He Knows Your Name

Do you ever feel you are just a number?  Do you wonder if anyone knows you exist, knows your name or cares one small bit about you?

One of the great needs of mankind is to be validated, to be recognized and esteemed and wanted.  We all have this intense need to be needed and we have hopes that we might live some kind of a significant life

One of my favorite movies, based on the life of its main character, is Patch Adams starring Robin Williams.  In one particular scene Patch is with a group of third-year medical students following a more experienced doctor on his daily rounds at the hospital.  As they approach a woman lying in bed, you can sense fear and trepidation within her.  The experienced doctor picked up her chart, cleared his voice and said,

“This patient from Room 313 has a serious case of edema.”

Patch quietly asked, “Does this patient have a name?” 

“Why yes.  Her name is … Doris,” stated the experienced doctor.

“Hello Doris.  How are you?” asked Patch. 

When Patch called Doris by name, for one brief moment in time Doris knew that she mattered to someone.  She became a person, not “the patient in Room 313.”

Another story from an experienced nurse: 

“During my second month of nursing school our professor gave us a pop quiz.  I was a conscientious student and had breezed through the questions, until I read the last one:  ‘What is the first name of the woman who cleans the school?’

“Surely this was some kind of joke!  I had seen the cleaning woman several times.  She was tall, dark-haired, and in her fifties, but how would I know her name?  I handed in my paper, leaving the last question blank. 

“Before class ended, one student asked if the last question would count toward our quiz grade.  ‘Absolutely,’ said the professor.  ‘In your careers you will meet many people.  All are significant.  They deserve your attention and care, even if all you do is smile and say hello.’ 

The nurse continued, ‘I’ve never forgotten that lesson.  I also learned her name was Dorothy.’”

Our identity matters.  We want to be known, recognized and esteemed.

Are you suffering from a lack of identity?  Does it seem that no one knows about you or cares?

Here is some great news. 

Read this:

“Do not fear.  I have redeemed you.  I have called you by name; you are mine. 

When you pass through deep waters, I will be with you.

And through the rivers, they will not overflow you.

When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned and the flame will not burn you, for I am the Lord your God. Your Holy One, your Savior.”.

~Isaiah 43:1b-3a

And another …

Be not afraid nor dismayed, for I the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”

~Joshua 1:9

These words tell me God is thinking of me and you.  He knows where we are, and He is with us.  Yes, He does know our names. 

God has you in His sights.  Be encouraged today.

Please watch this:

He Knows My Name

Michael W. Smith

My Prayer for You

God:

Again and again we stand amazed in your presence.  That you know me individually, by name, and you know my past, my present and my future. 

Thank you God.

Help me God!

Amen

Pastor Mike

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