“Then Moses said to God, ‘Behold, I am going to the sons of Israel, and I will say to them, “The God of your fathers has sent me to you.” Now they may say to me, “What is His name?” What shall I say to them?’ God said to Moses, ‘I AM WHO I AM’; and He said, ‘Thus you shall say to the sons of Israel, “I AM has sent me to you.”’”  ~ Exodus 3:13-14, NASB.

“I AM WHO I AM…I AM (Jehovah / Yaweh ) has sent me to you.”

The Lord ~ Jehovah (The I AM. The self-existent One)

God reveals many names He goes by throughout scripture. We will look at many of these in the days to come, seeking the holy habitation with Him that reveals knowledge of Him, equipping us to represent that aspect of His nature in the world around us.

Yesterday we introduced the need we have to realize Jesus, living in and through us, and our need to be one with Him in unity as His representatives in prayer, voice, and action, just as He is the Father’s representation to us. Today we consider this name of God, Jehovah / Yaweh, found in our Exodus focal passage, as we look this month at several of the names of God, their expression of His nature to us, and our responsibility to represent this aspect of His reality in the world through holy habitation with Him.

Exodus 33 tells us that we realize God’s glory as He proclaims the name of “The Lord” before us. The Name God uses in Exodus 33:19 is Yaweh, or Jehovah. Often translated “The Lord”, this word truly expresses the reality of God’s existence. God is not a created being: He is, always has been, and always will be. He is the Creator of all things; The Omniscience, all knowing, having no need to be taught. He is Omnipotent: all powerful, finding nothing impossible or beyond His reach. He is Omnipresent: all present, being everywhere at all times. GOD IS. The greatest realization about God we must possess as we seek to come into Holy Habitation with Him is that HE IS and He is the One who is with us always.

Whether we enter king’s palaces or prison’s gates, we will find Him there. Whatever life brings to us in this world, the place to begin as we seek the glory of God ~ the realization of His presence with us, is to bow down to His Lordship with assurance of understanding that He is God I AM, and He is with us wherever we are, the great reward for seeking Him with whole heart and trusting faith. There is none before Him, and none will come after Him. He is.

Many of God’s names we will cover begin with Jehovah: I AM. Those names remind us that He is a reality, He is all and in all, the answer and solution to everything. Coming more fully into holy habitation with Jehovah means realizing beyond a shadow of doubt that His is, and He is the very great reward for all who seek Him from the heart.

“‘Then with a deep longing you will seek Me and require Me as a vital necessity and you will find Me when you search for Me with all your heart. I will be found by you,’ says the Lord, ‘and I will restore your fortunes and I will free you and gather you from all the nations and from all the places where I have driven you,’ says the Lord, ‘and I will bring you back to the place from where I sent you into exile’” ~ Jeremiah 29:13-14 (see also 1 Chronicles 28:9).