What Is In A Name?

What is the meaning of your name? Could your name be contributing to what is happening in your life? Every name is significant, even the one without a meaning means meaningless. This post gives the power and significance of names

“A good name is more desirable than great riches; to be esteemed is better than silver or gold.” – Proverbs 22:1 (NIV)

And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins – Matthew 1:21 (NKJV)

A name effectively describes you in a way more than you can understand with your common sense. Your name does not just represent you, it is who you are. It is not merely a combination of letters to form a word used to refer to you, it actually defines you. It is a description of your personality and it interprets your traits. It can be a statement, giving a glimpse to your future or a prayer that you should live up to the potential expressed in the name.

Significance Of A Name

Your name signifies your person, character, value, reputation, ownership, will and authority.

• Speaking and writing in “the name” means authority – Esther 8:8
• Naming something signifies your ownership of that person or thing – Genesis 2:23, Genesis 48:5-6, 16
• Forgetting God’s name means to depart from Him – Jeremiah 23:27
• Acting in another person(s) name means representing them – Acts 4:7-10
• To blot out someone’s name is the destruction of the person – Deuteronomy 9:14
• A name signifies one’s reputation (Mark 6:14) and character – Genesis 27:36
• To believe in someone’s name is to believe in his person – John 1:12

ADAM

Adam means red earth signifying his origin, for man was formed out of the dust of the ground – Genesis 2:7. It also indicates his end; at death man returns to the ground – Genesis 3:19.

Adam was given the power to name the animals and their names say a lot about them. A lion, legendary ruler, known as the king of the jungle depicts wisdom, self-control, focus, courage and strength.  And Christ is called the king of kings, the lion of the tribe of Judah. Also, the Hebrew name for donkey is chamer from the word “chomer” meaning material, heavy. And donkey is used as a working animal; it can carry heavy materials comfortably.

I AM WHO I AM

When God met Moses at the burning bush and commissioned him to go and deliver the Israelites, Moses asked for His name should the children of Israel ask him – Exodus 3:13. Read more...