For most people, we really don’t give much thought to a name; what it means, where it came from, etc. Recently, I read Psalm 124:8 and was overwhelmed by the implications of the name(s) of God. Yahweh; as He was called in the Old Testament, is just one of the many names used in talking about the being and character of God. Psalm 124:8 reads, “Our help is IN the NAME of the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth.” So, what’s IN a NAME? A lot of amazing when we are talking about our God. I am going to just share with you an excerpt from my journal entry about this verse.

“Our help; my help, is in the name of the Lord. In His name, I have: a healer, a provider, a shepherd, a creator, a most high God, a God who sees me, the all-sufficient One, the self-existent One, my banner (miracle), a sanctifier, peace, righteousness, a Lord that’s THERE, an everlasting God, a Holy God, my Rock, my King, my husband, my dwelling place, my refuge, my shield, my fortress, my strong tower, my judge, my jealous God who wants me (all of me), my Hope, my Father, my daddy, my strength, my Lord & master, my Lord that makes my holy, my Savior, my Messiah, my way, truth and life, my God with me, the bread of life, my light, my cornerstone. Oh my Heart! “

What’s in a name? There is a lot in a name when it’s about our God. There is even more in His character and being than we could ever comprehend. But, OH MY HEART, how it races when I consider all that my God is for me.