“But now, this is what the Lord says –
He who created you, O Jacob, He who formed you, O Israel: ‘Fear not, for I have
redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine.’”
(Isaiah 43:1 NIV)
Have you
googled your given name to discover its origin, its meaning?
My name,
Macy, is a variation of my maternal grandmother’s name, Macie. It is taken from
an old French word for weapon and an old English word for hill. Looking out our
second-story window, I am God’s weapon on a hill.
When I was
pregnant with our firstborn, my husband and I placed selections of familial
names written on pieces of folded paper into a hat. We drew out two for a boy
and two for a girl.
I wonder,
and maybe you have, too, what we will be called in heaven. So many names are
duplicated on earth. How will we be recognized in eternity? Will we have unique
names?
God is the
uniqueness instigator. Each cell in our earthly bodies is a limited-edition. We
are one-of-a-kind on earth and in heaven. Perhaps in God’s kingdom we do have exclusive
names.
Truth is -
only one name need be remembered. Only one name is essential: Jesus.
“You (Joseph) are to give him the name
Jesus,
because he will save his people from
their sins.”
(Matthew 1:21 NIV)
“To him who overcomes, I will give a
white stone with a new name written on it, known only to him who receives it.”
(Revelation 2:17 NIV)
The new name
on the white stone, our ticket to heaven, is Jesus, our Victor. Praise His
Name!
I will glorify
the name of Jesus and thank Him for writing my name in His book of life. I hope
you will, too!
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