There is power when a specific name is called on. Hypothetically, let’s say we’re on a boat in Bali, charting to the island of Nusa Pineda. If you hear me say, “Girls, come over here”, you would think, “hmmm, am I a girl? Yes – she wants to show me something and maybe it’s something great I don’t want to miss. But let’s say we’re on that boat in Bali, chartering to the island of Nusa Pineda for great adventures and you hear me say, “NURSE!”, you know that means something totally different. That means if you’re not a nurse, this doesn’t apply to you. But that means if you are a nurse, I need you to come quickly and help with a medical situation.

That’s all in the calling of a name. The name defines who is needed.

You have many names perhaps. Friend, daughter, honey, mom, nurse, teacher … and each calls to you in a different way. For a mother, the sound of “Mom” turns every head in the grocery store. I’m Mom – what do you need? How can I take care of you?

Now think about God. He reveals his different names to us for a reason – he wants us to call on him for who we need. The more you know his names, the better you can call on him and the more you can trust him.

Remember, this study of the names of God comes from Psalm 9:10, “Those who know your name trust in you, for you, O LORD, do not abandon those who search for you.”

So far, we’ve studied 5 of the names of God. Let’s do a review.

Episode #2100: YHWH – The name you’ve always known since your first breath. A name not spoken, but rather breathed. LORD

Episode #2101: Adonai – Lord, Master. The one responsible for you.

Episode #2102: Elohim – Creator. The one who makes a new way when there is no way. The one who is making you new.

Episode #2103: El Shaddai – God Almighty. The one whose hand is in everything and pours out his blessings on you.

Episode #2104: Yahweh Rapha – The Lord who heals you – but not just your body, your mind, your heart, your relationships. Your entire life finds healing in him.

Now, today, the 6th name of God revealed by God himself in scripture. A name he wants you to know so you can call on him in a very specific. A name he gives you so you can trust him more.

Today’s name is likely one you’ve never even heard of. A name that is very hard to pronounce, so together we’re going to learn something new.

Repeat after me –

Mehhh

Desh

Kem

Together, Mehhh-ka-desh-kem. A name that tells you that you belong to him and he is actively shaping you. A name that gives you identity, value, worth, confidence and rest. A name that tells you to stop performing, stop trying to achieve so hard, stop trying to bend and contort yourself into perfection, and trust Yahweh Mekaddishkem to do his work in you.

Is that what you need today? Girl, you don’t have to figure this all out – you don’t have to force anything – and you don’t have to perform to please the Father. He’s actually already done the work for you.

We find this name in Exodus 31:3, but you won’t see it in your English translation Bible. Without studying the original text of Hebrew, you’ll completely miss this name God has shared of himself.

Here’s what you will see in your Bible: The LORD then gave these instruction to Moses: Tell the people of Israel: ‘Be careful to keep my Sabbath day, for the Sabbath is a sing of the covenant between me and you from generation to generation. It is given so you may know that I am the LORD, who makes you holy.”

The LORD who makes you Holy in Hebrew was YHWH Mekaddishkem.

Mekaddishkem comes from the Hebrew root “qadash” which means to sanctify, set apart, and to make you holy. So, what God is saying to his people here is I AM THE ONE WHO MAKES YOU FOREVER GOOD ENOUGH. It is my work in you that makes you holy. It’s on ME to sanctify you.

What does it mean that God will sanctify you? That’s hard to explain isn’t it? What does that really look like? My friend, it’s this simple and this incredibly unbelievable – You, in your totally flawed and imperfect state within the human condition are set apart for God’s divine purpose and he is progressively and continually working on you to be more and more like Jesus. That is something you simply cannot do yourself, no matter how hard you try.

What God is revealing to his people here isn’t some unreachable complex theology, it’s an identity shaping truth meant specifically of this people. YOU BELONG TO ME AND I AM ACTIVELY SHAPING YOU. You are “becoming” in me and through me. And who you’re becoming is who he always created you to be – a girl who reflects Jesus! That’s holy. That’s sanctified. That’s forever good enough.

Your holiness is not self-produced. Think about God in his infinite and perfect ways – think about his unimaginable creation of the Universe all by just his spoken word – think of his power to do absolutely anything he wishes at any time – now really, do you think there’s anything YOU could do that would impress HIM? Never. So, you can’t stop trying to perform and earn your way to God’s good graces. He’s already declared you as worthy of his love. He’s already claimed you as his dearly beloved Daughter of the Dance. You’ve already been set apart because of what HE did, not because of anything YOU have ever, could ever, or would ever do.

You are set apart by God – you are different – you are HIS! This wasn’t your responsibility.

Your change, your growth, your newness comes from a source – that source is GOD – not you. You don’t first act holy to be set apart. No, you are set apart, and once you understand that as your identity, you naturally begin to live differently. That’s God’s active, ever present, holy work happening IN YOU. You can’t manufacture this holiness, you can only receive it. Open your hands and receive it. For real, open your hands right now and just receive his holiness. He’s set YOU apart to be made holy by HIM.

My sister, trying harder isn’t your answer. Have you noticed all your efforts continually fall short. You know what gets you where you need to be? SURRENDER. You can’t manufacture what God is trying to give you. You can only receive it with that open, surrendered hand and heart.

Old Testament was about what you could do. Rules, laws, rituals, ceremonies, cleansing, sacrifices … and God’s people continually messed that up. We simply couldn’t get it right. We couldn’t make ourselves holy. So, that’s what our Jesus did for us. We’re no longer a slave to continually trying to do the right thing. It’s no longer about what you can do and what you can’t do – it’s solely about WHO you belong to. This is belonging, and God says, “YOU BELONG TO ME – NOW I WILL MAKE YOU HOLY. I ALONE WILL SANCTIFY YOU.”

Because God is the one who sanctifies you, you can know that your failure simply isn’t in the way for him. You may stumble, God says that’s all part of the process, and this is HIS PROCESS. Surrender and trust him along the way.

Now, in closing, notice specifically where this revealing of God’s name, YWHW Mekaddishkem comes – it comes after God gives his people the sabbath – a day of rest in his covenant with them. A day where he says, “Stop working. Stop striving. Stop trying to fix everything, and just rest in me. Let me work.”

Is that what you need to hear today? Rest is part of the process of you becoming everything God desires of you. Will you trust God enough to STOP sometimes? Will you trust God enough to rest from the work too?

YHWH Mekaddishkem means:

God is not waiting for you to become holy – He is already committed to making you holy. He is actively sanctifying you.

Stop trying to fix everything and start yielding to the one who is shaping you. You can trust YHWY Mekaddishkem completely.

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