[Discoveries] 11-12-07 A new name – Revelation 2:17

[Inspiration in Your Inbox]

/*... I will give him ... a new name ... -- Revelation 2:17*/

When I was a ten-year-old boy living in Carolina Beach, North Carolina, 
I gave my dad the nickname “Hubcap.” Somehow the nickname stuck, and 
that's what we ended up calling him for the rest of his life. From that 
point on we never called him “Dad” or “Daddy” or “Father,” but, instead, 
“Hubcap.”

So much hinges on a name. If I could go back in time, I would nix the 
name “Hubcap” and call him “Dad” instead. I almost wanted to do that 
before he died, but somehow I could never get my lips to form the word 
“Dad” when I was in his presence. Baggage from the past kept me from 
giving him the title that belonged to him.

So much has changed. I no longer fear my dad like I did when I was a 
child. I no longer have contempt for him like I did in my arrogant 
twenties. My anger has melted away into understanding. I now, at age 
fifty, can freely admit that he was, in many ways, a better man than I am.

My dad entered this world 77 years ago today. I could tell you his 
story, but I won't. I could tell you his virtues, but I won't. Instead, 
I invite you to pause to contemplate the virtues of those who set the 
compass for your life, who – despite their imperfections – invested 
themselves in you.

Why does God give us a new name?

Because when God finishes with us the old names can't contain who we 
really are.

Be encouraged!
Dwight


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