A few of my many names:
“But now thus says the Lord, he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine.” Isaiah 43:1
This past week I was talking to my four year old grandson about my name. I told him, “My name is Kathy.”
“Yes,” he agreed, “But now your name is Nanny.”
His response delighted me. He said it with such affirmation and faith. I am his “NANNY.”
His words sent my thoughts about my name into a quick reverse, touching on all the names I’ve been known by, and then into my future. I suddenly found my heart captivated by the thought that God has a special name just for me, and immediately, I felt a surge of certainty that the name he has given me is written in His Book of Life.
Is your name written in his Book?
“For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.”
I love this old hymn by C. Austin Miles. Click on the link below and you will feel as if you are in an old-time camp-meeting:
A NEW NAME IN GLORY
I was once a sinner, but I came
Pardon to receive from my Lord:
This was freely given, and I found
That He always kept His word.
Refrain
There’s a new name written down in glory,
And it’s mine, O yes, it’s mine!
And the white robed angels sing the story,
“A sinner has come home.”
For there’s a new name written down in glory,
And it’s mine, O yes, it’s mine!
With my sins forgiven I am bound for Heaven,
Never more to roam.
I was humbly kneeling at the cross,
Fearing naught but God’s angry frown;
When the heavens opened and I saw
That my name was written down.
Refrain
In the Book ’tis written, “Saved by Grace,”
O the joy that came to my soul!
Now I am forgiven, and I know
By the blood I am made whole.
