What's in a Name?
A precious child was visiting my house while his mother was at Bible Study. It was time for him to leave and he was trying to get his shoes on but was having a difficult time. In order to assist him I said, “Buddy, would you like some help with your shoes?” The child looked up at me with his big beautiful eyes and said, “My name is not Buddy; it is Addison.” Now I had to laugh because to me “Buddy” is an endearing term that I use with my grandson, my grand-dogs and other special people in my life, but clearly this child did not like me assigning him a new name. I admire the fact that he was confident enough to set me straight on his name. It did start me thinking about our names. We are told several things in scripture about names, including: Jesus knows us by name—He doesn’t have to use a nickname or scratch His head trying to remember who we are. John 10:3 The watchman opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. ...