Yahweh

Yahweh

"I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob as God Almighty [El-Shaddai], but by My name the Lord [Yahweh - the redemptive name of God] I did not make Myself known to them [in acts and great miracles]. (Exod.6.3 AMP)

The knowledge of God we all have, when aggregated still does not sum up to the totality of Who God is. God is so great, so vast we cannot phantom the entity of the person of God. 

God told Moses that He appeared to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob by the name God Almighty or El-Shaddai as seen in our text. They related with Him thus. But there were many sides or aspects of God that they did not encounter. He say but now, I am appearing or relating with you, Moses, not just as God Almighty or El-Shaddai but as the Lord or Yahweh. That is , the God Who is mighty in great acts and great miracles. God needed to be Yahweh in order to deliver Israel from the slaveryy of Pharaoh. 

The God that shows up for you is the God that He wants you to encounter or engaged with. That is, if you are sick, He can be your Healer, if you are poor He can be your Provider, if you need salvation, He can be Jesus Christ or Saviour. He is Whatever or Whoever He needs to be to you. 

If Jesus had not died, we would not know that God could be "the Resurrection and the Life". If he wasn't stranded at the sea shore, we would not know He could walk on water. If the children of Israel had not been slaves, we would not know He could be deliverer. God allows certain situations in our lives so we get to know an aspect of Him He wants to reveal to us. The more we dream, the more of God we will experience. If you can conceive it, God can become it. I wonder what more of Himself He is willing to reveal if we are willing to trust Him. He is Yahweh, the miracle working God 

Good day,
Have a great day today,
Emmanluel Okoro,
(aka Mr. Lift) 

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