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Name of Promise

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By the word of Yahuwah were the heavens made,
And all the host of them by the breath of His mouth.

(See Psalm 33:6.)

The word of Yahuwah contains infinite power.  His very breath itself holds all the power that called the universe into existence!  Scripture opens a view of the primordial past, at the point Yahuwah came to earth to form it and create life upon it.

In the beginning . . . [Elohim] created the heaven and the earth.  And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep.  And the spirit of . . . [Elohim] moved upon the face of the waters.  (Genesis 1:1, 2, KJV)

The word "spirit" comes from the Hebrew word, rûwach (#7307), and means, literally, breath.  This is the same breath that transformed Adam from a big mud pie into a living, breathing soul, made in the image of his Maker.  "And . . . [Yahuwah Elohim] formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul."  (Genesis 2:7, KJV)

The word hâyâh, or BE!, from which comes the divine name, Yahuwah, was spoken throughout the Creation of the world.  While the English renders the divine command, "Let there be light" (Genesis 1:3), the Hebrew is much more direct:

Light . . . BE!  (The release of creative power to do the thing commanded.)

Light was.  (The statement of fact after the act has been performed.)

Both "be" and "was" are state of being verbs.  In the Hebrew, the same word, hâyâh, is used to express both the command and the fulfillment of the command:

Light . . . HÂYÂH!

Light hâyâh.

The use of this powerful word, the root of Yahuwah's own divine name, continues throughout the account of Creation.

Gathered waters . . . HÂYÂH!  (BE!)

Gathered waters . . . hâyâh (were).

Dry ground . . . HÂYÂH!  (BE!)

Dry ground hâyâh (was).

Lights in the heavens . . . HÂYÂH!  (BE!)

Lights in the heavens hâyâh (were).

And evening hâyâh (be) and morning hâyâh (be).

The indescribable beauty contained in the name of the all-powerful, all-knowing, everywhere-present eternal Father is that it contains unlimited, omnipotent power.  It was for this reason that Yahuwah chose to call Himself the name that He did.  Indeed, it is the only word that could be His name.

There is purpose in everything the Father does and the purpose He had in calling Himself Yahuwah was to inspire faith in the hearts of His children.  Faith is a word that is often heard in religious circles.  We sing "Trust and obey!" and we encourage each other to "just have faith."  But what is faith?  What does the word mean?  Scripture states that "without faith it is impossible to please" Yahuwah.  (Hebrews 11:6)  So what is this word that is spoken so often, but rarely, if ever, defined?

The dictionary defines faith as:

Belief; the assent of the mind to the truth of what is declared by another, resting on his authority and veracity [truthfulness], without other evidence; the judgment that what another states or testifies is the truth.  . . . The assent of the mind to the truth of a proposition advanced by another.4

Faith is not some mysterious something which some people are born with and others are not!  In fact, true faith is a gift.  Scripture states that Yahuwah "has dealt to each one a measure of faith."  (Romans 12:3, NKJV)  "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of your selves: it is the gift of . . . [Yahuwah]."  (Ephesians 2:8, KJV)  While it is likely in the latter verse that Paul was referring specifically to the fact that salvation is not of yourselves, it is a gift of Yahuwah, the point is similar.  The ability to trust in Yahuwah for salvation is itself a divine gift.

The Saviour provided a working example of faith.

Now when . . . [the Saviour] had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to Him, pleading with Him, saying, ". . . [Master], my servant is lying at home paralyzed, dreadfully tormented."  And . . . [the Saviour] said to him, "I will come and heal him." 

Yahushua and Roman guard The centurion answered and said, ". . . [Master], I am not worthy that You should come under my roof.  But only speak a word, and my servant will be healed.  For I also am a man under authority, having soldiers under me.  And I say to this one, 'Go,' and he goes; and to another, 'Come,' and he comes; and to my servant, 'Do this,' and he does it."

When . . . [the Saviour] heard it, He marveled, and said to those who followed, "Assuredly, I say to you, I have not found such great faith, not even in Israel!  And I say to you that many will come from east and west, and sit down with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.  But the sons of the kindom will be cast out into outer darkness.  There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth." 

Then . . . [He] said to the centurion, "Go your way; and as you have believed, so let it be done for you."  And his servant was healed that same hour."  (Matthew 8:5-13, NKJV)

The centurion was worried about his servant.  He came to the Saviour and asked Him to heal his servant.  When the Saviour replied, "I will come and heal him," something in the centurion's answer led the Messiah to marvel and exclaim, "That is faith - faith the likes of which I have not found even in Israel!"

What was it that the Son of Yahuwah identified as faith?

When the centurion heard, "I will come and heal him," his immediate response was, "I am not worthy for you to come to my home.  Just speak the word and he will be healed."  He then explained that he recognized the authority with which the Son of Yahuwah spoke when he added, "I myself am a soldier under authority which I obey and I have soldiers under my authority who obey me.  I tell one to do something and he does it!  You do not need to come and heal my servant.  You have the authority to just speak the word and he will be well."   

"THAT is faith," the Saviour marveled.

Faith is simply taking Yahuwah at His word.  It is the agreement of the mind that what He has said is true because of who He is, without any other evidence.  Faith is the acceptance of the mind that what Yahuwah has promised, He will do because of the power He has at His command, without needing to see or feel any proof that He will keep His promise.

smiling boy A child who has been raised in a safe environment where Mama always meets his needs, has complete and utter faith that his mother will give him a drink of water when he asks for one.  When Mother says something, he believes what she says because past actions have proven that she is trustworthy.  He trusts her because of who she is: she is his mother.  She has the power and the authority to give him what he needs, and her past actions have proven that she will always help when he asks for help.

As children of the heavenly Father, we are to have complete and utter faith in Him.  Children have more faith in the word of their earthly parents than adults do in the word of their heavenly Father.  This was the point the Messiah was making when He said, "Unless you are converted and become as little children, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven."  (Matthew 18:3, NKJV)

A child who is struggling to carry a burden too heavy for her, asks her father for help in perfect confidence that he, in his superior strength, will help her lift and carry it.  The trials and difficulties of daily life are meant to lead us to call upon our heavenly Father for help and trust in Him to keep His promises.

It is these very difficulties that bring us to the audience chamber of the Most High, to seek counsel of the One who is infinite in wisdom.  He loves to have us seek Him; He loves to have us trust Him and believe His word.  If we had no perplexities, no trials, we would become self-sufficient and lifted up in ourselves.  The true saints will be purified, and made white and tried.5

George Mueller, a true faith warrior, once said, "Faith is the assurance that the things which . . . [Yahuwah] said in His word are true; and that . . . [He] will act according to what He has said in His Word.  This assurance, this reliance on . . . [Yahuwah's] Word, this confidence, is Faith."

"Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of . . . [Yahuwah]."  (Romans 10:17, NKJV)  It was to inspire faith (and trust) in His children, that Yahuwah gave His name.  His name itself is a promise that He will BE everything you need in order to be saved.  When His name is combined with a need, it becomes a promise that your need will be fulfilled. 

Are you sick?  His promise to you is: I AM your Healer.  BE well!  (Exodus 15:26)

Are you afraid?  I AM your Refuge.  BE safe!  (Psalm 9:9)

Are you weak?  I AM your Strength.  BE strong!  (Psalm 27:1)

Are you overwhelmed with difficulties?  I AM a Man of War.  BE delivered!  (Exodus 15:3)

Are you in danger?  I AM your Shield.  BE protected!  (Psalm 3:3)

Are you alone?  I AM your Kinsman/Redeemer.  Be cherished!  (Isaiah 43:14)

Have you been taken advantage of and left in need?  I AM your Provider Who Sees.  BE provided for!  (Genesis 22:14)

Do you feel alone?  I AM Desirous of Your Love.  BE loved!  (Exodus 34:14)

For anything and everything He has promised, those who live in humble obedience may ask for and gratefully claim.  Scripture contains 360 composite names - names in which the divine name, combined with a need, becomes a promise.

Call upon the name of Yahuwah!  Claim the divine promises!  He is waiting with a longing heart to help you.  When you combine the name of Yahuwah with your need, and you let your faith grasp the promise, He will keep His Word.  He will BE all that you need Him to be.

Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of . . . [Yahuwah] . . . as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, . . . by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.  (2 Peter 1:2-4, NKJV)

Wait patiently for . . . [Yahuwah].  He will be to you a present help in every time of need.  . . . [Yahwuah] is good.  Praise His Holy name.  . . . [Elohim] loves to have us trust Him, loves to have us have confidence in His promises.  Only believe, and we shall see the workings of . . . [the Almighty].6

Yahuwah, the great and almighty I AM will BE all that you could ever need Him to be under any and every circumstance.  Trust all to Him as unto a loving Heavenly Father.  He will never fail you nor forsake.  He is safe to trust!  Call upon Him today and rest in His love.

“When we walk to the edge of all the light we have and take the step into the darkness of the unknown, we must believe that one of two things will happen. There will be something solid for us to stand on or we will be taught to fly.”

Patrick Overton

Following is a partial list of composite names Yahuwah has provided in Scripture to encourage hearts and inspire trust.

HahYah - BE! (Exodus 3:14)

Yah - I AM

Yahuwah - I AM THAT I AM (Genesis 2:4; Exodus 20:7)

Yah Amen - I AM the Truth (Deuteronomy 7:7-9)

Yah Bore - I AM [the] Creator (Isaiah 40:28)

Yahuwah Elohei Hashamaim Welohei Haarets - I AM the Mighty One of the Heavens and the Mighty One of the Earth ( Genesis 24:3)

Yah Elohei Yeshu'ati - I AM, Mighty One of My Salvation (Psalm 88:2)

Yah Eloheka - I AM Your Mighty One (Deuteronomy 8:7)

Yah Elohei ColBaser - I AM [the] Mighty One of All Flesh (Jeremiah 32:27)

Yah Eloheka - I AM Your Mighty One (Deuteronomy 16:1)

Yah Elohi Israel - I AM the Mighty One of Israel (Judges 6:8)

Yah Elyon - I AM Most High (Psalm 47:2; 97:9)

Yah Goelkem - I AM Your Kinsman-Redeemer (Isaiah 43:14)

Yah Hama'leh - I AM Who Brings Out (Leviticus 11:45)

Yah Hamastir Panaio - I AM [He] Who Hides His Face (Isaiah 8:17)

Yah Hizqei - I AM [your] Strength (Psalm 18:1)

Yah 'Hosenu - I AM [your] Maker (Psalm 95:6)

Yah Ish'i - I AM [your] Light and Salvation (Psalm 27:1)

Yah Ish Malchamah - I Am a Man of War (Exodus 15:3)

Yah Jireh - I AM your Provider Who Sees (Genesis 22:14)

Yah Lemish'ka - I AM Your Support (Psalm 18:18)

Yah Magen - I AM Your Shield (Psalm 3:3)

Yah Makkeh - I AM Who Smites (Ezekiel 7:9)

Yah Ma'on - I AM [your] Strength (Psalm 27:1)

Yah Machosehu - I AM his Refuge (Psalm 14:6)

Yah Minat - I AM [your] Portion (Psalm 16:5)

Yah Melek - I AM [your] King (Psalm 10:16)

Yah Migdal - I AM [your] High Tower (Proverbs 18:10, Micah 4:8)

Yah Mishgab - I AM [your] Refuge (Psalm 9:9)

Yah Nissi - I AM [your] Banner (Exodus 17:15)

Yah Ohev Mishpat - I AM a Lover of Justice (Isaiah 61:8)

Yah Ori - I AM [your] Light (Psalm 27:1)

Yah Qana - I AM Desirous of Your Love (Exodus 34:14)

Yah Quadosh - I AM Holy (Leviticus 20:26)

Yah M'Qadeshkem - I AM your Sanctifier (Exodus 31:13)

Ya Roi - I AM [your] Shepherd (Psalm 23:1)

Yah Ropheka - I AM your Healer (Exodus 15:26)

Yah Sal'i/Sil'i - I AM your Rock (Psalm 18:3)

Yah Shalom - I AM your Peace (Judges 6:24)

Yah Shoken - I AM He Who Dwells With You (Numbers 35:34)

Yah Shammah - I AM There (Ezekiel 48:35)

Yah Shemesh weMagan - I AM a Sun and Shield (Psalm 84:11)

Yah Shibreka - I AM Your Keeper (Psalm 121:5)

Yah Tsabaoth - I AM the Mighty One, the Master of the Faithfully Serving Sun, Moon and Stars (1 Samuel 1:3; Amos 5:16)

Yah Tzilka - I AM [your] Shade (Psalm 121:5)

Yah Tzuri - I AM is my Rock (Psalm 28:1)

Yah Tzidkenu - I AM is Our Righteousness (Jeremiah 23:6; 33:16)

Yah 'Uzi - I AM [your] Strength and Shield (Psalm 28:7)

Yah Eloheka - I AM Your Covenant Keeping Mighty One (Deuteronomy 16:1)

Yah Shemo - I AM is My Name (Psalm 68:14)

Adon - Master, Ruler of the Earth (Psalm 12:5)

Adonai - Master, Husband, Ruler (Exodus 5:22)

Adonai - My Master [Blesser of the Earth] (Genesis 20:4)

Adonim - Master [Owner of the Earth] (Judges 6:15; 13:3)

Adonai Elohei - My Master, My Mighty One (Psalm 38:16; 86:12)

Adonai Tishu'ati - My Master, My Salvation (Psalm 38:22)

Adonai Yahuwah - My Master Yahuwah (Genesis 15:2,8)

Elohei Amen, El Amen - Mighty One of Truth (Isaiah 65:16)

Elohei Chasdi - Mighty One of my Mercy (Psalm 59:18)

Elohei Emeth - Mighty One of Truth  (2 Chronicles 15:3)

Elohei HaMispat - Mighty One of the Judgment (Malachi 2:17)

Elohei Hesedi - Mighty One of My Mercy (Psalm 59:10, 17)

Elohei HaShamaim - Mighty One of the Heavens (Genesis 24:3, 7)

Elohei Israel - Mighty One of Israel (Exodus 24:10)

Eli Malki - My Mighty One, My King (Psalm 68:24)

Elohei Marom - The Exalted Mighty One (Micah 6:6)

Elohei Ma'zi - Mighty One My Stronghold (Psalm 43:2)

Elohei Me'onah - Mighty One Your Refuge (Deuteronomy 33:27)

Elohei Merachoq - Mighty One Far Away (Jeremiah 23:23)

Elohim Mibal'adi - Mighty One Beside Me (Isaiah 45:21)

Elohei Mikarov - Mighty One Near at Hand (Jeremiah 23:23)

Elohei Mishaphat - Mighty One of Justice (Isaiah 30:18)

Elohim Moshi'a - Mighty Covenant Keepers My Saviour (Psalm 7:10)

El Nu'aratz - Mighty One to be Feared (Psalm 89:7)

Elohei Qedem - Mighty One [of] Dawn (Deuteronomy 33:27)

Elohei Tehilati - Mighty One of My Praise (Psalm 109:1)

Elohei Tzuri - Mighty One My Rock (2 Samuel 22:3)

Elohei Yacob - Mighty One of Jacob ( Psalm 46:12)

Elohei Yish'i - Mighty One of My Salvation (Psalm 18:47)

Elohei Zidqi - Mighty One My Righteousness (Psalm 4:1)

Eloah - Supreme Mighty One [Who Wills] (Deuteronomy 32:15, 17)

El - Mighty One (Isaiah 44:10, 15)

Eli - My Mighty One (Psalm 18:3; 22:1, 2, 11)

El Amunah - Mighty One of Truth (Deuteronomy 32:4)

HaEl Yahuwah - The Mighty One Who is Yahuwah (Isaiah 42:5; Psalm 85:9)

El Chai - Living Mighty One (Joshua 3:10)

El Deot Yahuwah - All-Knowing Yahuwah (1 Samuel 2:3)

El Echad - Mighty One [is] One (Malachi 2:10)

El Elyon - Mighty One Everlasting (Genesis14:18-22)

El Emeth - Mighty One of Truth (2 Chronicles 15:3)

El Emunah - Mighty One of Faithfulness (Deuteronomy 32:4)

El Gamuloth Y' - Yahuwah Mighty One of Recompenses (Jeremiah 51:56)

El Hakevod - Mighty One of the Glory (Psalm 29:3)

HaEl HaGadol - The Great Mighty One (Deuteronomy 10:17)

El Gibbor - Mighty One [the] Champion (Isaiah 9:5)

El Hakevod - Mighty One of Glory (Psalm 29:3)

HaEl Ma'uni - The Mighty One My Fortress (2 Samuel 22:33)

El Mistater - Mighty One [Who] Hides Himself (Isaiah 45:15)

El Nose - Mighty One [Who] Forgives (Psalm 99:9)

El Olam - Everlasting Mighty One (Genesis 21:33)

HaEl HaQadosh - The Holy Mighty One (Isaiah 5:16)

El Quana - The Mighty One Desirous of Love (Exodus 20:5)

El Rachim - The Compassionate Mighty One (Exodus 34:6)

El Ra'i - The Vigilant Mighty One (Genesis 16:13)

El Sal'i - Mighty One, My Rock (Psalm 18:3)

El Shaddai - The ALMIGHTY Mighty One (Genesis 17:1)

Eli Tzuri - My Mighty One, My Rock (Psalm 18:3)

El Tzadiq - Mighty One of Righteousness (Isaiah 45:21)

El Yeshuati - My Almighty Saviour (Isaiah 12:2)

Elohei Zidki - Mighty One My Righteousness (Psalm 4:2)