There was a moment when Moses had the nerve to ask God what His name is. God was gracious enough to answer, and the name He gave is recorded in the original Hebrew as YHWH.
Over time we’ve arbitrarily added an “a” and an “e” to the Hebrew word to get YaHWeH, presumably because we like to use vowels. But scholars and rabbis have noted that the letters YHWH represent breathing sounds. When pronounced without vowels, it actually sounds like heavy breathing through your mouth. YH (inhale): WH (exhale).
So a baby’s first cry, the first breath, speaks the name of God. A deep sigh calls His name – or a groan or gasp that is too heavy for mere words. Even an atheist would speak His name unaware that their very breath is giving constant acknowledgement to God. Likewise, a person leaves this earth with their last breath, when God’s name is no longer filling their lungs.
So when we can’t utter anything else, our cry is calling out His name.
Being alive means we speak His name constantly. When we are the quietest, His name is heard the loudest.
In sadness, we breathe heavy sighs. In joy, our lungs feel almost like they will burst. In fear we hold our breath and have to be told to breathe slowly to help us to calm down. When we’re about to do something hard, we take a deep breath to find our courage.
When we think about it, breathing is giving Him praise. Even in the hardest moments!
This is so beautiful it can fill us with emotion every time we grasp the thought. God chose to give Himself a name that we can’t help but speak every moment we’re alive. All of us, always, everywhere, when waking, sleeping or breathing, we have the name of God on our lips.”
Its sobering, reverent and beautiful isn’t it?
Lots of love and blessings from Ray Archer
You are the cloud by day
F ire by night
You gave us Your name
To be our guide
You are Yahweh
You’re in the inhale Yahweh
You’re in the exhale Yahweh
You’re in the inhale Yahweh
Every time we breathe we say your name
Every time we breathe we mention your name
Yahweh Yahweh Yahweh
Let everything that has breath say the name of the Lord
Let everything that breathes say the name of the Lord
You’re in the exhale Yahweh
Ray Archer
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