THE NAME OF GOD

What really is the name of God? 

by Jim Staley 

Out of all of the subjects in the Bible that one could talk, write or study about, is there any more paramount than knowing the very name of the one we claim to rest our eternal souls on? In every religion that has ever passed through the hands of time, there has been a deity that is at its focal point. And that deity always had a name. No pagan god was ever called just “god”, for they all had names. And those names were given to them to describe their attributes or character, or what they were the god of. The name distinguished WHICH god you were referring to. If someone said 2000 years ago, “god has spoken to me”, the response that would be given would be, “which god”? It was understood that power and authority only comes through the name of the god that you called on. This is why the ancients would say, “By the power of Rah”, or “In the name of Zeus”. “In the name”, is the same thing as saying “By the authority of”. That is what names do. They designate by what authority someone speaks or acts. And it is the same way today. When the United Nations gets together, they do not address our president as just “president”, for there would be many presidents that would be in attendance. Rather they will address him as “President of the United States of America”. There must be a designation of what he is president over in order to determine precisely who is in question.

In the same way, no one in Biblical times would ever call God, “God”. But rather would either say His name or they would designate him “God (Elohim) of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob” as to set Him apart from other gods. It is analogous to the fact that there are a bazillion dogs in the world and they all have a name given to them. Most people don’t call their dog, “dog”. They call the dog by the name that they gave it. And even today, many animal owners will name the animal after its attribute. If it’s a horse that is very fast, they might name him “Lightning”. If it is a small, furry dog, the owner might name him “Teddy”, and so on. Virtually all animals that are domesticated are separated from one another by none other than a proper name. But for some strange reason we call the most Supreme Being in the Universe by the most common, generic name that we could possibly come up with-“god”! It is like saying “come here dog”, “come here animal”. The next time you talk to your spouse, if you are married, call her “wife” instead of her name and you’ll get to see how comfortable the couch is that night. Why? Because it is disrespectful. Even the most important man in the United States is called by his first name when sitting at his own dinner table. Can you see the first lady saying, “Mr. President, could you please pass the butter?” That would be absurd! Then, why do those of us that know God personally refer to him so generically and not by His Proper name that He told us to call Him by? Here is a question. Do we have the right to call God by any other name than the ones that He gave us to use? I will leave that to each individual to answer for themselves as we unravel this subject in this study.

What is the name of God?

It’s amazing how many Christians do not know the answer to this simple question. My experience has been that over half of all Christians that have been saved (no matter how long), cannot answer this question off the top of their heads. Some do not have a clue while others after thinking for a minute, finally come up with His name. Think about that for a minute. It is possible that more than 50% of professing Christians (I believe the number is probably much higher) DO NOT KNOW THE NAME OF THE GOD THAT THEY SERVE! And of the 50% that do know the name, almost 100% of those believers do not call Him by His name! So, let’s solve the issue once and for all, and find out what exactly is the name of Almighty “God.” Then, after rediscovering His name, we will examine the significance of names in the Hebrew culture. And finally, we will turn to Jesus and find out how all of this relates to Him and His name.

Some would argue that God knows our hearts and understands that we are talking about Him when we say the name “God”. And I would agree and respond with a personal story. I have a neighbor from Bosnia and his name is Mircad. For the longest time I couldn’t understand him well enough to know how to pronounce his native name. So he allowed me to call him “Mike”. But he told me he would prefer people to call him by his real name, but understood that it was hard to pronounce. He gave people grace because of the difficulty of pronouncing his name. I called him “Mike” for the longest time until one day another neighbor told me in English how to pronounce his name. From that moment on I felt obligated to call him by his native born name. It just didn’t seem right anymore calling him “Mike” after knowing how to pronounce his real name. I believe our heavenly Father, in the same way and with the same grace, understands where each of us is at and affords us great mercy for what we do not understand or know. But just as a mere human would prefer to be called by his real name, how much more does the creator of the universe want and desire us to call on His real name. It is also interesting to note that only those that know my neighbor well call him by his real name. Everyone else he says at work calls him “Mike”.

In order to illustrate this point further and to amplify how important this subject actually is to God, I would like to list a few verses that just talk about the name of God from the perspective of the Father Himself on this subject.

 

Exodus 6:3 "I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, as God Almighty, but by My name LORD I was not known to them.

Exodus 9:16 "But indeed for this purpose I have raised you up, that I may show My power in you, and that My name may be declared in all the earth.

2 Samuel 7:13 "He shall build a house for My name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.

1 Kings 11:36 ‘And to his son I will give one tribe, that My servant David may always have a lamp before Me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen for Myself, to put My name there.

2 Chronicles 7:14 "if My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.

Isaiah 29:23 But when he sees his children, The work of My hands, in his midst, They will hallow My name, And hallow the Holy One of Jacob, And fear the God of Israel.
Isaiah 42:8 I am the LORD, that is My name; And My glory I will not give to another, Nor My praise to carved images.

Isaiah 52:6 Therefore My people shall know My name; Therefore they shall know in that day That I am He who speaks: ‘Behold, it is I.’"

Jeremiah 23:27 (The prophets) "who try to make My people forget My name by their dreams which everyone tells his neighbor, as their fathers forgot My name for Baal.

Jeremiah 16:21 Therefore, behold, I will this once cause them to know, I will cause them to know mine hand and my might; and they shall know that my name is The LORD.

We will discover the actual name of God shortly. But first, as you can see from this short sampling of these scriptures, the name of God is not something that is taken lightly at all. Scripture gives it a high priority and demands that we take notice. Unfortunately, we do not give it near the same status as the scriptures do. I believe in part, it is because we as Westerners do not have any importance or value in our names. We do not place the same significance in names as Eastern cultures do. So in order to properly discover the power of the name of God, we will first begin our journey through this subject by exploring a bit of the Hebrew language and the meanings behind the letters themselves.

The Hebrew language is an ancient language that first started in pictograph form (meaning that originally the words were pictures that eventually evolved into letters.) But as time went on, the letters still retained many of their original meanings. Whereas the letters of the English alphabet have no meaning until combined with other letters to make a word, the Hebrew letters have meanings individually as well as when they are combined to form a word. So not only do you have the obvious meaning of the word, but you also have the hidden meaning as you combine the individual meanings of each letter.

God Himself emphasizes the importance of names.

In Hebrew thought, a name is not merely a random combination of sounds created for arbitrary designation. The name conveys the nature and essence of the thing named. It represents the history and reputation of the being named. Many times, Hebrew mothers would name their children based on what they looked like, or their initial personality. The ancient Hebrews believed that your name was representative of your character. Many believe this is why Adam was asked to name the animals. With each name given, he was giving them their character and personality. (If this is the case, I wish he would have named the “mosquito”, the “sweet bug”, if you know what I mean.) The emphasis that God and the Hebrews put on names was so weighted, that at certain times, He finds it necessary to change the names of certain people to properly reflect their new nature or prophetic role. Allow me to illustrate.

The name “Adam” is spelled with the letters “Aleph, Dalet, and Mem”, as there are no vowels in the Hebrew language. The letter Aleph means “breath, first, leader or divine”. Dalet means “to enter, door”. And Mem means “water, many”. So what is the meaning of Adam’s name? Possibly, “The first divine leader that entered through the door of many waters”. Psalms 18:16 He sent from above, He took me; He drew me out of many waters. This is a very deep meaning as this might shed light on why there is such a significance placed on the passing through water in scripture (Red Sea crossing, Noah being saved through water, water baptism, etc…) Interestingly enough, the last two letters of Adam’s name (Aleph and Dalet) combined, make up the Hebrew word for “blood”. And Aleph by itself means “first or divine”. So, his name also means, “The first one with Divine Blood”, which he obviously did have, as he was created directly from the Father. This is partly why Jesus is referred to as the second Adam as He also had “divine blood” and carried a similar role.

Let’s look at Abraham who first had the name “Abram” before God changed it. (For the sake of time, I will just tell you the meaning of the words and place emphasis as needed.) The name “Abram” means, “The first leader of house, the most important head of house over many.” When God changed his name, He added a “heh” before the “mem” and so changed the meaning of his name to “The first leader of house, the most important head of house THAT WOULD REVEAL OR OPEN for many.” The tremendous significance is found in the covenant and promise that God gave to Abraham that through him, the Seed of the Messiah would come forth that would open the door for the Gentiles to come near to the Father. Galatians 3:16 Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. He does not say, "And to seeds," as referring to many, but rather to one, "And to your seed," that is, Christ. God changed his name from being the “Father of many”, to the “Father that would reveal or open for many”. His name could not stay the same, because his mission had changed. Let’s move on to his wife Sarai.

First let’s look at one of the first prophesies in the scriptures. Gen 3:15 And I will put enmity Between you (Satan) and the woman, And between your seed (Satan’s kingdom) and her Seed (Christ’s kingdom); He (Christ) shall bruise your (Satan’s) head, And you (Satan) shall bruise His (Christ) heel." In this passage we see that the seed of the woman will eventually destroy or crush the head of the serpent. With this in mind, let us look at how this might relate to the meaning of the name “Sarai” and why God changed her name at the same time he changed her husbands. “Sarai” means “To destroy head of house (authority) through hands or deeds”. Up until this point there was no promise given that would destroy the “head of house” (Satan) and his curse on mankind. All we had was the prophesy in Genesis 3, but there was no action taken on it until the Covenant with Abraham. But interestingly enough, right after God gives them the promise of the Messiah through their seed, He changed both of their names to reflect the promise and their new roles in that promise. Remember, at this time, her womb is closed and cannot bear children in her old age. Watch this! He removes the last letter (Yud), which means “hand or deeds” and adds the letter “Heh”, which means, “To reveal or open”. And what did God do? He opened her womb, so as the promise of the Messiah could come through her! So her new name (Sarah) would now mean, “The one who would destroy the head of the household (Satan) through the opening of the womb”! And of course, we know, that Christ came from the line of Isaac, Sarah’s son.

Let’s do one more before we discover the meaning of the name of God. Jacob: The deceiver. Not exactly the greatest reputation before God changed his name as he was the last born and was forced to work hard with his hands all of his life to get whatever he wanted. So what does “Yacov” (Jacob) mean in Hebrew when you break down his name to what the meaning of each letter is? “One who works with his hands, who has knowledge through experience and is last or least in his family.” Not to impressive, huh? But after He wrestled with the angel of the Lord, look what his name was changed to. His new name “Israel” would mean “The one who works with his hands to destroy the head of the house (enemies), who is now the first, a leader that governs with authority and power and control”. And what did Israel do? They destroyed their enemies with great authority, power and control. God knows what he is doing! And for some heavenly reason, that only He knows, there is something highly significant about names. Names carry reputation, power and authority. This is why we have power to tread on scorpions and to “bind and loose”. Because God has also given us a new name. And this name carries ultimate authority. Isaiah 62:2 And the Gentiles (that’s us) shall see thy righteousness, and all kings thy glory: and thou shalt be called by a new name, which the mouth of the LORD shall name. And what is this new name that every believer has written on their hearts? None other than the name of God.

So what is the name of God, anyway? Let’s look in the book of Exodus.

Ex. 3:13 And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I say unto them? 14 And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.

The phrase “EHYEH (I am) ASHER (who/that) EHYEH (I am) DOES NOT ONLY mean “I AM that I AM”. The Hebrew word here is “Hayah”, which can also mean “To be”. “Hayah” is also not in the present tense, but the future, imperfect tense. The imperfect tense means that something is undone and incomplete, to be revealed in the future. And because Hebrew names described the character of that which was named, the real meaning can also be “I WILL BE THAT I WILL BE” as He had not revealed His complete character as of yet. The Messiah would bring completeness and fullness to His great name.

15. Moreover God said to Moses, "Thus you shall say to the children of Israel: ‘The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you. This is My name forever, and this is My memorial to all generations.’ Anytime you see “LORD” in all caps like this, you are seeing the name of God. The Hebrew for “LORD” is “YHVH” (Yud, Heh, Vav, Heh) or “Yahweh”. God says that “Yahweh” is His name forever. There is no “The” in front of “LORD” in the original language. The verse should say, “Yahweh Elohim of your fathers, Elohim of Abraham, Elohim of Isaac, and Elohim of Jacob, has sent me to you.”

The word “Elohim” means “plural magestic magistrate, judge”. Kings were also called Elohim along with anyone in great authority. You don’t get anything out of the words “LORD, and God”. If there were one thing I could change among Bible translators, it would be this: Leave the names of God in the original language so we can know what the words mean! God forbid that we would have to learn the name of God! Christianity seems to be the only religion in the world that does not call their god by their god's proper name. Even Islam calls their god Allah!

The meaning of the name “Yahweh” is amazing when you break down what each individual letter means. Take a look at this!

YUD-HAND or DEEDS

HEH-REVEALS

VAV-NAIL or SECURITY

HEH-REVEALS or OPENS

So, the very name of God means, “The Hand that reveals the nail that opens”. Need I say more?

Now that we have laid the foundation for the name of God and have rediscovered the true name of God, let’s move on to the point of this study. “In the name of Jesus”. If your in Christian circles, you see and hear this everywhere. But few stop to find out what it actually means.

First of all, let’s find out what Jesus’ real name was in that time period as it obviously was not “Jesus”. The Letter “J” was not to be invented for another 1600 years! If you saw the movie “Passion of the Christ” by Mel Gibson, then you might recall everyone calling him “Yeshua”. This is the short form of “Yahoshua”, which, (Are you ready for this?), was the Hebrew name for Joshua. So, if “Jesus’” real name in English should be “Joshua”, then why do we call him “Jesus”? Where did we get the word “Jesus”from? It is a horrible attempt to translate “Yeshua” into the Greek “Ieosous”, and then they mixed in a little Latin to end up with “Jesus”. The name “Yahshua” (Joshua) is the combination of two Hebrew words, “Yah”, which is the short form of “Yahweh” (like Jim is the short form of James) and “Shua”, which means “salvation”. So the name Joshua means “Yahweh is salvation”.

Mat. 1:20-21 says, "Behold an angel of YHWH appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife; for that which has been conceived in her is of the Spirit of YHVH. And she will bear a Son; AND YOU WILL CALL HIM "YAHSHUA" (YAH IS SALVATION) FOR HE SHALL SAVE HIS (YHWH'S) PEOPLE FROM THEIR SINS."

The very name our Messiah was given gives glory to the Father. And what does “Yahoshua” (Joshua) mean in Hebrew word pictures?

JOSHUA: (all caps are actual meanings of each letter.)

YUD- a WORK of the HAND

HEH- to REVEAL

VAV-the NAIL/SECURITY

SHIN-that DESTROYS

VAV-the SECURITY

AYIN-of the EYE or EXPERIENCE

Pretty amazing, huh? Just as the first Joshua was chosen to reveal the security of Yahweh to the Israelites that would destroy the Israelites security in themselves, so the second Joshua (Jesus) was the hand that revealed the nail that would bring true security to the people of Yahweh and destroy the security that man had in his own experience. There was a prophetic reason why Moses was not allowed to take the people into the Promised Land. Joshua was to be the proto-type and foreshadow of the True Joshua to come.

Lastly, Let's revisit the list of verses from the beginning of this article putting the name of God in the place of the English word "LORD" just in case anyone thinks His name is not a big issue with Him.

Isaiah 42:8 I am YHVH, that is My name; And My glory I will not give to another, Nor My praise to carved images.

Jeremiah 23:27 (The prophets) "who try to make My people forget My name (YHVH) by their dreams which everyone tells his neighbor, as their fathers forgot My name for Baal.

Exodus 6:3 "I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, as Elohim Almighty, but by My name YHVH I was not known to them.

Exodus 9:16 "But indeed for this purpose I have raised you up, that I may show My power in you, and that My name (YHVH) may be declared in all the earth.

2 Samuel 7:13 "He shall build a house for My name (YHVH), and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.

1 Kings 11:36 ‘And to his son I will give one tribe, that My servant David may always have a lamp before Me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen for Myself, to put My name(YHVH) there.

2 Chronicles 7:14 "if My people who are called by My name (YHVH)will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.

Isaiah 29:23 But when he sees his children, The work of My hands, in his midst, They will hallow My name,(YHVH) And hallow the Holy One of Jacob, And fear the Elohim of Israel.
Isaiah 52:6 Therefore My people shall know My name(YHVH); Therefore they shall know in that day That I am He who speaks: ‘Behold, it is I.’"

Jeremiah 16:21 Therefore, behold, I will this once cause them to know, I will cause them to know mine hand and my might; and they shall know that my name is YHVH.

We shall know that His name is Yahweh. I pray that someday that will be true and God’s people will awaken to see that this great and might Creator that we serve has a great and mighty Name. And at that name, every knee will bow…to the name of YHVH (Is 45:23).

The Son

Now that we know the actual name that the disciples called the Messiah (Yeshua), and the real name of God (Yahweh) and their Hebrew meanings, let’s unravel some very interesting verses in the New Testament that are commonly just glossed over without thought. In the process we will see how the name of God relates to the Son.

Philippians 2:10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;Something that is often overlooked in this passage is that it is a direct quote from Isaiah. Paul is quoting Isaiah 45:23: “I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, That unto ME every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear.” Yahweh is the one talking and He says that everyone will be bowing to HIS name (Which we now know is Yahweh). Yet, Paul says that everyone will be bowing before the “name of Jesus”. Will we be bowing to two names? Is Isaiah quoting YHVH correctly, or is Paul correct? Well, they both are. It is at this point that a critic of the bible has a hay day because of the apparent contradiction. And giving them our typical answer of, “Jesus is God so it’s the same thing” is not a thorough answer, requires no critical thinking and is not doing the scriptures justice. Allow me to explain.

Jesus says in John 5:43 "I have come in My Father's name, and you do not receive Me…” Yeshua came in the name (by the authority of and in the character of) the Father. Just as a messenger that is sent from a king has no authority unless he has the king’s signet ring, in the same way, Yeshua says his authority comes directly from the Father and is intimately connected to The NAME. Watch this.

Isaiah 9: 6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty Elohim, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

So here it says that the name of Jesus will be the above mentioned titles. “Everlasting Father”? Mighty Elohim? Hmmm…what’s going on here? The name “Yahshua” does not mean any of these things. What Isaiah is prophesying here is the fact that the Messiah’s name would be the same name as the Father Himself. This is confirmed in the following verse:

John 17:11--"And now Holy Father, KEEP THEM BY THE POWER OF YOUR NAME, THE SAME NAME YOU GAVE ME, so that they may be one, even as we are one."

We certainly know from all of the scriptures mentioned earlier that the name of the Father is Yahweh. We now know from this scripture that the name given to Jesus was the same name as the Father, which was Yahweh. So, here we have the answer to our mystery question. Yeshua has TWO NAMES! He has his natural born name (Yeshua) and His divine name (Yahweh). Christianity does teach that Jesus has a human nature and a divine nature. But do we fully understand why? Is it possible that we have overlooked the significance of the name of God as it relates to His son? Could this be a direct link to the nature of God and how the Father relates to the Son? I believe it is. But that is a whole other subject destined for its’ own article space.

I do not want to offend or burst anyone’s bubble here, but there is no power in just the name “Jesus” by itself. That wasn’t even his name to begin with. I have heard of some people that will chant the name “Jesus” in their prayers and songs as if the name has some mystical meaning or power to it. It does not. Neither is their any power in chanting the name “Yahshua” or any other name for that matter. The power does not rest in the name “Jesus, Yahshua, or even Yahweh” but in the one Whom the name belongs. Too often, too many Christians get caught up in the name “Jesus” and forget that His divine name “Yahweh’ is what brings salvation as scripture so clearly states in scores of places. Remember, Hebrew names have great meaning. So when Moses was calling on the name of God (Yahweh), he was calling on His character and His being. In the same way, when we call on “the name of Jesus” we are actually calling on the name of Yahweh THROUGH what Yahshua did for us at the cross. Remember, every time you utter the name “Yahshua”, you are literally saying “Yahweh is salvation”. That’s what the name means. Yashua (Joshua in English) had always meant, “Yahweh IS salvation.” But now it had become a reality through what Jesus did on the cross.

Mt 11:27 Everything has been delivered to me by my Father, and no man knows the Son except the Father, nor does any man know the Father but the Son and he to whom the Son wishes to reveal him.

The Father is unapproachable, unfathomable and cannot be known (I Tim 6:16, Rom.11:33). The only way to know the Father is through the Son.

John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

It is to this name, the name of YAHWEH, that every knee will bow and every tongue will confess. Let’s look at it again and add verse 9 to the mix. PHIL 2:9 Therefore God also has highly exalted him and given him a name which is above every name, 10 That at the name of (given to) Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, of those on earth, and those under the earth, (my emphasis added). Why would Jesus need to be given a new name if "Jesus" was the all important name? Because the “man” Y’shua submitted himself to the will of the Father inside of Him (which was the Word, or Torah made flesh), and that “man” was exalted and was given a name that was above all names. And what name is above all names? YAHWEH. His earthly, natural name was “Yahoshua” (Joshua), but he was given a new name. And that new name would be the same name of the Father and the same name that he carried inside of him while on earth. And that same name would be the name that would be placed inside of us to aid us in accomplishing the Will of Him who sends US.

Revelation 3:12 He who overcomes I will make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall not go out again; and I will write upon him the name of my God and the name of the new Jerusalem which comes down out of heaven from my God; and I will write upon him my new name.

In conclusion, at the risk of this subject forcing us into the nature of the godhead and the trinity (both which are too deep to tackle in this article), we will conclude by summarizing a few facts dealing with the name of God and His Son. The first fact is that “Jesus” was not the real name of our Messiah. His earthly name was Y’shua, which means “salvation”. Secondly, Y’shua was given a new name. That name is the same name as the Father (John 17:11), which is “Yahweh”. Everyone at the end of time will be bowing to the greatest name in the universe, which will be by biblical account, “Yahweh” and not the earthly name “Y’shua”. This in no way takes away from who Y’shua is or what he did as Phil. 2:11 makes it very clear that everyone will have to confess Jesus as lord, BUT to the glory of the Father. 11 And every tongue shall confess that Jesus Christ is the Lord, to the glory of God his Father.

No Big Deal?

Some might dismiss this subject as no big deal. As if God doesn’t care because He knows our hearts. There can be no question that He does know our hearts and motives. And I do believe that He is more concerned with what we do than necessarily what we say. But, as we have examined, I think it has more to do with that He gives us grace because of our ignorance. But once we know the truth, we are then responsible to it. Besides, if He didn’t care, then why did He tell Moses EXACTLY what to call Him? And why would He tell us to call on His “name”? Why would He tell us to proclaim His great name in all of the earth? Would He go to that great of lengths to make those types of statements only for us to call Him “God”?

The point of this article is not so that you will legalistically be bound now to say the real name of God, but to bring to light something that needs to be mentioned more often. There needs to be more respect given to the real names of “God” and His Son and we should use them more often than we do. Not for the purpose of being more spiritual, but just because it is their real names. And you never know, if all believers starting calling God by His real name, that would only leave the pagans to calling Him “God”. And maybe that is exactly how it should be.
It is my prayer that through this study, that you also will grow deeper in your relationship with the Almighty by recognizing His name and the true name of His Son. The point is for all of us to open our hearts and minds to exalting His true name and for each of us to allow His Spirit to guide us in this area. For me, it has deepened my walk one step further, and has given my children a real name for the god that they are getting to know in prayer. It also has allowed me to understand one more block of verses in the Word. And understanding more of the Word...is understanding more of Him.

JIM STALEY

Originally written-June 2004
Updated- 02/08