My Days with Christ Jesus

Day 111

April 21, 2015

"Even every one that is called by my name: for I have created him for my glory, I have formed him; yea, I have made him." -Isaiah 43:7

What strikes me most is the line, '...every one that is called by my name.' !

In the worldly sense, i am called by my father's name, as i carry our family name/surname as part of my identity & me being part/acknowledge by my family. I believe that verse is in line with that thought as well. The moment we receive Jesus as our Lord & Saviour, we are not just saved but importantly we are part of God's family, being part of God's family & an heir to the Kingdom of heaven, we are called by our Heavenly Father's name.

Being adopted as His sons/daughters not by blood but thru the Holy Spirit. We are His children & He is our Father.

God has created us & formed us for His greater glory. He created us in His image and likeness (Genesis 1:26) that right there indirectly tell us of our responsibility, to be like Him. Not that we become as a god but rather be like Him in who He is... Holy, righteous, merciful, faithful, loving, just and all goodness.

And since we don't get & end up failing Him, He sent His Only Son to lead us in the right path because clearly we all are heading to hell (No one is righteous. For all Have sinned against God).

Jesus is a living proof of God's love for us and He is the way to take on for us to have the eternal life we so desire. He is the one we need to imitate for us to fulfil our responsibility to God, and to not shame our Heavenly Father.

Remember that, as we live our lives be someone who is worthy to carry your Father's name.

As a person, i have lived my life upholding my parents reputation not committing any mistakes in the public so that i may not be able put them in shame and pain because of my crazy antics, i don't smoke, i don't drink, i haven't slept with anybody, i don't do drugs...etc, (But i tell you i'm not perfect. I just sin differently, we all do.) But my point is that i don't want people to look down on them because of me, and what i am in the society and so i strive to do good things... so that i may not defile our family and the name i carry.

We should live our lives worthy to be carrying God's name. Instead of giving shame or defiling God's name through our actions/works why not giving Him honour & glory.

As a christian, act as a child of God giving Him nothing but honour & glory thru our works in this world we live in. Being a light as He is the light. Remember Do not conform with the world rather be transformed by renewing your mind. Again, act as a child of God. You are not carrying His name without a reason.

To God be the glory!