(1) “He Knows My Name” lyrics by Tommy Walker. and the man says something which makes the father think he knows something. He knows your name and will also give you his. After a few dozen more stories about the Father’s unique interest in the discarded and outcast, you must give up and believe. They bear witness to the God who “knows” you, in the very best sense. You might have a hard time believing all this at first, but then read another Bible story, and then-another. They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads (Rev. As people sometimes take on a new name in marriage, so we will all have a new name that identifies us. A new name, therefore, is just what they need. Though they are blessed to be known by name, they still feel…dirty. Those who experience shame often say that their name is shame. Eliza is a girl’s name of Hebrew origin meaning pledged to God. Many of our household words, among them a name scarcely less dear than. When you are known by name, you have found favor in the eyes of the person who speaks it (Exodus 33:12).īut best of all is that those who have identified themselves as being with Jesus carry a new name. The war-time journal of a Georgia girl, 1864-1865, by Eliza Frances Andrews, b. When someone important knows your name, your heart responds-you have been honored! The important person is associating with you. “Zacchaeus, hurry and come down, for I must stay at your house today” (Luke 19:5). Witness it and tears stream down your cheeks and your faith in Christ soars, as you believe your Maker might even know your name too. They sang loud and with layered harmonies that rivaled the Soweto Gospel Choir. Hundreds of children sang this song-many of them having no one who knows their name. What about some songs? Donna Buddemeier had an inspired thought. What should the team do? They planned crafts for about one hundred. They were doing kids clubs and were overwhelmed with hundreds of orphans. In a sea of Israelites, God sees individual people and knows their names.Ī mission team from our church was in Ivory Park, a destitute township outside of Johannesburg, South Africa. I was just about to close the Bible and aim for a more likely passage, when I again noticed the many names. As I scanned the pages, I saw-genealogies! How about best out of two? But I never put it to the test.Įyes closed, I opened to… 1 Chronicles 3 and 4. “Open a Bible at random and you will find God’s words speaking to those who live with shame.” I have said this many times and didn’t intend it as exaggeration.

Eliza name meaning heknows