Capistrano Community Church

July Blessing Journal
Song: He Knows My Name
Bible Passage: Psalm 18

He Knows My Name
I have a Maker, He formed my heart.
Before even time began, my life was in His hand.
I have a Father, He calls me His own.
He’ll never leave me no matter where I go
He knows my name, He knows my every thought,
He sees each tear that falls and hears me when I call.
He hears me when I call.
By Tommy Walker

He also brought me out into a broad place; He delivered me because He delighted in me. [Psalm 18:19]

In these verses of Psalm 18 David acknowledges that God alone is the source of all human strength and deliverance. He should also be the only source of our self-esteem. For most of us, our self-esteem is wrapped up in what we do, how busy we are, who we influence or something of significance that we can claim. While it is important to make a difference in the lives of those around us, to put God, others and family before ourselves, it is far better to get one’s self-worth from the knowledge that we’re special to God, that He knows our names and has them in His Book of Life.

Once after Jesus’ disciples returned from a mission and excitedly reported their success, He countered with this mild rebuke found in Luke 10:20: “Do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”

The Bible everywhere teaches that God is underwhelmed by our best efforts and unimpressed with our most spectacular achievements. It's not what we do for Him that matters nor should it matter much to us. What matters most is what we are to Him. It is just as Lloyd Ogilvie pointed out, “there is no depth to which we can fall that the Lord will not stoop to find us and reclaim us.”

-c anderson

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