Power in a name

Our Daily Bread
While sitting in the hospital with my sick mother year before last, I noticed something.  If a hospital worker visited my mother's room more than a few times, she gave the person a nickname.  I never realized that I got that from her.  I do the same thing!  I have nicknames for many of my friends, some of which they don't know about!  ha!

The Hebrews believed there was power in a name.  A name told something about you.  Who you were.  What you were like.  I didn't really understand that the first few times I read Genesis.  Moses told God that the people wanted to know his name.  Names meant something to them. Sometimes a name could give someone power over a person or group!  We still see that today in our cultures as we stereotype and pigeonhole folks over and over!

There is one name that is above all names -- Jesus Christ.  Emmanuel.  King of Kings.  Lord of Lords. So many names that we can't count them or understand them all! All we need to know and understand is that he is our intercessor to God the Father!  Praise God the Father!  Praise God the Son!  Praise God the Holy Spirit!

Lord Jesus Christ, your name is above all names!  We praise you! 

Simply Saturday
Big Daddy Weave sings a song that I have grown very fond of.  Check out the lyrics below.

I am redeemed
Seems like all I could see was the struggle
Haunted by ghosts that lived in my past
Bound up in shackles of all my failures
Wondering how long is this gonna last
Then You look at this prisoner and say to me "son
Stop fighting a fight it's already been won"

I am redeemed, You set me free
So I'll shake off these heavy chains
Wipe away every stain, now I'm not who I used to be
I am redeemed, I'm redeemed

All my life I have been called unworthy
Named by the voice of my shame and regret
But when I hear You whisper, "Child lift up your head"
I remember, oh God, You're not done with me yet

I am redeemed, You set me free
So I'll shake off these heavy chains
Wipe away every stain, now I'm not who I used to be

Because I don't have to be the old man inside of me
'Cause his day is long dead and gone
Because I've got a new name, a new life, I'm not the same
And a hope that will carry me home

I am redeemed, You set me free
So I'll shake off these heavy chains
Wipe away every stain, 'cause I'm not who I used to be

I am redeemed, You set me free
So I'll shake off these heavy chains
Wipe away every stain, yeah, I'm not who I used to be
Oh, God, I'm not who I used to be
Jesus, I'm not who I used to be
'Cause I am redeemed
Thank God, redeemed

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Living out of love for God and pleasing Him should be our heart’s desire. - Our Daily Bread