What's In A Name?

In the Bible, a person's name stands for his or her character. It represents who he or she really is.

Worthy of notice is the fact that we often encounter "in The Name of the Lord Jesus" in the Bible, here is just a couple of them:

-"For where 2 or 3 are gathered together in  'My Name' there I am in the midst of them." Matthew 18:20

-"For whosoever shall call upon 'The Name of the Lord' shall be saved." Romans 10:9

-"These things I have written unto you that believe on 'The Name of the Son of God' that you may know that you have eternal life." 1 Epistle of John 5:13

We are to believe not only in Jesus' words, but also in His very Person as the Son of God. Moreover, to believe in "The Name" means to pattern your life after Christ's, to become more like Him by uniting yourself with Him. And if we are living like Christ, we will also obey His commands.

"For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given ... His Name shall be called Wonderful, Councellor, Mighty God, Everlastings Father, Prince of Peace." Isaiah 9:6

There is a Name I love to hear,

I love to speak its worth;

It sounds like music in mine ear,

The sweetest Name on earth

It tells me of a Saviour's love,

Who died to set me free;

It tells me of His precious blood,

The sinner's perfect plea.

This Name shall shed its fragrance still

Along life's thorny road,

Shall sweetly smooth the rugged hill

That leads me up to God.

And there, with all the blood-bought throng,

From sin and sorrow free,

I'll sing the new, eternal song

Of Jesus' love to me.

I just wanted to share these precious gems I found today while gleaning from His precious Word!

Claudine