They call her Sara “4-Names." It’s an inside joke that even she is in on since she’s been married three times. I laugh politely every time I hear it; I admit it’s pretty clever. But honestly, I’ve had four last names too. I’ve also been called a lot of names. I’ve called others names. I’ve even called myself names. And I hear the meanest name-caller of all, satan, scream names at me until they start to sink in as truth.
“But now, thus says the LORD, who created you, O Jacob, And He who formed you, O Israel: “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; You are Mine.”
Isaiah 43:1
His?!? Me? You? His?!?
The Creator of all? The One who knows me inside and out? Knows my secrets buried under layers of good works? Knows my thoughts that would make Lady Gaga blush? Knows all my past, present, and future mistakes? Yep. That’s the same One who calls you and me, “Mine.”
Only we often don’t pay attention this life-altering name. Instead we replay all the other names and find comfort in their familiarity.
Today let’s try something new. Something daring. Something that could change it all. Today let’s live as His. No matter what you face today declare, “I am His!” Write it on a post-it and stick it everywhere you are: the steering wheel, the mirror, the computer. HIS. I promise...if you start living your day as HIS, everything will change. He is the ultimate Master Name-Caller and He proclaims the only name that should stick over your life and mine...
HIS.
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photo: Ashley Jael on instagram w. permission