Egypt. Jesus gave us the authority to preach, heal, and cast out demons. We are to do this freely and mercifully. As we exercise the authority God has given us to be ambassadors for Christ, his presence is manifest.

Jesus Christ is "I AM"

Jesus Christ revealed himself as "I AM," the God of the Burning Bush, in John 8:58. He said, "I tell you the truth, before Abraham was even born, "I AM!" The people were ready to stone him for blasphemy, but Jesus was "hidden" from them, and left the temple. “I AM” is the bread of life, the light of the world, the gate of the sheep, the good shepherd, the resurrection and life, the way, the truth and the life, and the vine. Christ was, and continues to be revealed to many, and everyone will see the revelation of him in the end.

We Praise Yahweh

We praise you that you are self-existent and eternal. We praise you that you reward our belief in your existence! 

• "And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him." (Hebrews 11:6 ESV) 

• "God has dealt to everyone a measure of faith." (Romans 12:3) 

• "No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him. And I will raise him up on the last day." (John 6:44 ESV)

You are the Holy God. You are with us as you deliver and redeem us. We praise you that you can be trusted in every situation we are in. We praise you for drawing us to you, and giving each one of us a certain amount of faith. We are getting a revelation of you living in us, and becoming more aware of your continuous revelations of yourself in our lives. Help us to be the ambassadors you have called us to be, for your glory!

Note: There is so much more to this name, and when I have completed the 21 Days of Praise, I will return to the regularly scheduled lessons on the names.