It's time for another Jesus Christ Report!
Have you ever heard the phrase, "for Your name's sake" during a prayer? Have you ever read the old testament and heard about God doing amazing things (like the plagues on Egypt) for the reason of showing his power? At first, I thought it meant God is God and he needs to be glorified. He's the only one who can show off. But then I thought, God's perfect. Why would he do things for the sake of pride? I then learned from a very wise man (talked about in a previous blog) that God does this out of love.
You see, God needs to have his name and deeds magnified in order for other people to hear about his love. If people hear of his love, they'll want to be saved. If they never heard about him, how could they be saved by him?
As for the phrase, "for Your name's sake", this is used to show mercy. For example, one time, the Israelites disobeyed God one too many times. So he decided to wipe them out. But Moses prayed to God and asked him to spare the Israelites "for His name's sake". That's a noble cause. If God wiped them out, it would tarnish His reputation, and people wouldn't want to follow God. So God spared them.
In conclusion, God is not all about his image. He loves us all, and wants us hear of his loving deeds.
2 comments:
That's really good! It's a good thing I didn't put that on my post!
Not only did God spare the Israelites for mercy, but if He did then there'd be no more Israel nation, the chosen people, to follow Him. I understand your point as well. Rest assured, there are many conclusions we can draw from that important phrase, "for Your name's sake".
Why, thank you!
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