WHATS IN OUR NAME?
As we have learned that in the ancient world a name given to someone or something was not merely a label but the meaning of the name was virtually equivalent to whosoever or whatsoever bore that name.
Why then, would the God of Israel (YAHWEH), give his people his sacred name so that they can call on him for whatever good things they would desire of him, knowing that his name being used by man would be so sacred an utterance, would cause man to be destroyed, wouldn`t that make God an abusive being?.
Sure he said that we should not take his name in vain,(Deut 5:11), but we disregard his commandment in disobedience.
Superstitions and superstitious beliefs and behaviors were implemented by man and not by God (Yahweh). And because the Jewish people did not want to utter from their lips the name of the Creator even in their reading of the Torah they incorporated other names to describe who the Father and King of Israel is to them, and in so doing hid the truth from all those that seek after the truth.
In today’s world especially in the western world, when a name is given to a child, it is given because it sounds nice with the sir name or last name of the parents, or before that child is offered up to God, or as the Catholic Church does it, they christen or baptize the child, the parents and the god parents give that child a name that suites them, and so, that child gets a name that mean something in reality but to the child or to the parents its just a name that they like.
(Example), My name is Earl and in the English dictionary the meaning of my name in (nobleman), as one that has a great position and stature in the palace, how do I know this? because, in the old English world the naming of a child was taken as serious a matter as to the path of life that child would follow, and in so doing my parents who was born under the British Rule in that time took on the heritage of the English laws and customs and so gave me a name that they believe I would follow, and this is what I’m doing now trying to live out a life of nobility by humbling myself to the name and principles of (Yahweh) God of Israel. By accepting Jesus Christ as my God and savior, each day as he gives me breath to praise him.
What is your name?
Is it Uzzi? Why would I ask that? Because a name even in this modern world still by definition means something to us even if we realize it or not, for the name Uzzi in the Hebrew language means (Yahweh is my strength), but when we hear the name Uzzi we think of an assault weapon, or would you give your child the name Judas? Why wouldn’t you? Because we relate this name to the character in the bible that betrayed Jesus to the Scribe and Pharisees to be tortured, but the very name Judas in the Greek language meaning Judah which means (praise).
Folks! Let me say that we as a people has been thought a lot of things from our childhood which before was past down to our parents and so we thought that because we got it from our parents or from a priest or pastor then it must be true and must be accepted by me to be the truth, but in the bible which is in the book of (1Timothy 2: 15) as read, Study to show yourself approved onto( God his title),(Yahweh his name), a workman don’t need to be ashamed, rightly dividing or (translating and interpreting) the word of truth. And, this can only be done by the power of the Holy Spirit and not by our own understandings.
Why do we so crave that our name be a legacy to our generation or to the next?, because when anyone utters that name no matter who may bore that name after we are gone, we want to be remembered even if we’ve done good or bad, our name represents our character our character represents thoughts, ideas, beliefs and concepts of life and so all that we are, are wrapped up in our name and so our name is who we are, if we do not wish to be remembered then some of us changes our name, “why?” because we may have some thing to hide or we are hiding from someone or people, simply that.
So! Let us live the life that represents not ourselves but Jesus Christ so he can get the Glory and in so doing he would lift us up in stature and the same time when we leave this life, because of the life we lived people would remember us as the one who is always giving his life to the honor and Glory of Jesus Christ and so when the reflection of the Holy Spirit is shown onto others through our lives Jesus Christ will give us a crown of glory.
When Jesus was on earth he did not glorified himself but the Father,(John 8:54, 12:49-50) and by giving glory to the Father he was raised from the grave unto the Throne of Glory(Acts 7:55). How is your life going to be remembered? By what you achieved or what you’ve done for people or what you’ve done for the glory of Christ Jesus? We should examine ourselves see if what we are doing right now is worth dieing for or are we fooling ourselves into thinking that we only have to do good onto others or just live a peaceful life onto ourselves, so we would be accepted into Yahweh’s Glorious Heaven?, that is doing it our own way, for the bible says in the book of (John3:19) And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men love darkness rather than light, because their deeds are evil.
So let us live a life in the name that is above every name (Philippians 2:9-11) Wherefore God (Yahweh) also had highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name; that at the name of Jesus very knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in the earth, and things under the earth; and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God (Yahweh) the Father.
Your brother in Christ;
Earl Garcia
