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Daily
Encouragement on
Tuesday, June
18, 2019
"A Good Name"
Message
summary: A good
name is not only
passed on to us but
is developed over
time, really a
lifetime, and the
true judgment of
success will not be
known until this
life is over and we
personally meet the
Lord. Having a good
name remains one of
our most precious
assets that we must
carefully guard.
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"A
good name is more
desirable than great
riches; to be
esteemed is better
than silver or gold"
(Proverbs 22:1).
This
last Sunday morning
before our church
service began I got
acquainted with a
friendly greeter named
John Good. He
commented how there
are lots of Goods in
Lancaster County.
This
last Sunday morning
before our church
service began I got
acquainted with a
friendly greeter named
John Good. He
commented how there
are lots of Goods in
Lancaster County.
We
discussed one of them,
a family business
named "Good's
Disposal Service", which is
a trash hauling
company. Their ads
are run on a
Christian radio
station with this
memorable
advertising slogan,
"Let
God recycle your
heart and let
Good's recycle
your trash."
I smile and my
spirit is edified
each time I hear
this ad. However,
wherever you live
and regardless of
who handles your
trash, you should
let God recycle your
heart!
I
asked John Good what I
thought his favorite
verse should be and he
didn't have an answer.
I suggested to him, "A
good name is more
desirable than great
riches." He
smiled and said, "You
must have been a
pastor". I responded,
"Well, as a matter of
fact I have been."
You
may not have Good in
your name but you can
still have a good
name!
We
use the term "good
name" to describe a
person or business
with a good
reputation, which
interestingly was the
first requirement for
the first deacons (Acts
6:3).
"A
good name is more
desirable than great
riches." A good
name in the text means
a name that connotes a
person of honorable
character with a good
reputation. The latter
part of the verse
elaborates, "to be
esteemed is better
than silver or gold".
For instance when we
refer to a business
known for its quality
and integrity, we say
"It has a good name".
Having a good name is
truly more desirous
than great riches.
As in most things,
having a good name
is harder to build
than it is to
destroy. Developing
a good name requires
patience, effort,
time, and other
virtues, most of
them included in the
fruit of the spirit
(Galatians 5:22,23).
Yet it can all come
crashing down with
one very bad choice
(though the one
single devastating
choice generally
follows many other
poor choices).
A good name is not only passed on to us but is developed over time, really a lifetime, and the true judgment of success will not be fully known until this life is over and we personally meet the Lord. Having a good name remains one of our most precious assets that we must carefully guard.
Consider your name. What do you suppose others think when they hear your name or read it in print? Does your name represent a person who has solid integrity based upon his or her virtuous character? Let us strive to hear the highest commendation by the Judge of all character, "Well done good and faithful servant".
Be encouraged today,
Stephen & Brooksyne Weber
A good name is not only passed on to us but is developed over time, really a lifetime, and the true judgment of success will not be fully known until this life is over and we personally meet the Lord. Having a good name remains one of our most precious assets that we must carefully guard.
Consider your name. What do you suppose others think when they hear your name or read it in print? Does your name represent a person who has solid integrity based upon his or her virtuous character? Let us strive to hear the highest commendation by the Judge of all character, "Well done good and faithful servant".
Be encouraged today,
Stephen & Brooksyne Weber
Daily
prayer:
Father God,
the name of
Your Son,
Jesus Christ,
stands out
among all the
rest, for it
is only in His
name that we
have power to
combat the
enemy as we
come boldly to
Your throne of
grace. May our
name, and all
that we stand
for, be
respected
among those
who know us,
including that
of our family
members who
know us best,
as well as
those whom we
work for. May
the way we
live and
conduct our
lives bring
honor to You
and blessing
to our family,
our community
and to the
kingdom of
God. Amen.
This
geranium was
given to
Brooksyne by
her good
friend,
Dottie. At
first she hung
it but then
decided the
sleeping puppy
planter looks
especially
rested when
shaded by the
flowers. If
you ask me it
looks like a
dog is growing
flowers out of
his head.
Today's
Suggested
Music and
Supplemental Resources
"Yes I Will"
Video
Calvary Church worship team
Finally today:
A good name
This
spring we bought a new gas
grill and splurged with a
Weber Grill which we are
enjoying a lot these days!
Several
years ago we passed the LH
Brubaker Appliance store
on the Strasburg Pike near
Lancaster.
A
sign advertising Weber
Grills caught our
attention with the phrase
"Give The Gift Of A Weber
For Father's Day" which
prompted Brooksyne to say,
"I already have a Weber
for Father's Day."
For non-USA readers Weber is the brand name of a popular grill although unrelated to me. The brand name is so familiar the sign didn't even need to state, "Weber Grill". That "Weber" certainly has a good name!
For non-USA readers Weber is the brand name of a popular grill although unrelated to me. The brand name is so familiar the sign didn't even need to state, "Weber Grill". That "Weber" certainly has a good name!
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