“To them I will give within my temple and its walls a memorial and a name better than sons and daughters; I will give them an everlasting name that will not be cut off.” Isaiah 56:5 (NIV)
God doesn’t see me as I am, He sees me as I can be. He doesn’t leave us as we are, but renews us with each new day. It isn’t what I am called, it’s what I am called to do. I must remember that so I can become what God has already determined I can be.
So often I get bogged down with what others have called me or what I call myself, but this writer reminds us of Peter (whose first name, Simon, means shifty) who was given a new name. Through this new name, God foreshadowed Peter's purpose. It hit me that my birth-given name means "case" - and I can be a true nut case and basket case. But God sees beyond that...He sees my potential and so desires to refine me into it. I agree that I must remember this so I don't get comfortable with the "names" I (and others) give me.
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