It's All In The Name!

James 5:17-18; John 1:14; Genesis 1:1; Ecclesiastes 9:10; Matthew 25:14-30; Genesis 1:31; John 3:16; Proverbs 30:4; Exodus 3:10, 3:13-15; Jeremiah 34:7; Exodus 20:7; Malachi 1:11; Isaiah 12:4; John 8:32; Exodus 15:2; Psalm 104:35, 105:45; Exodus 6:3; Psalm 83:18; Isaiah 12:2, 26:4; Proverbs 30:6; Revelation 22:19; Mark 12:36; Exodus 3:15; Ezekiel 36:23; Psalm 8:1, 135:13; Isaiah 42:8; Revelation 2:13, 22:4

We are walking in today:  It's All In The Name!

Witness haughty throughout the Bible:  H7311 ruwm to rise, be high, exalted
2 Samuel 22:28; Isaiah 3:16, 10:33, 24:4; Ezekiel 16:50; Zephaniah 3:11; Psalm 16:18, 18:12, 21:24; 131:1

Fiveamprayer what should we be doing if not our work?  If we never had to work again --what would we do?  Do we really put forth our best efforts and skill in this work or is this only what we do all day in trade for income?  Will we do the best work we have in us that we could actually put our name on our work?  Let's look to the one and only Yahweh our God!  The work that He did in the seven days was good and very good.  That He alone could have created such complex function and simplistic beauty is beyond our comprehension.  Yet as we study His word we often find that His personal name has been omitted.  In partiality it was omitted for the holiness of His name, not to be uttered in a common fashion.  Thus the Jewish people would only say His name once a year and only the high priest would say it.  As we move forward this omitting and substitution of God or Lord to replace the infallible name Yahweh, also prepared the transition of Yeshua to the Greek name Jesus.  Now His name in memorial and as He walked on the earth have both been altered.  With our returning to the Hebraic mindset we find why this is important.  As the surrounding nations had many, many pagan gods who all had personal names--the Creator of the Universe could not merely be denoted with capital letters that are used in reference to any gods or persons revered.  The focus on placing a capital letter g in the word God and the term Lord are not sufficient.  How would this keep from confusing the reader?  How would the audience of the text understand who they were referring to?  With the titles in the kingdom, a man could be declared a lord, but does the capital l denote a higher lordship?  The names Lord and God are generic and reduces His personality and attributes of Yahweh, in our sight.  Why would our great and mighty One only be know by His titles, when He has a personal name?  The name that He revels to His people as He did with Moses on Mt. Sinai?  What is the name that He has given us to call Him?  When introducing yourself, what name do you give others to refer to you by?  Would it be ok for someone to just decide that they will call you something different?  Better yet do you answer to anything that someone calls out to you?  Why would we think that we can just change the name of He who Created all things?  Let us return to what He gave us originally, so that all will know in whom we trust?

Philippians 2:10 That at the name of Yeshua every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;

Exodus 20:24 An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt offerings, and thy peace offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen: in all places where I record my name I will come unto thee, and I will bless thee.

Psalm 68:4 Sing unto Yahweh, sing praises to his name: extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name Yah, and rejoice before him.

Revelation 15:4 Who shall not fear thee, O Yahweh, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest.
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