Saturday, February 20, 2016




“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation.  The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.” – 2 Corinthians 5:1, NIV


            I’ve had some recent failures and setbacks in what I thought were my particular callings and who I thought I was made to be.  In digging in and trying to understand, God led me to verses that paint a picture of how he will sometimes “prune (branches of the tree) so that it will be even more fruitful” (John 15:1-8, NIV); the tree being God and the branches us, Christians.  I can attest that there has been some major “pruning" taking place in my life this last year.  And with all of that pruning, I’m left wondering if I have actually not fully stepped into what God had called me to become in His name.  Maybe all of this pruning has been about revealing all he wants me to step into…my new name.



            We see many times in the Bible that God renamed people when they began following him.  These names were often powerful and empowering new names that indicated what the person would become in Christ.  They were names that encouraged each person of the Lord’s promises and purposes. 

 

            Have you ever wondered what your new name is that you were given at the time you accepted Christ?  At the time we accept Jesus, we are made new in Him.  What is the new name we each step into?  Does this name reveal what you will become in Him?  Some of you may have had a name, word, scripture, or thought come to mind.  I know I did when I had a professor in seminary first bring this idea up.  I knew exactly the word/name God gave me six years ago and then realized that I have not fully claimed nor stepped into that name.  It’s time!  It’s time for all of us in Christ to fully claim and step into what He has given.  It’s time to share what He wants to do through YOU and ME.  

If you haven’t accepted God into your life…I wonder what your new name would be in Him?




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