He Is Yahweh

The Hebrew verb 'to be' is the key to the meaning of Yahweh. But the word means more than just the fact that God exists. It speaks of God's self-existence, self-sufficiency and eternity but it also carries the meaning of 'to be or become a present reality'. It has the idea of God being our Redeemer. In Exodus 3:14 when God reveals himself as 'I am that I am', God was telling Moses more than the fact that God existed or even pre-existed. God was telling Moses that He was actively present as and when He choose. It was a reinforcement of the promise of verse 12; God would be revealed in the sovereign display of His power. God is a God of action, as is seen in the Exodus, as well as the Cross. This is His Name forever.

What a beautiful song I learned today. I had to share it with you:

He Is Yahweh, by Dean Salyn

Who is moving on the waters
Who is holding up the moon
Who is peeling back the darkness
With the burning light of noon
Who is standing on the mountains
Who is in the earth below
Who is bigger than the heavens
And the lover of my soul

Creator God, He is Yahweh
The Great I Am, He Is Yahweh
The Lord of All, He is Yahweh
Rose of Sharon, He is Yahweh
The Righteous Son, He Is Yahweh
The Three-in-One, He Is Yahweh

Who is He that makes me happy
Who is He that gives me peace
Who is He that brings me comfort
And turns the bitter into sweet
Who is stirring up my passion
Who is rising up in me
Who is filling up my hunger
With everything I need

Creator God, He is Yahweh
The Great I Am, He is Yahweh
The Lord of All, He is Yahweh
Rose of Sharon, He is Yahweh
The Righteous Son, He is Yahweh
The Three-in-One, He is Yahweh

You are holy and eternal
And forever You will reign
Every knee will bow before You
Every tongue will confess Your name
All the angels give You glory
As they stand before Your throne

And here on earth we gather
To declare Your name alone

Creator God, He is Yahweh
The Great I Am, He is Yahweh
The Lord of All, He is Yahweh
Rose of Sharon, He is Yahweh
The Righteous Son, He is Yahweh
The Three-in-One, He is Yahweh

To the Lord of All, the One who made me, redeemed me, the Lover of my Soul, my Jehovah Jireh, my Father...I love you. Thank You for the gift of music and for words, for the gift of Your family with whom I am privileged to sing with each week. Thank You for today.