#69 “Understanding the Power in the Name of Jesus”

(Called By Name) Pt.1 

“Before I formed you in the womb I knew and approved of you as

My chosen instrument, and before you were born I separated

and set you apart, consecrating you; and I appointed you as

a prophet to the nations.”

[Jeremiah 1:4-7]

Amplified Bible (AMP)

What does your name mean? If you don’t know take the time to research the meaning of your name. Why? This is what the Lord God told Jeremiah the prophet, “Before I formed you in the womb I knew [and] approved of you [as My chosen instrument], and before you were born I separated and set you apart, consecrating you; [and] I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.” What does it mean to be called by name by God? If you are like most children we often come to a point in life when we wonder what our parents were thinking about then they named us.  I know that for many years I did not like my name, because so many people could not pronounce it and would call me everything except my name.  However for me there was a safety net provided me by me family, they all called me “Dee-Dee” with this it would take a fairly unique person to get that wrong. So for many years I went by this nick name until a boyfriend gave me a new one, “Mardi” this to me sounded even better so “Mardi” was and even to this day I still use it on occasion.  

Then the Lord called me to the mission field and told me he need me to take a “Purity with Purpose” class before leaving. You know something I’ve stopped asking God “why?” because I know that He has a plan even when I can’t see it. During this class they taught a session initialed, “CALLED BY NAME” for the life of me I couldn’t began to guess what that was all about. It was then that I did a research of my name and found out the meaning of my name.

 

1.       Mardina

a)       Teacher – Matthews 28:20

b)       Helpful Spirit – Isaiah 50:4

c)       Keeper of things that are Scared  - 1Tim 6:19

Once I found the true meaning of my name then it became clear why I was always teaching others what I had learned. Why I was the only one of my siblings that was always helping my mother around the house. Not to mention why God called me at the age of twelve from among me brothers and sisters, because He know that I would treasure His word and share it with others. I believe this is why the Bible places such emphases on what a person’s name means. The meaning of your name often represents the personification of who you are as a person. It represents the combined attributes and distinctiveness and nature, influence and splendor of the person or thing. 

I find it interesting that God gave Adam the privilege of naming all the animals in the garden he even allowed him to name “Eve.” Dr. Miles Monroe says in his Book, “Understanding the Purpose and Power of Prayer” that Adam when naming Eve actually named her twice. In doing so he gave her a name which encapsulated her true attributes. To begin with he named her based on her origin, then he named her based on her purpose. Did I lose you? “Here’s how he said it, “this is now bone of my bone and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called “woman,”for she was taken out of man.” (Gen 2:20) this verse speaks to her originations. Then in Gen 3:30 he said, “The man called his wife’s name Eve [life spring], because she was the mother of all the living.” Can you see how Eve’s name defined who she was and what she was going to accomplish in the earth? Eve’s name (chavvah) in Hebrew means “Life-Giver” which was the essences of who she was the mother of all humanity.  In the next lesson we will look at some other examples of people who’s describe the essence of who they were and what their purpose was in the earth. 

If you get a chance do a name search of your name, you first name and middle name for now, If you don’t already know it. I want you to see how your name has all your life been speaking your purpose without you knowing it.  Sometime it’s a good Idea to search under several origins not just English check Latin, Greek Asian and anything else you can find; just to see it your name is listed.  Once you have the meaning of your name we will look back over your life and see if you’ve been living out your purpose. 

My Prayer: Heavenly Father, we thank You for who we are and for being called out by name. although it may not make sense to us now we know that You have a plan and purpose for each of our lives just as You had a plan and purpose for Jesus Christ to be the “Savior of the World” and for John the Baptist to be the forerunner to proclaim His arrival. You even knew that Judas Iscariot’s purpose was to betray Him. So to you have an express purpose for each of our lives too. Help us to know your plans and purpose for our lives and walk in them as You have intended. We pray these things in Jesus name. Amen!!!

Have A Bless Day…Go in God’s Peace! 

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