Bible Passage: Isaiah 62:2-4
Who said it, to whom and where
We are talking about a God who can do all things
What is a name: it is your identity & a reflection of your destiny
Names originated from Adam – Gen 2:19-20
Therefore , A new name is a replacement of an old name.
My Areas of focus is Genesis 32
– A Young man called Jacob had a genuine love for God
– He was alone one night & God appeared to him face to face in human form
– He wrestled with God
– Gen 32:26- I will not let you go unless you bless me
God response
– What is your name asked God
– He said Jacob – it means a deceiver
– God changed it to Israel – it means you have overcome – Gen 32:28
– God blessed Jacob & honoured his name.
Good news for someone here today according to Gen 12: 2
– God will make your name great
– He will pour his blessings on you
– He will transform you & make you a channel of blessing
Benefits of new name
A new name attract favour to your life – Esau was on a mission to kill Jacob but when they met , he found Israel not Jacob . Israel cannot be killed
A new name changes your status
A New name attract favour and activates blessing
How you may have a new name
ByBirth : Luke 1:57- 64 – When a child is born you either call him or her a baby , but once a name is giving at the 8 days , it is a new day .
The day your barrenness end – I Sam 219-20: , you have a new name- Hannah is a case in question
I Chr. 4:9-10 –Jabez story – The day your sorrow ends you have a new name
When a single got married , her name changed to MRS . It is a new name – God can settle you by marriage
By academic progress – when you move from secondary to university , you have a new name
By promotion – from clerical officer – to the senior management
By salvation – 2 Cor 5:17 – if any man in Christ , he picks a new name
By divine encounter with Jesus – blind Bartimaeua Mark 10;49-a new sight is a new name
By divine pronouncement – God changed Abraham name from Abram to Abraham . Same with Sarah and Jacob – Gen 17
Self declaration – Job 22:28 – you will declare a thing and it shall be established