There's Just Something About that Name

Remember the old hymnal "There's Just Something About that Name"? It's definitely one of my favorites. The song was written by Bill & Gloria Gaither. It still amazes me the peace, joy, and glory that comes from singing the name of our Lord and Savior. It's almost indescribable. While many of us grew up singing that song, I wonder how many of us truly understood the power behind it.

First of all, I want to set the record straight. Jesus (as we know it in the English) comes from the Latin transliteration of the Greek. If you look up the name "Jesus" you will typically find it as the short version of "Joshua" which means "The Lord is Salvation." The Aramaic proper name is "Yeshua" which comes from the Hebrew. It means both "Salvation" and "The Lord who is salvation". While I am not here to argue over the validity of calling Him Jesus (as the faith has been handed down to us); I do think it is important that you understand the power behind His name.

It is at the name of Yeshua that every knee will bow and every tongue confess that He is Lord.
There is not other name given under heaven by which we must be saved. We confess the name of Yeshua.
It is in the name of Yeshua that we have our salvation and understand that salvation is from the Lord. He is more than just our way to salvation. He is our salvation. He is the great reward of the Gospel. Yeshua is the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father (Jesus speaking of God) unless they come through Him.

The reason I don't argue over the usage of His name is because we rarely argue over the name of God. Funny how people work!!! In the Hebrew we understand that YHWH (Yahweh) is the proper name for God. His name is revealed as Jehovah, Adonai, and Elohim. There are many titles that are ascribed to God by the way that He manifested Himself to His people. What is the point of all of this? You and I need to know who we believe in. We were passed down a faith that has its roots in Judaism. Yeshua came to reveal the heart of Yahweh. And it is in the name of Yeshua that we have all the promises of Yahweh.

The Hebrew language is special and powerful. It is the language of God (the way in which He has spoken to His creation). Why not take some time to look into the ways that God (Yahweh) has revealed Himself to us. Praise Yahweh for sending Yeshua into the world. Glory in the revelation of who He is and what He has done. And you will discover once again that "there's just something about that name!"