FEBRUARY 2-8: NAMED
Come Follow Me “The Lord Called His People Zion” Moses 7
How do you fill in your name tag? Generally depends on the event you’re wearing it for. More importantly, how do you label yourself?
I frequently ask the question to a group of friends I’m blessed to be able to teach each week, “Who are you?” They’ve learned to answer, “I am a child of God.” I ask, “Is that because you choose to follow in His path to be part of His family? Is it because He’s chosen you as His child; has bought you with the price of his blood? Is it because you are His literal offspring?” The answer is, “Yes! To all!”
What other names do we label on ourselves or others? I hope they are used with compassion.
Hello My Name Is - Mat & Savanna Shaw
What does the Lord call us?
Moses 7:18 And the Lord called his people Zion, because they were of one heart and one mind, and dwelt in righteousness; and there was no poor among them.” Zion is not just a city—it is a condition of the heart and spirit. Zion, as the Lord has taught, is “the pure in heart” (Doctrine and Covenants 97:21) As a Zion person, we seek to be part of a Zion community.
Part of God’s covenant with Abraham and his posterity is the blessing of a promised land. Your promised land might be very close to where you already are, near mountains or oceans. It’s with people you want to be around. It feels like home.
Zion - Aaron Shust
Paul frequently called Christ’s followers ‘Saints’; so then “saints” are the body of Christ, Christians, the church. All Christians are considered saints—and at the same time are called to be saints.
When the Saints - Sara Groves
Many of us today identify as ‘Christian’. Wearing that name tells our neighbors that we are believers and followers of Christ, and that there are certain attributes they can expect from us. I am humbled by family and friends, from various church traditions, who gladly proclaim their faith outwardly, not afraid to stand boldly in their faith. I am striving to follow that example as I am not ashamed to be a follower of Christ!
I Am a Christian - NewSong
Whatever name you prefer to use, know that you are indeed a child of God. A child of Jehovah, Messiah, Jesus Christ. He has chosen you, birthed you in His blood.