"No longer will they call you Deserted, or name your land Desolate. But you will be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; for the LORD will take delight in you, and your land will be married." Isaiah 62:4A person's name is so important to the core of their very being. There's a Chinese idiom that says, "唔怕生壞命， 至怕改壞名." So many misconstrued names, probably by accident, than can ruin a person's life. (Not gonna get into it here). But in the bible, we see multiple instances of names that were changed... like Abraham from Abram. Like Sarah from Sarai. Like Israel from Jacob. Like Peter from Simon. Changing the name, according to D. Lui, isn't giving up your identity, but like the nation of Israel, it's to reclaim what was properly and initially given to you.
And in closing... D. Lui asked us to pray for God to reveal our "new" name. During my time of mediation and prayer... the name that I received was................ "Romeo."
(It doesn't say it in the bible, but I truly, truly think God has a sense of humor).
Mood: Romantic
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