The Covenant of Name I

June 22

Text: Matt.1:21-25; More Lessons: Isa.7:14

Talking about the covenant names of God, I must first establish that names are very important to God. The names we bear tell a lot about us; what we are born to do, our identity and destiny. It is, therefore, important that as a child of God you are careful about the names that you bear, otherwise you will soon find that you bear a name that has negative influence on your life.

If you don't know the meaning of your name, you are likely to be struggling over things, the source of which you don't know. One good thing to note is that if names are not important, God would not have names. Names are, in fact, very spiritual and there are three different ways by which names are got. Parents give children names from birth, which is your registration card  by which you exist on the surface of the earth.

Jabez in I Chro.4:9-10 was given birth to in pain and therefore his mother named him Sorrow. Sometimes in life people call you by names you hate to bear, names that came just by circumstances in your life - terrible circumstantial names.

God also gives names as in the example of the three patriarchs of the Old Testament, Abram,  Isaac and Jacob. Abram means the exalted father, Isaac means laughter and Jacob means supplanter. Abram was changed by God to Abraham-father of multitude; Jacob changed from supplanter to Israel - a prince with God; Isaac was not changed because it was God that named him. What name do you bear? Does it need any attention? If you have any worry about your name, you can do three things. One, pray; two, go for counseling, and three, by divine leading choose another name.

Prayer/Action

* Ask God to change every negative name that man calls you with or without your knowledge.

* Ask God to give you a clear revelation of the meaning and effect of your name on your destiny

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