…Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon son of John. You will be called Cephas” (which, when translated, is Peter).
So what is in a name? Shakespeare is famous for having stated that “a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” Jesus, however, clearly is of the opinion that a name matters, no matter how “sweet” Simon smelled! He gives Simon, Andrew’s brother, a new name, Peter, meaning, “the rock.”
Q: Peter was famous for his outspokenness on the subject of Jesus being God. If Jesus were to give you a new name, what would it be?
Slow but Sure!
LOL! 🙂
Thanks Ron!
Chosen or Redeemed,…probably one in the same but I know I belong to Him so He can call me whatever He wants to,..just hope that He doesn’t call me late for heaven because I didn’t hear the trumpet call
Amen, John! Don’t worry. Our God doesn’t make mistakes and he won’t let you be late for heaven! 🙂
I think Jesus would call me the chimp (lol). I say that because He would recognize that I show some intelligence when it comes to working with tools, but I spend most of my running around screaming and waving my arms. More than that chimp share a propensity to feel anxiety about things they cannot control, which is another commonality between us two. I believe Jesus would then also tell me:
Matthew 6:27 “And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life?”
Philippians 4:6 “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.”
Matthew 6:25 “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?”
Chris,
Better to be called “Chimp” than “chump!” 🙂
That said, I really like your point. The solution to everything is known by God, yet how often do we turn to Him for guidance?
I love David’s example on this point. More than any other person in the Bible with the exception of Jesus, David turned to his God when everyone else was running around waving their arms.