No Sweeter Name

Take a moment to listen to Hillsong Chapel's song, Yahweh.
 I don't think today Christians understand what this name means. More so, what it means that we can freely say it.
In today's Biblical translation, YAHWEH (or YHWH) is translated as LORD (not to be confused with Lord, or Hebrew, adonai), or God. It appears six thousand seven hundred and seventy-five times in the English Standard Version of the Bible. It can be broken into two separate words, Y, being 'he' and HWY, translating has 'being'. This is how we get our present day translation of Exodus 3:14 which says, "I AM who I AM".
I just, AM. What a wonderfully enigmatic definition. Enigmatic, yet for those who claim the name of Christ, clarity comes in a way we cannot explain. God just, is. He is all things, He is in all things, He is has made all things, He is.
The Hebrews understood this, and were afraid.
The name could not be spoken. It could barely be written. In fact, when the name was written, the scribe had to stop what he was doing and get a new pen.
Imagine that today. I'm typing and as soon as I write YHWH, I have to go out, buy a new laptop, and continue to write. That pen was never to be used again.
It was, and is, the Holiest of names. The Hebrews could not even utter it.

And we are called to boldly approach the throne, and call God by name.
He spoke His name to us so we could say it-- and find power within it. Time and time in Scripture we see people calling unto the LORD--- calling out to YAHWEH.

It is beyond an honor that God allows us to call Him by name.
It is beyond fathomable that God would want us to even know His name.
The veil was torn, and the separation was removed forever.
I hope that one day I can truly understand what His name means, and I believe that when my work on earth is accomplished for His Glory and He calls me to be in His presence forever I will understand it fully.
But for now, I, as well as my fellow believers, need to recognize the severity of this name.
It is not just a name. It is so much more.
 God's name is not something to toy with lightly. It should not be said lightly, and at one point, it was not to be said at all.
We are defiling the name of God if we use it in any other sense than praise.
This has been a huge struggle with me in the past, and it wasn't until a friend pointed out to me what I was doing before I even realized it was a sin.
We as a body of believers need to realize what we are saying.
Enough of this, "Oh my God" garbage.
Enough of using God's name to express pleasure, hatred, ungodly excitement, or vanity.

Please understand this name, and understand the weight and power it holds.
Do not utter YAHWEH's name unless you are speaking directly to Him- for that in itself is an honor.

It is time we reclaim the name.