Have you even been mistaken for someone else? My wife and her three sisters resemble one another and their mother so some people get them mixed up. I knew her long before we were anything more than fellow church members and I never thought they looked that much alike; apparently they do to some. As for me, I can't think of but one time that I was mistaken for someone else.
A guy had just moved to our church from somewhere in west Texas.We met on his first Sunday at the church out in the foyer. He walked up, lit up in a smile and asked, "when did you get here?" I must have looked confused because I didn't remember ever meeting him. After a minute he turned red and said, "I think I've mistaken you for someone else. Is your name _________?" After learning I was not a friend he had made at camp he explained that "the resemblance was remarkable." That was a first for me though they say everyone has a twin.
One thing I am glad about is that our heavenly father does not get us confused. Have you ever wondered how he keeps us all straight? With all the billions of people on the planet he knows each of us by name. Not only that, he knows the number of the hairs on our heads daily. Amazing! He also knows which of us are his children and which aren't. The scriptures tell us that he has a book, called the book of life, and that the names of the redeemed are written in that book. One day we will all stand before him to be judged. He will open the book (whether literally or figuratively it doesn't matter) and search for our names. If my name, Sullivan Jones, is not written there I will not enter into that heavenly paradise he has prepared for his redeemed. I will be separated from him forever and sent into everlasting sorrow.
Since I know my name is there I have no need to fear. I am His and He is mine. The scripture says that no one or nothing can talk me out of the palm of His hand (John 10:28.) Just to make it clear I don't believe in eternal security no matter how much I sin, but I do believe that my God is big enough to keep me. Isn't it a comforting thought! The God who holds the heavens and the earth spellbound by His words knows my name and will never mistake me for another. When I need him, He will be near. And most of all, on that day when he gathers his sheep unto himself, I will not have to fear being forgotten for God knows my name!
Trusting Securely in Him,
Sullivan Jones
A guy had just moved to our church from somewhere in west Texas.We met on his first Sunday at the church out in the foyer. He walked up, lit up in a smile and asked, "when did you get here?" I must have looked confused because I didn't remember ever meeting him. After a minute he turned red and said, "I think I've mistaken you for someone else. Is your name _________?" After learning I was not a friend he had made at camp he explained that "the resemblance was remarkable." That was a first for me though they say everyone has a twin.
One thing I am glad about is that our heavenly father does not get us confused. Have you ever wondered how he keeps us all straight? With all the billions of people on the planet he knows each of us by name. Not only that, he knows the number of the hairs on our heads daily. Amazing! He also knows which of us are his children and which aren't. The scriptures tell us that he has a book, called the book of life, and that the names of the redeemed are written in that book. One day we will all stand before him to be judged. He will open the book (whether literally or figuratively it doesn't matter) and search for our names. If my name, Sullivan Jones, is not written there I will not enter into that heavenly paradise he has prepared for his redeemed. I will be separated from him forever and sent into everlasting sorrow.
Since I know my name is there I have no need to fear. I am His and He is mine. The scripture says that no one or nothing can talk me out of the palm of His hand (John 10:28.) Just to make it clear I don't believe in eternal security no matter how much I sin, but I do believe that my God is big enough to keep me. Isn't it a comforting thought! The God who holds the heavens and the earth spellbound by His words knows my name and will never mistake me for another. When I need him, He will be near. And most of all, on that day when he gathers his sheep unto himself, I will not have to fear being forgotten for God knows my name!
Trusting Securely in Him,
Sullivan Jones
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