Yahweh
DAY 40 WRITTEN BY: LEE WELBORN-
Isaiah 26:4
Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord, the Lord himself, is the Rock eternal. (NIV)
Trust in Yahweh forever, for in Yah—Yahweh Himself—we have an everlasting Rock. (LSB)
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Isaiah was a Hebrew prophet born in Jerusalem approximately 2,700 years ago. Isaiah’s name means “Yahweh is salvation.” When God called him to prophesy, Israel lived in fear of powerful enemies in Assyria and Babylon. In the year that King Uzziah died, Isaiah saw a vision of the Lord seated on a throne, high and lifted up. God gave Isaiah messages to deliver, sometimes to kings and other times to his fellow countrymen. One of those beautiful messages was the promise of a coming Messiah.
Isaiah encouraged the people to trust in the Lord. Some translations indicate Isaiah used the name “Yahweh,” the very personal name of God. The name Yahweh may be pronounced by breathing in while saying, “Yah,” and then gently breathing out while saying, “Weh.” Saying his name is as easy as breathing, which is fitting since He is the one who breathed into Adam the breath of life.
Isaiah explained why we could trust in the Lord. Yahweh is an everlasting Rock, the Rock eternal. He is unchanging and cannot be moved. This makes me think of Stone Mountain, the biggest rock I have ever seen. I climbed to the top as a child. Years later when I returned, I placed my feet in the very same place where I stood as a child. Stone Mountain hadn’t moved. The next time I go, it will be right where I left it. God’s promises are like Stone Mountain. They don’t change. I can stand on them with confidence. God’s unchanging love is love I can trust.
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Yahweh, thank you for giving me such a clear illustration of your nature through the words of Isaiah. You are my firm foundation. Help me to stand on your promises. When the world around me seems to be crumbling, help me to remember my Lord, my everlasting Rock.
