JULY 25
FATHER'S NAME
Revelation 14:1
I saw, and behold, the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with him a number, one hundred forty-four thousand, having his name, and the name of his Father, written on their foreheads. (WEB)
I do not feel remotely qualified to explain the Book of Revelation. Much of it is a mystery to me, and I will leave it to more equipped brothers and sisters in the faith to explain. However, today's Bible reading caught my eye for a particular reason.
I won't try to unpack the meaning of the one hundred forty-four thousand people standing with Jesus on Mount Zion. The only detail of this verse that I want to highlight is that each one of them carried the name of Jesus and the name of His Father written on their foreheads.
A person's name is significant. It is part of their identity and how people see them. When the Father and the Son write THEIR name on our foreheads, they declare that we belong to God. We carry their identity in our being. We are still unique in how we were created, but now we are joined with Christ who is joined with His Father. As Jesus said in John 17:23... 'I in them and you in me.’
Today, I pray that we will all know God Himself named us. We carry His inscription in our hearts for all the spiritual realm to see. We are no longer slaves and orphans trying to find an identity apart from the one that was given to us by our Father and our big brother. May the identity we have received from God bring us into a more profound sense of rest and peace, knowing that we belong to the most amazing family in the universe.
Ephesians 3:14-15
14 For this cause, I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15 from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, (WEB)
I saw, and behold, the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with him a number, one hundred forty-four thousand, having his name, and the name of his Father, written on their foreheads. (WEB)
I do not feel remotely qualified to explain the Book of Revelation. Much of it is a mystery to me, and I will leave it to more equipped brothers and sisters in the faith to explain. However, today's Bible reading caught my eye for a particular reason.
I won't try to unpack the meaning of the one hundred forty-four thousand people standing with Jesus on Mount Zion. The only detail of this verse that I want to highlight is that each one of them carried the name of Jesus and the name of His Father written on their foreheads.
A person's name is significant. It is part of their identity and how people see them. When the Father and the Son write THEIR name on our foreheads, they declare that we belong to God. We carry their identity in our being. We are still unique in how we were created, but now we are joined with Christ who is joined with His Father. As Jesus said in John 17:23... 'I in them and you in me.’
Today, I pray that we will all know God Himself named us. We carry His inscription in our hearts for all the spiritual realm to see. We are no longer slaves and orphans trying to find an identity apart from the one that was given to us by our Father and our big brother. May the identity we have received from God bring us into a more profound sense of rest and peace, knowing that we belong to the most amazing family in the universe.
Ephesians 3:14-15
14 For this cause, I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15 from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, (WEB)