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What's In A Name? Read: John 1:35-42 You are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church. Matthew 16:18 Bible in a Year: Judges 19-21; Luke 7:31-50 My friend wrote a letter to his newborn that he wanted him to read when he was older: My dear boy, Daddy and Mummy wish that you will find and stay focused on the Light. Your Chinese name is xin xuan. Xin means faithfulness, contentment, and integrity; xuan stands for warmth and light. He and his wife carefully chose a name based on their hopes for their baby boy. When Jesus renamed Simon as Peter/Cephas (John 1:42), it wasnt a random choice. Peter means the rock. But it took a while for him to live up to his new name. The account of his life reveals him as a fisherman known for his rash ways shifting-sand kind of guy. Peter disagreed with Jesus (Matt. 16:22-23), struck a man with a sword (John 18:10-11), and even denied knowing Jesus (John 18:15-27). But in Acts, we read that God worked in and through him to establish His church. Peter truly became a rock. If you, like Peter, are a follower of Jesus, you have a new identity. In Acts 11:26, we read, The disciples were first called Christians in Antioch. The name Christians means Christ-ones. You now are one of the Christ-ones. This title lifts up who you are and calls you to become what you are not yet. God is faithful, and He will complete His good work in you (Phil. 1:6). Dear Father, thank You for the incredible privilege of being called Your . May we understand more fully what it means to be identified with Your , Jesus Christ. Work in us and through us. We honor God'ss name when we call Him our Father and live like His . |
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