My Name

      It is important to know a person's name. The district manager where I once worked would go to visit each of our nine installations at least once a year. Since he was the boss, one of us would drive him to the destination. He would sit in the back of the car with a notebook that contained the vital information of each of the employees and when he walked into the facility, he would greet whoever he met by calling them by name and asking how their family was doing. He also knew the name of each member of their family. It was impressive. He cared about the employees and knew each of their names when he walked in the door. People like to be called by their name and not to be referred to as, “Hey, you.” There are computer programs that can insert the name of everyone on your address list in the appropriate places on a letter, but the writer doesn't really know who you are. It just appears that they know your name and seems to give a personal touch to the letter. Revelation 2:17 says, "He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it."

         How many people know your name? Sometimes I receive mail addressed to "current occupant." That means that they have no idea who lives at that particular address. You and I may have a group of people that know our names but we may not be that well known to most people The level of importance of the individual that know your name would be something great to think about. If the president or the king knows your name, then you must be high up on the list of well known people in the world. To most of the world, I am known as "current occupant." There are a few people who know my name and One that knows it quite well. The scriptures inform us that God knows our names. He even named the stars and scriptures inform us of God's knowing the name of each and everyone of us. Psalm 139 reminds us that God knows all things about us. God knew Jeremiah before Jeremiah was even born. The Lord Jesus Christ used the name of Saul when He approached Saul on the road to Damascus. The passage for today tells us that we will receive a white stone with a "new" name written on it. Yes, God knows us by name. For the believer in the Lord Jesus Christ, his or her name will be written in the Lamb's Book of Life. There will be no confusion as to who it is. How important are you in God's eyes? We are each and everyone of us vitally important even to the point that He knows our names. Since God knows us so intimately, He will keep all of His promises that have been recorded in His Word. The promises will not be for the "current occupant" but for each and every name. We are not just a grain of sand on the beach, but we have a personal relationship with God Himself. Praise God today that He knows us all.