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| This is Maria and her grandson. |
There
are many names mentioned throughout the Bible; names of people,
places and things. There are also numerous names for God. Names are
important and often have special meaning ascribes to them. Jesus is
the name above all names. and every knee shall bow before Him.
People’s
names are important too. There are people in the Bible who played
very special roles. Yet there were some prophets, priest, and other
men of God whose names were never mentioned. Sometimes, I have
wondered why Malchus, a slave, who was in the garden of Gethsemane
when Jesus was arrested, his name was recorded. Then there is also
Rhoda, a servant-girl who reports that Peter is knocking at the door,
after he had been released from prison; her name is mentioned too.
Yet, there is another women who anoints Jesus feet, but her name is
not mentioned. But, Jesus says her actions will be a testimony
wherever the Gospel is preached. I believe she is a prophetic picture
of Christ's Church who are willing to make great sacrifices, but seek
no recognition for themselves. God has always been full of surprises
and we may never know the reasons why some names are mentioned
and others are not.
As
sons of God, whether our names are ever written down for the world to
see is not important. It is what we say and do for Him and His Kingdom. Our
lives are important to God no matter what others think, and it's our
heart that He's looking at that will make us worth remembering.
Besides, our names are written down in the Lambs book of Life, and
also linked with His. Can't beat that! Amen!!!
“The
Lord is good to those who have seen Him.
He
doesn't just strike them down to kill them!
No,
He care tenderly for those who He entrusted with His secret—
the
people of His Gown!
Those
are a Real Remnant—
Not
a particular “group” of people,
but
a heart who has yielded it's own life, and been impaled in the
process, for the Master's Call. That 's All! Everything! And the Lord
knows their names.”--a prophecy by Sheldon David
