"A good name is more desirable than great riches, to be esteemed is better than silver or gold." Prov. 22:1
One of the best things about living in the same general vicinity as your parents and in-laws is being asked by a new acquaintance if I'm related to "said parent or in-law". So many people that I come in contact with in a variety of places have a knowledge of either mine or my husband's parents.
There is no better feeling than to have a reputation of honesty, integrity, and Christian influence preceding you merely because of your relationship to someone else.
Well, a good name is one of those gifts that brings some great responsibility with it. I get the honor of claiming that name, but I also get the task of maintaining that good name and bringing honor to it.
I don't only get a good name from my earthly family, but from my Heavenly Father.
"But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name: who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God." John 1:12-13
At the age of seven when I asked Christ to come into my heart, I became a member of God's family and I began wearing His name. I shudder to think of the ways I've trampled on His name through the years. Whether it be blatant sin that was present in my life, or simply refusing to share His name with the lost world around me, I have not always brought glory to my Father's name.
If you are a child of God today, then you are wearing the name of God everywhere you go. Do you wear that nametag proudly? Or do the people you come in contact with even know who you are divinely related to?
Perhaps your earthly lineage has given you nothing to brag about. Well, if you are a Christian, then you have a Heavenly Father and a Brother in Christ, and that gives you a better family tree than any earthly family could ever provide you!
Have you been responsible with the name that was given to you when you were adopted into God's family? Search your heart today. Maybe there's someone in your life who needs to hear about the invitation that God has extended to every single person to join His family. Make a commitment today to wear His name proudly and boldly before everyone you meet.
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