“Your Name”
“Therefore Adonai Himself will give you people a sign: the young
woman will become pregnant, bear a son and name Him
‘Immanu El [God is with us].” (Isa 7:14 Complete Jewish Bible)
“She will give birth to a son, and you are to name him Yeshua,
[which means ‘Adonai saves,’] because He will save His people
from their sins.” (Matt 1:21 Complete Jewish Bible.)
[which means ‘Adonai saves,’] because He will save His people
from their sins.” (Matt 1:21 Complete Jewish Bible.)
Dear family of friends,
The visit to the maternity ward last night caught me by surprise. The young couple, family friends of ours for over 24 years, hadn’t named their one day old son yet! I couldn’t believe it. (But, I found out this morning that his name is...ABRAHAM! I got to hold Abraham!)
As I held “To Be Named Later” in my arms, I was asking the Lord to myself, “Is this “Isaac”? Could he be “Joel” (after his uncle), “Barney” (not the TV character); Jimmie #48…? Maybe "Little Eddie” or "Joe"?"
Hey, maybe another Steven! (OK, so there are only 70 other Steve Martins in NC alone. Probably just in the greater Charlotte area itself.)
"Whom is this baby boy you have blessed us with, Adonai? What is his given name?" I pondered later.
Do you know your name is probably your most precious possession that you have been given?
Think about it. You can have a special hairdo, and change it every week. You can put all kinds of ink on your body to make you stand out, but will be gone when your grave is all we see. You can even put on the latest fad, to “keep up with the Jones’, or Robertsons’ now a days, to have that edge I guess, and make your name popular. If that is what you consider important.
But your name. That is special, and I believe the Lord Himself gave it to you.
When our four kids (now full grown adults with kids of their own) were about to be birthed, both Laurie and I were involved in choosing their special names. In our attempt to get it right, we used the “Name Your Baby” book, checked relatives names, and even noted what was “popular” at the time. But in the end, I believe we were led by the Lord in naming each of them, for He already knew them.
Josh would be a leader. Firstborn. To be like Joshua, helping Moses (Moshe).
Ben would be the “Son - of the right hand”, as it means in Hebrew, “Ben-jamin”. I know he is.
Hannah would be one who loved children. Both Hannahs in the Old and New Testaments. And she surely does!
Christen almost was named “Kristen”, but the Lord told us her name was to be spelled “Christen” – even as “Christ”, our Messiah and Lord.
If you think you were named by accident, or maybe don’t even like your name, trust that something as important as who you are, especially in the Lord’s eyes and heart, was not a mistake.
The Lord knows you by name. When all is said and done, He calls you by your name, for He was certainly involved when you were in His heart, from the beginning of eternity.
The Lord knows you by name. When all is said and done, He calls you by your name, for He was certainly involved when you were in His heart, from the beginning of eternity.
Just let Him know, even now, how grateful you are that He knows you. That He knows your name. You are special to Him. He loves you so much.
Ahava (love in Hebrew) to my family of friends,
Steve Martin
Founder/President
P.S. Our Lord has many names, as written in our Bible, the Scriptures, both in the Old Testament (Tanakh in Hebrew) and in the New Testament (B’rit Hadashah).
The one I like most is “Yeshua – “Adonai saves”. At the end of this letter I have included a few pieces of artwork, for you to print out along with this letter.
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Special note: My HP laptop is over 5 years old. That's ancient in tech years (as opposed to dog years.) I have asked the Lord for a new one, to handle current software.
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Todah rabah! (Hebrew - Thank you very much.)
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Ahava Love Letter #56 “Your Name” Date: In the year of our Lord 2013 (05/31/13 Friday, 5:00 am. Charlotte, NC)
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