Thursday, August 04
GOD KNOWS MY NAME
Scripture Reference: Exodus 31:1, 2
1) Then the Lord spoke to Moses saying: 2) See, I have called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah.
Names are the most common codes of identification. It’s what set a person, a thing or a group out of the masses. It’s that important! Imagine the world without the system of naming.
But are you aware the system of naming was initiated by God: And God saw the light that it was good, and God divided the light from darkness. God called the light Day and the darkness Night. So the evening and the morning were the first day (Gen 1:4,5).
Adam wasn’t created by then. It was five days later that he came into existence. He was, however, the one who named all the animals created by God, and he could do that by reason of being made in the image and likeness of God.
Have you ever experienced God in a dream or other mediums through which God called you by your name? It’s such a glorious experience to know that out of the billions of people on earth, God still knows you by name even with the right pronunciation.
In fact, He knew your name before it was given to you. Not in a single moment has He ever forgotten it, unlike us with our limited memory as we do to some of our friends and colleagues at time.
As much as forgetful you can get at time, it all not people that you would forget their names – those that are so close and dear to your heart. It is true that God is all-knowing and for that matter has your name always in mind. But there is another side to this truth and that is; you are so dear and important to His heart for Him to forget you.
It’s not just that He looks at you for a while and then takes off His sight from you unto another person. Rather, His gaze is constantly at you; for protection, direction, and out of sheer love and admiration for you as His child.
Grace unto you,
Osei Barnie
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