Be Unto Your Name

These words have ever meant so much to me; since, at least, my regeneration in December 2003.

Verse 1:
We are a moment You are forever
Lord of the ages God before time
We are a vapor You are eternal
Love everlasting reigning on high
Chorus:
Holy holy Lord God Almighty
Worthy is the Lamb Who was slain
Highest praises honor and glory
Be unto Your name
Be unto Your name
Verse 2:
We are the broken You are the healer
Jesus Redeemer mighty to save
You are the love song we'll sing forever
Bowing before You blessing Your name
Chorus 2:
Holy holy Lord God Almighty
Worthy is the Lamb who was slain
Highest praises honor and glory
Be unto Your name
Be unto Your name

These words reflect the sentiment of angels bellowing their praise – “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain to receive (ἄξιόν ἐστιν τὸ ἀρνίον τὸ ἐσφαγμένον λαβεῖν) power and wealth and wisdom (τὴν δύναμιν καὶ πλοῦτον καὶ σοφίαν) and strength and honour and glory and blessing (καὶ ἰσχὺν καὶ τιμὴν καὶ δόξαν καὶ εὐλογίαν).” These are the words of Revelation 5:12; my favourite verse in the Bible.

We cannot possibly ever hope to know God if we don’t see the need to occasionally fall to our knees in brokenness and thankfulness and praise.

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For the Glory of God, alone. It is our sole purpose to work for the glory of God alone. It is for that purpose that we exist. We live to honour his name; to operate through his power; to bless and, through blessing, to be blessed.

When we ‘be unto his name’ all of life is in its proper alignment. All of life can then succeed because we have put first things first. We no longer condemn ourselves for our petty misdemeanours and we don’t disparage others for the things human beings do; we no longer hold any human being to the standards of God; yet we do strive, in ourselves, to attain, just a moment at a time, the hallowed behaviour of the One who is holy.

To ‘be unto his name’ is our sole focus if we know Jesus and want to be called his disciple; his and his alone. We are no one else’s pawn; not even our own. Yet our relationships will decree how close or far away we truly are.

Let us ‘be unto God’s name’ and go on past the elementary things of faith and life, into the broad expanse of love God has for each one of us!

© 2014 S. J. Wickham.