Lately I have been playing a song from 2007 called "Signature of Divine (or "Yahweh")" by NeedtoBreathe. This is one of my favorite songs of all time and it reminds me of God's greatness, glory and the beautiful love Jesus had for us as He suffered on our behalf.
We are so blessed to be able to sing His name "Yahweh, Yahweh." Many years ago it was considered blasphemous to utter the name of God. Here is what I found when I researched Yahweh: "A name of the Hebrew God, represented in Hebrew by the tetragrammaton ("four letters") יהוה (Yod Heh Vav Heh), transliterated into Roman script Y H W H. Because it was considered blasphemous to utter the name of God it was only written and never spoken. This resulted in the original pronunciation being lost. The name may have originally been derived from the old Semitic root הוה (hawah) meaning "to be" or "to become"." (http://www.behindthename.com/name/yahweh)
"To be"- God exists and is a being. God is love and created all things. He is perfect and He is in control. Worshiping God and singing His name "Yahweh", can be a way of saying "I believe you exist. I adore you as being love and being a Father. I want to live for you. You are King of all creation and worthy of praise." Singing out God's name is a privilege that followers of Christ do to praise and honor Him.
Yahweh, also known as Jehovah, means "LORD". In Exodus 3:14, the name Yahweh is first given to Moses when God says; "I Am who I Am." This name specifies a presence and accessibility, near to those who call for deliverance, (Psalm 107:13), forgiveness (Psalm 25:11) and guidance (Psalm 31:3).
We are also singing Yahweh to say "My LORD and my master, you are who I love and hope in for every good thing. I trust that you are faithful." We have direct access to the presence of God and that is something we do not deserve but have been given. Yahweh is our deliverer, the one who helps us in our time of need and protects us from harm. He forgives us for our inequities of impatiences, bad choices and short comings. Thankfully, Yahweh guides us on the right path towards the narrow gate as we choose to walk with Him. It is such a awesome privilege to be able to sing the name of Yahweh.
Lord, your ways are lovely and so high above ours. Thank you that you allow us access to yourself. Thank you for being Master of all and for being the great "I Am". I find great joy in singing your name to honor and praise you "Yahweh".
"Yahweh/Signature of Divine" by NeedtoBreathe
