What Is Your Name ?

 

What Is Your Name ? 

" So He said, what is your name ? He said, Jacob " Genesis 32 :27 

Your name is the first hand information a person gets about you ,to know who you are. A person's name defines the destiny of the person. In the bible we discover that God gives names to promise to describe their mission on earth. As your name is ,so are you, " ...for as his name is, so is he ,Nabal is his name, and folly is with him ..." 1 Samuel 25 : 25 Nabal probably means a fool and that actually was the character of this man .

The angel ask Jacob what is your name, Jacob means a supplanter,  ( or deceiver ) thus he lived a life of deception,  " And he said, Is not he rightly named Jacob?  for he has supplanted me these two times : he took away my birthright;  and behold, now he hath taken away my blessing...? Genesis 27:36 

Your name brings with it your destiny, that is why you must know what your name stands for. It was said of the saviour, " And she shall bring forth a son ,and thou shalt call his name Jesus,  for he shall save his people from their sins " Matthew 1:21

The name Jesus  ( Yeshua in Hebrew ) means  a God who is our salvation, thus the mission of Jesus was described in his name. Another name given to Christ further explains his deity " Behold, a virgin shall be with a child, and shall call his name Emmanuel, which be interpreted is ,God with us ." Matthew 1:23 This name emphasize the fact that Jesus Christ is Lord and God Almighty. Your name can have a positive or negative effect in your life as a Christian. 

That is why a change of name is possible at times, Jacob was changed to Isreal  ( a prince with God ) Genesis 32 : 28 Abram  was changed to Abraham  ( a father of nations ) " Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham, for a father of many nations have I made thee ." Genesis 17:5 We discover that Abraham started having the promised children when his name was changed. 

Jabez also had a similar experience " And Jabez was more honourable than his brethren : and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, because I bare him with sorrow. And Jabez called on the God of Isreal, saying Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me ? And God granted him that which he requested. " 1 Chronicles 4 : 9-10 

PRAYER 

Thank you Lord Jesus Christ for touching my name ,impact my name with glory and power and take away any evil attachment to my name, in Jesus name. AMEN

The Children of The Kingdom

 

The Children Of The Kingdom 

" The field is the world, the good seeds are the children of the kingdom, but the tares are the children of the wicked one. "  Matthew 13 : 38

The children of the kingdom are those who have accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as their saviour. They have come to accept  the Lord Jesus Christ, and are born-again and spirit filled. The children of the kingdom are those who are pursuing the eternal life in God's kingdom. They are led by the spirit of God, and for that matter they have come to recognise the voice of God. " For as many as are led by the spirit of God, they are the sons of God. " Romans 8:14 

The children of the kingdom are those who are separatedfrom the life of sin." Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing :and I will receive you. And I will be a father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters ,saith the Lord Almighty. " 2 Corinthians 6 : 17-18 The children of the kingdom are those who are consecrated in their heart and have decided to abstain from all forms of sinful appearance. 

God receives us as his children if we forgo all the sinful ways of the world. For instance the apostle John cautions, " Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him .For all that is in the world,  the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life oise not of the Father, but is of the world. " 1  John 2:15-16 Those who are the children of the kingdom are suppose to only live the Lord and not the sinful world of lust, and pride which destroys sinners.

 The children of the kingdom are those who are delivered from the powers of darkness. " who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear son ." Colossians 1:13 The children of the kingdom are heavenly minded and focus on things, above. " If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above. , and not on things on the earth. " Colossians 3 : 1-2 

PRAYER 

I am a child of the kingdom, therefore I am kingdom minded and heavenly focused. Above all I love the Lord and not the things of the world. Therefore help me Lord by your grace in Jesus name. AMEN 

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