God's handle

When I was a young man, CB radios were very popular.  They seemed to have their origin with semi tractors and movies like "Smokey and the Bandit" popularized them.  People installed them in their cars to communicate before the days of cell phones.  Truckers were known individually by colorful names that were called their "handle".  This was how drivers would call each other...by their "handle".  We are learning some of the names of God in the books of Genesis and Exodus.  You might say that these are God's "Handle".  You might picture several handles next to the door of a high semi tractor cab.  The driver could be pictured as God.  You want to climb up into the cab to be next to God so you start grabbing those handles and stepping up.  As you open the cab door and see God, He reaches over to grab you and pull you in.  You might think of the handles that you grab to be the names of God.  Some of those names include: All Powerful, Provider, God of your fathers, God who is always present, Deliverer.  As we step up to God's cab by grasping His handles we find that we can depend on His name to demonstrate His character and His nature.  Ultimately, as we enter the cab of His truck we become the handle that he grabs.  You might say that one of our handles is "Held by God"!

Exodus 3:¹⁵ God also said to Moses, "Say this to the people of Israel: Yahweh, the God of your ancestors—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you.

This is my eternal name,
    my name to remember for all generations.

blessings,

Rob Smith