“I bow down toward your holy temple and give thanks to your name for your steadfast love and your faithfulness, for you have exalted above all things your name and your word.” – Psalm 138:2
What does your name mean? Were you named after someone?
Some people’s names don’t are seemingly random. Maybe their parents just thought it sounded good.
Some people’s names carry significance to them. Maybe they are named after an ancestor or someone important in their parents’ lives. Maybe their parents’ thought a lot about the meaning of their name.
Many names in the Bible have meanings. Do you know the meanings of the following names?
One Name Above All Others
Then there is the name of Jesus, which means, “Savior.” (Matthew 1:21). His name is above all names. Jesus’ name will be known for eternity.
“Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.” Philippians 2 – 9-11
In the end, all will know the name of Jesus and will profess He is Lord either with joy or regret. Even now, though, we lift up His name. We sing praises to His name. We know it is in His name we are baptized and are saved.
Dear Jesus,
Your name is above all names. We look to You alone for our salvation. May we praise Your name and declare You as Lord not just on the last day when You return, but today and every day.
Amen.
In Christ’s Service,
Pastor Kurt
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