His Name is - Cheri Osberg

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His Name Is

It really makes a difference when you know someone’s name. It is hard to feel that you have a relationship with someone if you don’t know there name. Have you ever been in a situation where you should know someone’s name, but for the life in you – you can’t remember it?
How many of you parents remember deciding on the names of your children? Should they be named after a parent/family member, my favorite soap opera, baseball player; should there name be different or a popular name, just spelled weird, etc? You probably remember ready books of baby names…like these examples, ‘The Book of Names’ or ‘Name that Baby’…
I know in today’s society a name is just a name – but truly…names do mean something. They correspond directly to the one designated by that name
For example – let’s look up a few of your names:
Jamie means “Following After the Lord” or “Follower of Christ”
Eph. 5:1-2 = “Therefore be followers of God, ….walk in love, as Christ also hath loves us, and hath given himself for us.”

Justin means “One of Justice” or “One Who is Just and Fair”
Proverbs 21:3 = “To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.”

Glenda means “A Quiet Spirit” or “Holy and good”
Psalm 23:2 = “He maketh me lie down in green pastures; he leadeth me beside the still waters”

Christopher or Chris means “Steadfast for Christ”
1 Cor. 15:58 = “Be ye stedfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord.”

Connie means “Loyal One” or “Constant; Steadfast”
Psalm 34:1 = “I will bless the Lord at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.”

Jason means “The Healing One” or “The Healer”
Isaiah 61:1 = “The Spirit of…God is upon me;…[and] hath anointed me to preach…to heal the brokenhearted.”


Knowing a person’s name adds closeness to the relationship, knowing what their name means…describes who they are.
We also give circumstances in our lives a name like – cancer, debt, betrayal, abuse, addictions, etc…but don’t we know there is a name more powerful than these? We ‘know about’ this name BUT do we KNOW this name?
Hello, His Name Is…
Read Exodus 3:1-12 (NASB)
The Israelites where in captivity and Moses was shepherding his father-in-law’s flock and when he say a burning bush and turned aside – God spoke to him. Moses knew God as the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob…but when God told him what he wanted him to do…to go lead the Israelites out of captivity…Moses knew that he need to know more. He knew that for the people to believe him, follow him and trust him…he must know who was sending him…not about his name, but know him!!!
Read Exodus 3:13-14 (NASB)

1. “I AM” in this passage means, Yahweh / Jehovah – “The Lord’.
The Jewish scribes who copied the manuscripts of the Bible felt that Yahweh was such a holy name that they did not even pronounce it. They wrote it without the vowels because it was never spoken aloud (yhwh).
Church, we must get to know the ‘I AM’ – meaning the God who always has been and who always will be! In the Burning Bush, God said that He was the ‘I AM’ not the ‘I am supposed to be’ or ‘some people think I am’.
John 1:1-2 (NASB) – “1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2He was in the beginning with God.”
Jesus Christ is Yahweh, the God who ‘is’ from endless time before and beyond all time to come.
Hebrews 13:8 (NASB) – “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.”
Many people worship other gods today, living in a NOW society (microwave, TV, Internet, Fast Food mentality) – which is why some have trouble following an eternal God; and unchanging God; an everlasting covenant God, a lifelong commitment God. He is from Everlasting to everlasting (Ps. 90:2).
Know ‘His Name Is’…I AM, Yahweh / Jehovah….THE LORD!!!
Read Genesis 17:1-6 (NASB)
Here is a story where God makes a promise to Abraham, that he will be a father to many nations … you may think that’s not a big deal…but remember, Abraham and Sarah are barren, 90 and 99 years old and thinking that they would never have children.


2. This is where we learn another name of God – ‘His Name Is…El-Shaddai, The Almighty God’
Abraham needed to know God in this way because what He was promising seemed impossible.
El-Shaddai in the Hebrew, emphasizes God’s ability to handle any situation that confronts His people. God was saying here that there was no reason to feel discouraged and defeated, Abram just needed to remember that El-Shaddai would take care of him. The almighty God would not let his mission fail.
Another name to know the meaning of is Satan – it means ‘the Accuser’. Satan, the Accuser…is concerned with your mind. He knows that if he can defeat your thoughts, he’ll defeat your faith.
We learn from Abraham that if we concentrate on our weaknesses, rather than on the might of God, we set a limit on what God can do through us.
You are only as weak as you confess to me. The more you confess God’s power, the more He can do for you!
Gen. 17:1 – When God says, “Be thou blameless,” He means we should live a godly life before Him. We can’t simply choose to sin against God and try to excuse ourselves by saying, ‘I’m only human.’
If you have asked Jesus Christ into your life to be your Lord and Savior, you’re a child of God the Almighty! You are in union with Jesus Christ!
Remind yourself that ‘His Name Is, El-Shaddai, God the Almighty’ – He can handle any problem that faces you today. Know Him and be ready for God to do some marvelous things in your life and in the lives of your children.
Let’s pick up on the story of Abraham, but now he has the promised son – but we see that God will test him.
Read Genesis 22:1-14

3. Here we have another name of God revealed – ‘His Name is…Jehovah-Jireh, The Lord Will Provide’
Can you imagine you and your dad walking up the mountain to make a sacrifice and all he is carrying is some rope, a knife and maybe some wood – I can just see Jay Butts and Hunter…
To do this, Abraham had to know that God is the Provider, Jehovah-Jireh … for He had promised to make him the father of many nations and now he is asking him to sacrifice his own son.
Think about Jacob, he asked his dad – “Dad, where is the sacrifice?” and Abraham said in v. 8 – that God would provide Himself the lamb.
I can imaging Jacob and Abraham, as Jacob allows his dad to bind him with the rope, as he crawls up on the altar and Abraham, as he raises up the knife --- I can almost hear their unison of worship… “Jehovah-Jireh, our Provider…Jehovah-Jireh, our Provider…The Lord who Provides!!!
God did provide and just as He did for Abraham and Jacob – God has done for you and me! He provided the Lamb of God, His Son to be the sacrifice for our sins! He is Jehovah-Jireh, our Provider.
Read 2 Cor. 9:8-11 (TM) – “God can pour on the blessings in astonishing ways so that you're ready for anything and everything, more than just ready to do what needs to be done. As one psalmist puts it, He throws caution to the winds, giving to the needy in reckless abandon. His right-living, right-giving ways never run out, never wear out. This most generous God who gives seed to the farmer that becomes bread for your meals is more than extravagant with you. He gives you something you can then give away, which grows into full-formed lives, robust in God, wealthy in every way, so that you can be generous in every way, producing with us great praise to God.”
Jehovah-Jireh, The Lord Will Provide will make sure that:
A. You have a message to share
B. He Provides for your physical needs
C. He will bring fruit from the seed that you sow
D. He promises not only to multiply the fruit of your witnessing, but the fruit of your very way of living.
His Name Is, Jehovah-Jireh: The Lord will provide!
Read Exodus 15:20-26 (NASB)
Here we pick up on the story of Moses – just after he has lead the Israelites out of Egypt and Pharaoh’s army was cast in to the sea.
They begin their travel and come to a place where they need water. So, they forget who God was…that just three days ago He parted the Red Sea, gave them deliverance from their enemies and set them free from their bondage – but now they’re thirsty…is God big enough to take care of that need? Not only are they thirsty but from what God says, they are obviously worried about getting the plagues like the Egyptians and the water that they have is contaminated and not healthy to drink.

4. So, here we find out that ‘His Name is…Jehovah-Rophe, The Lord is My Healer’
See God showed the Israelites that He made their bodies, and He is able to heal them and keep them healthy but His promise came with a requirement, a condition that the Israelites had to meet if they wanted Him to heal them. (v. 25-26)
Always remember, God knows what He is doing. It may seem crazy to you at the time or like a test, but God is Jehovah-Rophe, The Lord our Healer!
In 2 Kings 5 – there is a captain (Naaman) of the army of the King of Aram who was a great warrior but was also a leper. So, they heard about the prophet of Israel, Elisha and King Aram sent a letter, some money and Naaman to the King of Israel hoping that he could be cured. The King of Israel doesn’t know what to do, so Elisha steps in.
Read 2 Kings 5:9-14 (NASB) – Naaman, obeyed the Man of God – even though it seemed silly – and He met Jehovah-Rophe there…The Lord our Healer
Another story:
Read John 9:1-7 (NASB) – The man born was born blind and Jesus spits on clay to make mud and puts it on the man's eyes. Tells him to wash it off – he allows Jesus to do this, he obeys and he is healed. Jehovah-Rophe.
Just like Paul in 2 Cor. 12:7-9 (NASB) – we may not fully understand what God is doing, how it could be to our benefit or how God can be glorified, but He is.
One of my favorite quotes from the Movie – ‘Evan Almighty’ is where God is in the restaurant talking to the wife and he says:
“If someone prays for patience, God can give them an opportunity to be patient. If they pray for courage, God can give them an opportunity to be courageous. If they pray for a family to be close, should God give them warm, fuzzy feelings or give them an opportunity to love each other?”
God wants His people to be healthy – spiritually and physically. So sometimes He is healing (perfecting) our spiritual lives first. He wants His ailing people to be healed.
Isaiah 53:5 (NASB) – “But He was pierced through for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; The chastening for our well-being fell upon Him, And by His scourging we are healed.”
John 3:14-15 (NASB) – The Israelites were to look at the brass serpent and receive healing; we are to look unto Christ and receive healing. All of our healing – physical or spiritual – comes from the Lord.
His Name is…Jehovah- Rophe, The Lord Our Healer!
There are many more names of God and I have listed some of His names on a sheet at the information desk to help you learn more about His Name.

When you KNOW Him – you are intimate with Him and when situations comes…just like He did for Moses and Abraham – He is letting Himself be know.
He will be Yahweh, Jehovah the Lord – the great I AM…who was, who is and who is to come!
We have a choice…
• Either pain is your god, or God is your God, Jehovah- Rophe – The Lord Your Healer.
• Either circumstances are your god, or God is your God, Jehovah-Jireh – The Lord Will Provide.
• Is the Accuser in control or is God in Control, El- Shaddai – The Almighty God?
Which is it? You must decide!
His Name is…