{"id":3765,"date":"2024-01-28T05:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-27T21:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jec.com.ph\/jub\/?p=3765"},"modified":"2024-01-27T22:04:59","modified_gmt":"2024-01-27T14:04:59","slug":"daily-devotion-january-28-2024-whats-in-a-name","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jec.com.ph\/jub\/index.php\/2024\/01\/28\/daily-devotion-january-28-2024-whats-in-a-name\/","title":{"rendered":"Daily Devotion (January 28, 2024): What’s in a Name"},"content":{"rendered":"[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” da_is_popup=”off” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.21.2″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]

\u00a0TODAY’S DEVOTIONAL PASSAGE<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Please read Genesis 17:1-5,15-16<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Now, when Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am God Almighty; Walk before Me, and be blameless.<\/span><\/p>\n

Genesis 17:1<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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DEVOTIONAL<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

by Sandra Chua<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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There was this awful guy who called me “rabbit” when I was in grade 3. I had big front teeth\u2026 Well, maybe I should say I still have big front teeth. It’s true that I looked like a rabbit, but it really irritated me. My eldest daughter still teases me the same way, and she lets out a chuckle whenever I glare back at her.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Names given by our parents express hope in what they like us to be in the future. Parents would name their children after people they admire or in memory of someone they love. Names given by our peers, however, often describe who they see, and it’s usually a negative trait.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

God has different names in the Bible. His names give us insight into His character. Here, in Gen. 17:1, He introduces Himself as God Almighty. Almighty means omnipotent, all-powerful. In Hebrew, it is <\/span>\u0161aday<\/span><\/i>, translated as Shaddai.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In this chapter, God gave Abram a new name, “Abraham,” to reflect what his new role would be: “Father of Many Nations.” To Sarai, He gave the name “Sarah” because she would become “The Mother of Many Nations.”<\/span><\/p>\n

As Christians, God has called us new names, too. He has called us friends. John 15:14 says, “You are my friends if you do what I command.” He calls us brothers, sisters, and mothers. Mark 3:35 says, “Whoever does God’s will is my brother and sister and mother.”<\/span><\/p>\n

In the future, God will give us a new name. Revelation 2:17 says, “To him who overcomes, to him I will give some of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, and a new name written on the stone which no one knows but he who receives it.”<\/span><\/p>\n

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REFLECTION<\/strong><\/p>\n

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What does it mean to You that God is God Almighty?<\/span><\/p>\n

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PRAYER<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Dear heavenly Father, You are God Almighty, my everlasting Father. I am Your child, co-heirs of Your Son Jesus Christ. I praise You, God, for in Christ, I am a new creation. I am no longer cursed, but now I am redeemed. I am no longer poor; I am blessed, in Jesus’ name, amen.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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