What's in a Name?
Our name may or may not be to our liking,
our parents on our behalf usually choose our name.
In biblical times we often read of God's involvement
in either choosing or changing a person's name.
When Abram enters into a covenant with God,
As a reminder of His promise to grant him a son,
God states that henceforth he is to be called Abraham,
meaning ' father of nations '. for this was what he would become.
His descendant Jacob who was seen to be holding on to the ankle of his twin.
He was one who sought to grasp all he desired at any cost,
until having encountered and been blessed by the Lord,
he became known as Israel having placed his trust in Him.
For others the name was revealed by God before birth.
This was so with the one later to be known as the baptist; John.
His aged father having been struck dumb after being told this in a visitation from an angel.
Declared following its fulfilment,when the name was to be given "he shall be called John".
Supremely, this was true of the Son of God Himself.
His attributes had been declared by Isaiah years before his birth.
It was to Joseph and Mary that the name we know was revealed before His birth."You shall call his name 'Jesus '’
for he will save us from our sins", as such He grants us 'new birth’,
We are assured therefore that our Lord knows us, each, by name,
and that our status may be changed in the will of the Lord.
We can become citizens of heaven and joint heirs with Christ in His kingdom.
Therefore by His grace, having responded to His call, we ought to live as such as we serve our Lord.
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