What's In A Name

Some of you will not want to read this posting, but if you are truly seeking after the truth, then seek it today and be enlightened.

Throughout the Bible God has placed great emphasis on names. For example:

Genesis 29:34-35, “She conceived again and bore a son, and said, “Now this time my husband will become attached to me, because I have borne him three sons.” Therefore his name was called Levi. And she conceived again and bore a son, and said, “Now I will praise the Lord.” Therefore she called his name Judah. Then she stopped bearing.”

(Levi and Judah were the beginning of two tribes, the Levities and the Tribe of Judah. Levi means “attached” and Judah means “praise”. )

Genesis 32:28, “And He said, “Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel; for you have struggled with God and with men, and have prevailed.””

(His blessing for his struggle. Israel means “God contended”)

2 Samuel 12:24-25, “Then David comforted his wife Bathsheba, and he went to her and made love to her. She gave birth to a son, and they named him Solomon. The Lord loved him; and because the Lord loved him, he sent word through Nathan the prophet to name him Jedidiah.

(His name was changed out of love. Jedidiah means “beloved by God”)

Acts 13:9, “Then Saul, (who also is called Paul,) filled with the Holy Ghost, set his eyes on him.”

(His name was changed because of his rebirth. Paul means “humble”.)

Isaiah 7:14, “Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel.”

(Immanuel means “God is with you”.)

Names are very important in the Kingdom of God.

Now with that in mind we have to look at one of the most sacred events that is almost here. The resurrection of Jesus.

Years back I request the Father to cut out of me everything that was not of Him and that meant I needed to know the truth in everything. All lies had to be revealed so that I could destroy them and they would no longer have dominion over my life. I pray this for you today as the truth is revealed to you.

Many Christians have adopted the habits of the secular world and get excited when it is time to celebrate “Easter”.

So what does this word “Easter” mean?

It was ultimately named for the Germanic spring goddess Eostre. It was traditionally given to children born on Easter, though it is no longer done today.

This goddess was the god of fertility, thus you have the egg and the rabbit. She was a sexual god that the pagans committed many sexual rituals to honor her in the belief that they would bear children with her blessing. It is these rituals that the early Christians attempted to remove the pagans from committing. These sexual rituals were the most important thing to stop. It wasn’t so bad that they had idols, but it was really bad what they did for these idols. If they could just stop them from practicing the rituals and teach them to believe in Jesus, maybe, just maybe, they will be converted.

In actuality, they still preformed their rituals but in secret.

Why?

Because they had not been fully changed. These early Christians made compromises not only with faith of the pagans, but also with their own faith. It was a case of give and take, but wait!

Are we not taught to take nothing from the world? That everything we desire can be found in God?

They placed more emphasis on the conversion than on the lifestyle and this resulted in a bad root.

Now this is what the Word says on the root:

Hosea 9:16, “Ephraim is stricken, Their root is dried up; They shall bear no fruit. Yes, were they to bear children, I would kill the darlings of their womb.”

If the root is bad, then there will be no fruit or bad fruit.

This made me see this second scripture in a whole new light.

Jude 1:12, “These are spots in your love feasts, while they feast with you without fear, serving only themselves. They are clouds without water, carried about by the winds; late autumn trees without fruit, twice dead, pulled up by the roots;”

Easter is a love feast that is feasted on without fear. It does not serve God. It only serves man while implying that it is serving God. When we come to God the Bible tells us to leave behind the things of this world, something the early Christians failed to do or teach when they converted the pagans. It has no association with the sacrifice that Jesus made on the Cross so that you could have salvation. In fact, it is an attempt of the enemy to remove you from that salvation.

It has become a generational curse to man. A curse that only you can break off of your bloodline.

Pull it up now and destroy it. I appeal to your desire for the truth.

Here is another question:

What should you give to someone that gave up his life for you?

An egg?

Come on people!

Time is short and this, like so many other things we need to get free of. Our desire has to be more for God than for man. I refuse to face the Father and have Him say to me, “I don’t know you.” But this choice is yours alone to make. Study and show yourselves approved by seeking out the truth on your own.

Look for the root and when it is rotten, rip it out of the ground.

Be blessed with the truth.

Evangelist Cheryl Davies

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