He Knows Your Name

He Knows Your Name

Dear Friends,

     Sometimes during the cold winter months we are given a few days of respite from the usual freezing weather.  The sun comes out and the snow starts to melt.  You can hear the birds chirping in anticipation of springtime.  If you walk on the garden path on a day like this you will find little gifts that are gently nudging out of the frozen ground.  A lot of gardeners have markers near the plants so that visitors will know the names and also so that they can identify each plant as they start to come up in the spring.

    Like the protective place where an unborn baby grows, plants grow in secret underneath the surface of the earth.  God made sure that everything the plants needed for growth was provided for them. 

     God knows each of us before we are born.  He has a plan.  Our name is important to Him.  You can find many examples in the Bible where God calls a person by their name.  In Exodus 3:4 God called Moses by his name.  He had a plan for Moses beyond the life of a fugitive, working as a shepherd.  Moses responded by saying, "Here am I!"  In Luke 19:5 we read that Jesus called Zacchaeus by name to come down from the sycamore tree.  Zacchaeus  responded by hurrying joyfully to meet with Jesus.  Jesus could see beyond the surface.  He knew the great worth that existed in this little man.

     This plant that is starting to sprout up in my garden has a name. It's a special name.  Autumn Joy lives up to it's name.  It sprouts up early  and continues to stay green throughout the hot, dry summer. The soft, pink flowers bloom in the fall when most other flowers are finished giving joy in the autumn time.

Jeremiah 1:5

"Before I formed you in the womb I knew you."

Jeremiah 29:11

"For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for your welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope."