Named After A BlessedExperience - MONDAY,SEPTEMBER 6TH - PastorAnita

You were lost sheep
with no idea who you
were or where you were
going. Now you ’re
named and kept for
good by the Shepherd
of your souls (1 Peter
2:25 MSG).
Some parents name
their children on the
basis of certain
experiences they might
have had before or
during the conception
of that child. The Bible
tells us of Jacob who
at birth held on to the
heel of his twin
brother, Esau, who
actually came out first
from the womb. When
his father saw this, he
named him “Jacob,”
meaning “deceiver or
schemer.” The name
stuck and the young
lad grew up to be a
deceiver. He cheated
his brother and got the
right of the firstborn.
He however couldn ’t
walk in the fullness of
the blessing because
God doesn ’t walk with
deceivers. God had to
first change his name
before he could enjoy
the fullness of the
blessing.
God also names us with
certain factors or
considerations,
nonetheless upon
blessed experiences. If
you ’re born again, He
names you, not by the
suffering experience of
Christ on the Cross,
but by His victory over
death, sin and the
grave. By virtue of your
new birth, God has
given you a new name.
It doesn ’t matter what
your past was like;
you ’re not a failure,
neither are you
disadvantaged anymore.
Now, you ’re a success,
a victor, and more
than a conqueror.
Names are very
important because your
life is programmed to
become whatever you ’re
called. So, answer the
right name. You have a
new name in Christ.
We ’re a new creation,
and the righteousness
of God in Christ Jesus;
a chosen generation, a
royal priesthood, a holy
nation, a peculiar
people; called to show
forth the praises of
Him who hath called us
out of darkness into
his marvellous light
(1Peter 2:9). You ’re not
“the poor” trying to be
rich; you’re “the rich”
discovering his
inheritance. You’re not
“the sick or the weak”;
you’re “the strong.”
These are your new
names that you must
answer.
Prayer
Dear Father, I thank
you for you ’ve given me
a name that uplifts. I
refuse to be known by
the negative ways the
world may try to
describe me. I see
myself only in your
Word and call myself
by the glorious name
you ’ve given me, in
Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Further Study:
Isaiah 61:6
But ye shall be named
the Priests of the
LORD: men shall call
you the Ministers of
our God: ye shall eat
the riches of the
Gentiles, and in their
glory shall ye boast
yourselves.
Isaiah 49:1
Listen, O isles, unto
me; and hearken, ye
people, from far; The
LORD hath called me
from the womb; from
the bowels of my
mother hath he made
mention of my name.