Being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. For this reason also, God highly exalted Him, and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus EVERY KNEE WILL BOW, of those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and that every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. Phil 2:8-10
My Sisters who love Jesus,
Upon waking, as I drifted in and out of sleep, my thoughts turned to His Name. How easy to fall into repetitively speaking His name without much thought or consideration relegating it to the mundane... necessary but boring, losing its shine.
mundane- adjective
1 lacking interest or excitement; dull
2 of this earthly world rather than a heavenly or spiritual one
Hebrews 12:3
Consider Him... (If you skipped the familiar scripture above, I ask you to back track and read it as though it were the first time and glean Truth.) There is nothing mundane regarding the Name of Jesus. Dare i utter His Holy Name lightly?
Sovereign God, You portray Jesus in all Holiness and Majesty... and still You allow me to draw near to You. Let the name of Jesus work mightily in my life drawing me to my knees before You. Do not allow His name to simply be the name i read in the Gospel! The name so easily tacked on at the end of my prayer as a religious obligation, like a magic seal guaranteeing acceptance of said prayer and bordering on the vain? Open my eyes to who You are Jesus and who i am in You! Stir my heart to love You like it matters- for who am i without You? Not a pretty picture!
Day after day i can live removed from the truth of how needy i am, until a trial sends me running in panic to You. Am i not treating You as though You were a divine vending machine where i slip my quarter prayer in and wait impatiently for You to 'do something' to rescue or repair or heal me? LORD, forgive me. i repent of pride and presumption, for often I have not drawn near to you with the purpose of knowing You intimately, but to have my needs met. How painful are the lessons of Your Sovereignty for my independent heart. Forgive me as i drink deeply of Your forgiveness and grace in the Truth of who You are Jesus. Such Light empales me and I fall on my face before You. In Your holy, righteous, majestic, uncommon Name, Jesus, I pray. amen
The second part of the definition is wonderfully applicable to our daily walk in Christ Jesus. He was 100% God and 100% man. As the earthly He was the Son of Man and as the heavenly He was Son of God. I am dancing with this Truth: He is daily our Savior, we are to receive what He gives to us daily and bring Him praise and worship daily. His strength and wisdom for us is daily. We are to feed on Him daily through His word. He is gracious daily. Whew... is your cup full? Are you dancing, arms lifted high? We are to praise Him now and forever. The word ‘Now’ is today, right now! Daily.
Like Jacob we often cry “Bless me.” And God asks us just as God asked Jacob: ‘What is your name?’ God did not ask Jacob his name because He did not know. He needed Jacob to admit who he was before He would bless him. We only commune with God in spirit and in truth (John 4:24) He answered "Jacob." Gen 32:27 (Deceiver) This was truth. It was who he was. What will we answer? It is only as we admit who we are that God is able to help us. RZ
If I regard sin in my heart the Lord will not hear me. Psalm 66:18 (daily)
But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now (daily) and forever! Amen. 2 Peter 3:18
“Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me. Luke 9:23 (Prov 8:34, Luke 9:23, I Cor 15:31, Matt 6:11, Numbers 28:1-3)
Find great joy in reverencing the mundane. Praise God He chose to leave the heavenly and become a man and walk this earth. What an amazing High Priest forever.
Establish Your word to us, as that which produces reverence for You! Psalm 119:38 nas
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