Bloom - He knows your name

by Mari Davis | March 8, 2023

Our girls have this thing they do when I stop and talk to someone. They often tap me on the leg so they can ask, “Who is this?” or if I’m lucky, they will wait until the person leaves before asking. One time, I told our five-year-old that I didn’t know. “You mean, you just talked to a stranger?” 
 Another time, I was talking to our oldest daughters and mentioned someone’s name and they said, “Which one?”. I misnamed them by using the correct first name but adding a former church member’s last name. It’s important to me to know people’s names. I often fall short by getting confused or just drawing blanks. During prayer concerns for Wednesday night Kid’s Club, we have lots of eager prayer warriors lifting up situations near and dear to their hearts. One of our young ladies mentioned a friend from her school and some others thought they knew who it was, but the young lady pointed out she was not in Sharon Springs. She couldn’t recall her last name right away and I said without thinking, “Well, God knows her name!” I wasn’t trying to be a smart aleck, but it sure came out that way. 
Amazingly enough, it’s a huge comfort that God knows our names. If He put the stars in the sky and knows how many, and where they are located, He KNOWS your name. Doesn’t that just make you feel important? He cares enough about you to know your name. And not just because we live in a small town. He’s not saying, “Mari-what’s-her-face?” Our minds cannot retain all the information we put there; sometimes things get forgotten as new things are added. But God. God is infinite in wisdom. Nothing is new under the sun. He thought of us as He created the world and set things and life in motion. He knew what you’d love and created it. He knew you’d need rest and gave you a day for it. He knew how much you’d need a retreat and created nature. He knows your nature! He knows your name!