THE NAME

                                           “ THE NAME”

 According to the Bible, the word “name” first appeared in the book of Genesis chapter 2.

God brought His creatures such as birds, animals - - to Adam,the man whom created by God in the  image of Him; to let Adam name them. Adam also named Eve, a woman that the LORD God made from the rib of Adam. Man and all creatures of God had names since at the time of God’s creation.

The names of human are influenced by culture, by traditional way, and by modern world. Every name has its own story and beauty. Some names describe beauty of nature and some depict the life of their parents or grand-parents, or the time they are born or the place where they born.  Some make the name themselves outstanding in society.Man written their own histories good or bad, and then names remained in their lives.

In the world, there are two eternal powerful names; “the name of the LORD God Almighty” and “the name of Jesus.”

In 2011, there was a strong earthquake in Japan. One of my children was there. I asked God to give me scripture. That is John 17:11-12. It is “in the name of Jesus.” I was praying for the safety of my child, her friends and other people who live in Japan.  There was not only earthquake but also happened tsunami, nuclear reactor problems and the germs on vegetables after nuclear reactor problems.  My child and people whom I prayed for them were saved by the power of the LORD God Almighty and in the name of Jesus.  He brought them from the darkness into the love of the light, Jesus, during the disaster. Thanks be to God who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.( 1 Cor 15:57)

In 2015, there was flood and landslides in many parts of Myanmar.  Although we cannot prevent natural disaster every time, we may have mercy and we will get protection from God when we pray earnestly.

In the Bible, Noah and his family were saved from the flood overwhelming on earth.  When God said to Noah to make himself an ark, he did. Noah believed that there would be flood but people did not believe God’s word to Noah, and they did not repent. There was no rain on earth before the flood of Noah time.( Gen 2:5) This may be the reason they did not believe the flood. 

Therefore some people said that Noah’s faith was blind faith because he did not know about rain. I would like to say his faith was absolute faith not a blind faith. According to The World Bible Dictionary by Don Flaming, faith means " a special sense of trust in God  to do something unusual or supernatural." Noah did unusual thing by building an ark though there was no rain on earth. Moreover, he had trust in God and obeyed the commands of God. When he built the ark he followed God's instructions in details,for example, measurements of the ark. His faith saved him and his family. When  the flood water increased, Noah was saved in his ark which he built by faith.  And the ark was over the flood. The more increased the water the higher the ark reached. Likewise, the more increase problems the more you escape from it by faith. You are always over the problems. Because of your faith, God will save you.

We live in the world of natural disasters. We live in the world of man- made disasters such as war, political struggle, economic and social struggles.

Remember these two names  in war, in political struggle and in any situation. Pray in truth. God will help you. Praise be "the name of the LORD God Almighty" and "the name of Jesus" now and forever.

Jujulay (15 / 10/ 2016 )