The Name That Truly Matters

Daily writing promptIf you could have something named after you, what would it be?View all responses

For me, one name stands above them all. That’s the name I want to see honored and glorified — not my name, not someone else’s name, not the name of any organization, and not even a country’s name. “God exalted Him to the highest place and gave Him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.” (Philippians 2:9-11)

Your mind is a busy intersection where multitudes of thoughts cross by in the rush of day-to-day life shouting out various names and distractions. Some of those thoughts are sent directly from God to you to tell you about the name, the love, the power, and the presence of the risen Jesus. Notice those Jesus thoughts. Welcome them. Follow and obey them. Don’t lose them in the crush of the crowd.

“My soul thirsts for God, for the living God.” (Psalm 42:2) Nothing and no one else can truly satisfy me (not money, not pride, not entertainment, not sports, not wine, not religion, not politics). I can’t get enough of God’s presence. I long to be more fully surrendered and obedient to Him. I want to be better aligned with God’s inner kingdom so that King Jesus can continually rule and govern me from within as my absolute Lord and Master. I seek to lay down my own thoughts, opinions, feelings, and desires so I can fully embrace and follow “Christ in you, the hope of glory.” I want to be a light so brightly radiating Christ’s presence and love that my presence makes other people thirsty for the living God.

Christians are called to preach Jesus and to demonstrate the invisible, internal government of God, not to glorify any other name. “For there is no other name (than Jesus) under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved.” (Acts 4:12)

The kingdom of God isn’t about a particular nation. It’s about people from “every kindred and every tribe” who have fully surrendered their life to continually listen to and faithfully obey the risen Jesus.

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