Sixteen days… and counting down…
the Christmas shopping has begun…
and Christmas cards come one… by… one…
(wonder if I’ll get some done…)
Trusting Him… in the midst of preparing all…
spirit… heart… and… home…
He came as The Word…
to proclaim the name of the Lord…
ascribe greatness to our God…
proclaimed His name…
With every name you know… an array of qualities comes to mind…
both physical… and personality traits…
tangible… and intangible…
all adding up to… character…
When the word name appears in Scripture…
we can almost always substitute the word… character…
character… the complex of mental and ethical traits marking and often individualizing a person, group, or nation… main or essential nature especially as strongly marked and serving to distinguish…
—Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary (11th Ed.)
Jesus came… to reveal the character… of Father God…
He did not come for self…
He came to proclaim the Father…
reveal His heart to the world…
through His life…
His teaching…
His death on a cross…