Shine His Light 3: Instructions in Life
by Marie McGaha
Christian Devotional
Life is the journey we take on our way to Heaven. It’s not easy, it’s not pretty, and sometimes, it’s downright difficult. However, we have an Advocate unlike any other, Jesus Christ. In Shine His Light, the author uses scriptures and her own life lessons to help others get through the bumpy spots.
Release Date: September 2, 2022
Publisher: DWB Publishing
Soft Cover:979-8887963426; 137 pages; $6.99
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BCS7K29V
What’s In A Name?
“Therefore, God has highly exalted Him and bestowed on Him the Name that is above every name, so that at the Name of Jesus every knee should bow, in Heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”
~Philippians 2:9-11
Do you like your name? I hated mine, or at least my first name. In fact, I hated it so much that I dropped it completely more than thirty-five years ago and have used my middle name as my first name ever since. Names are important—they determine how we feel and how we see ourselves. If you, or someone you know, has been ill for a long time and doesn’t know the cause, it makes you worry. Once the doctor puts a name to the illness, there is some relief because now you know what’s wrong and because it has a name, it can be treated in certain ways.
Some names make us cringe—Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, Saddam Hussein; we don’t even need to use their first name to know who we are talking about. Other names make us feel good, like Mom, Dad, Grandma, while names like Santa Claus brings joy and fond memories. Names can also make us feel shame or hurt our feelings, depending on what someone calls us—stupid, idiot, fat, worthless—and we learn that at an incredibly early age. Playgrounds and school yards are full of name calling. But names can also make us feel loved and secure—wife, husband, sweetheart, honey, daddy’s girl—all have strong, intimate connotations. Whether we think about it or not, names mean something.
“Therefore, God has highly exalted Him and bestowed on Him the Name that is above every name, so that at the Name of Jesus every knee should bow, in Heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”
~Philippians 2:9-11
Do you like your name? I hated mine, or at least my first name. In fact, I hated it so much that I dropped it completely more than thirty-five years ago and have used my middle name as my first name ever since. Names are important—they determine how we feel and how we see ourselves. If you, or someone you know, has been ill for a long time and doesn’t know the cause, it makes you worry. Once the doctor puts a name to the illness, there is some relief because now you know what’s wrong and because it has a name, it can be treated in certain ways.
Some names make us cringe—Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, Saddam Hussein; we don’t even need to use their first name to know who we are talking about. Other names make us feel good, like Mom, Dad, Grandma, while names like Santa Claus brings joy and fond memories. Names can also make us feel shame or hurt our feelings, depending on what someone calls us—stupid, idiot, fat, worthless—and we learn that at an incredibly early age. Playgrounds and school yards are full of name calling. But names can also make us feel loved and secure—wife, husband, sweetheart, honey, daddy’s girl—all have strong, intimate connotations. Whether we think about it or not, names mean something.
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