"God replied to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: I AM has sent me to you.” ~Exodus 3:14
It is in this passage wherein we first find reference to a most meaningful and recognizable name of God: Yahweh. The name He reveals to Moses, "I am Who I am", is translated from this very name.
In essence, the meaning of the name Yahweh points to God's eternal, self-existent nature. As we read in Genesis 1:1 recently, "In the beginning, God". God has always existed - His nature is from eternity past to eternity future. He is known as the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. And this eternal Godhead is not reliant on anyone or anything for His sustenance. God is self-existent, able to live on forever without the aid of anyone. Our God is self-existent and has always and will always exist.
This should come as a comfort to us, His people. Just as Moses needed this realization of Who God is, so we, too, also need this truth ourselves.
God, in His great mercy and grace, revealed Himself to Moses as being the self-sustaining, eternal One - a revelation that would serve Moses well in the days following with the big and scary calling God had placed upon His life. He would need to rely on this truth as he dealt with an angry and murderous Pharaoh, learned to handle whiney Israelites, and journeyed through the wilderness for decade after long decade.
The same can be said for us.
We, too, need to know God is the eternal One. We, too, will find comfort in the reminder of God's self-existent nature. He has always existed and will always exist, which means that no matter what we may face in this life, no matter what we will be called to, no matter what we endure, the Lord will be with us, helping us and sustaining us every step of the way just as He did for Moses.
And that is a comfort to all our hearts, amen? Let's rest in that truth today, friends.
Reflection Questions:
1) What stands out to you about the meaning of the name "Yahweh"?
2) What implications does this name and its meaning have for your everyday life?
3) How can you encourage someone else with what you learned today about the nature of God and what it means for the ups and downs of our daily lives?
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