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November 21
Thursday


THAT NAME

READ:
Philippians 2:5-11
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God...has highly
exalted Him and given
Him the name which is
above every name.
__Philippians 2:9
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Our little granddaughter Maggie and her family were back home in Missouri after visiting with us in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Her mom told us that for a few days after returning home, Maggie walked around the house happily saying, "Michigan! Michigan!"

There was something about that name that attracted Maggie. Could have been the sound of it. Could have been the enjoyable time she had. It's hard to tell with a 1-year-old, but the name "Michigan" had such an impact on her that she couldn't stop saying it.

This makes me think about another name__the name of Jesus, "the name which is above every name" (Phil. 2:9). A song by Bill and Gloria Gaither reminds us why we love that name so much. He is "Master" and "Savior." Yes, what depth of meaning there is in the names that describe our Lord! When we mention the great name of Jesus to those who need Him as Savior, we can remind them what He has done for us.

Jesus is our Savior. He has redeemed us by His blood, and we can give our lives wholeheartedly to Home. Jesus. Let all heaven and earth__including us__proclaim His glorious name! __Dave Branon

`````````````````````Jesus, Jesus, Jesus;````````````````````
```````````There's just something about that name!`````````````
```````````````````Master, Savior, Jesus,````````````````````
``````````Like the fragrance after the rain. __Gaither``````````
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The most precious name is Jesus!

*****************************Today's Bible Reading __ Philippians 2:5-11*************************

5 Let this mind be in you
which was also in Christ
Jesus, 6 who, being in the
form of God, did not
consider it robbery to be
equal with God, 7 but made
Himself of no reputation,
taking the form of a
bondservant, and coming in
the likeness of men. 8 And
being found in appearance
as a man, He humbled
Himself and became
obedient to the point of
death, even the death of the
cross. 9 Therefore God also
has highly exalted Him and
given Him the name which
is above every name, 10 that
at the name of Jesus every
knee should bow, of those
in heaven, and of those on
earth, and of those under
the earth, 11 and that every
tongue should confess that
Jesus Christ is Lord, to the
glory of God the Father.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

The description of the incarnation of Jesus Christ in today's passage
is both eloquent and theologically rich. The text opens with an
appeal for the believer to adopt the same humble servant attitude
that Christ exhibited in His decision to come to earth as our
Redeemer. He is said to be in the "form of God" (v.6). This is the
Greek word morphe and refers to the essential attributes of the
divine. Yet He took upon Himself the schema, or physical covering
of humanity in flesh and blood. Jesus did this by taking the role of
a servant who humbled Himself further by submitting to a shameful
death on the cross. Now the Father has exalted Christ and given
Him a name above every name to which all must bow (vv.9-10).