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The NAME

Friday, January 15th, 2010

Hey Colts fans how are you feeling right now? It’s pregame jitter time in my stomach. I’m feeling like a cat in a room full of rocking chairs…jittery! I can’ help but wonder why in the world a game of little eternal impact would affect my nervous system this way?

I think it might be about the “name”.

It’s about the name of the team – “Colts” – not historically known for huge amounts of respect out there in the world of media. This week the story line is all about their history of choking. I want them to win so the name “Colts” will have its appropriate place on the shelf of “respect.”

It’s about the names of Peyton…Dallas…Reggie…Jeff…Dwight the guys I’ve come to appreciate and respect. I want the rest of the football watching world to see what I see and respect them the way I do.

The BIG QUESTION do I have the same desire to see the NAME above all NAMES lifted up and respected? Isaiah writes, “Your name and renown are the desire of our hearts” (26.3).

My prayer today is that His name would be respected a little more by the way I live for Him. And that my primary “jitters” would flow from my passion to lift up the name above all names…the name of Jesus!

A jittery fan of the Greatest ever!

Jon

Jon McDugle is the lead pastor at First Baptist Church in Danville, Indiana (map). He can be reached by email at jon@firstbaptistdanville.com. Learn more about our church, our staff and don't forget to subscribe to Jon's weekly blog posts by rss or email.

One Response to “The NAME”

1. Ron McDugle says:

   January 15, 2010 at 2:45 pm

   I am with you, Son. I am jittery but hope we can elevate the NAME! Good challenge.
   Dad