What Does Your Name Mean?

Our name not only gives us identity, but a sense of belonging. Names mean something. Names have meaning. As written in Matthew 1:21, "She shall give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name JESUS, because he will save his people from their sins." Philippians 2:9, also emphasises the meaning and power behind the identity of one's name. It says, "Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name [Jesus] which is above every name...." The name given to Jesus wasn't haphazardly picked or randomly thought up off the cuff because "it sounded nice" since "Jesus" or "Yeshua" in Hebrew was a very popular boys name at that time. No, it was given to him for what the name means. Jesus means "the Lord saves." That is pretty specific when the whole point behind Jesus's coming to earth was to save us. God loved us so much that he sent his only Son to die on the cross to save us from our sin. The Bible tells us that there is no other name that we can cry out to that can save us. So, what does your name signify? What does it mean? Do you even know what your name means? If your name is John it means "God's gracious gift." How about Daniel or Danielle? Your name means "God is my judge." How about Michael or Michaela? This is a great name that means "one who is like God." My name is Charles. In German it means "Free Man" which is pretty cool since I am a Chaplain endorsed by the Free Methodist Church!! Learn the meaning of your name and your name will have new meaning. Identify who you are by discovering what your name means.