Those who know your name trust in you, for you, Lord, have never forsaken those who seek you.
How precious that we can say, “I know the ‘unknowable’ name of Jesus.” He is truly a gracious God, full of love, and kindness, and goodness. He is a faithful, forgiving, and merciful God, Who is long-suffering towards those who believe in the wonderful name of the only begotten Son of God. No wonder this psalmist of Israel penned the truth that, “those who know Your name put their trust in You.” How could we not trust in this eternal God of grace Whose magnificence is unlimited, and Whose deep, unconditional Love is unsurpassed. Despite Israel’s prideful rebellion and lusting after other gods, the Lord is faithful to His promises, and those who know His name will never be forsaken because they put their trust in Him. And despite crying out in venomous hatred, “we will not have this man to rule over us,” the day is coming when God in His grace will raise-up Israel to be the head and not the tail of the nations. For a day is coming when they too, will acknowledge Christ Jesus as their Messiah, and cry out, “blessed is He Who comes in the name of the Lord.” Never let us doubt the promises of God’s faithfulness to all who are His children Just as God continues to remain faithful to His people Israel, so He continues to remain faithful to the Church, which is the Body of Christ. Collectively, we are the Church of God, but each one of us is an individual member of His spiritual Body. We are many living stones that are being built up into one, grand, spiritual house, in which dwells the Holy Spirit of God Himself. And we who have put our trust in Christ are blessed to know His name and to enjoy intimacy with the One Who died for our sins. But just as God is faithful to His people Israel, we too have an assurance that we, who have been bought with the precious blood of Christ, will never be abandoned nor condemned, for there is no condemnation to those that are in Christ Jesus. Let us glorify His wonderful name and let us trust Him in all things, seek Him with our whole heart, and increasingly flee to Him as the Hope of our salvation and our Tower of refuge. For He is our Comforter, our Joy, our Light, and our Life.
Spiritual Steve 