Next month, my son gets his new legal name. He was Mathewos, and now he will officially beMatthew. Perhaps more significant isthat his full name will become Matthew Robert Tucker. In other words, he will take on the name ofhis new father. I wanted Matthew to havemy name as a symbolic statement about his place in our family. He is our true son, in every sense of thatterm, barring shared DNA. He receivesall of the benefits (as well as side effects!) of being my son.
In the Scriptures, receiving a new name was a big deal. It was God’s statement about a person’s newidentity. You once were Abram, but nowyou will be called Abraham. You once were Saul,but now you will be Paul. You once werean outsider to God’s grace, but now you bear the name of Christ. Your identity is bound up in Him, with all therights, privileges and benefits that His name carries.
Having a new name also means that our past is justthat. It’s the past. The future is ripe with new potential, a newstory, a new life. Having a new namemeans starting over with a new heritage. It does not forget the past, but neither does it dwell on it.
No matter what you are dealing with in your life right now,don’t forget the new name that has come to you through Christ! Through faith, you become his beloved child, bearing His name.
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