He Knows. . .

Living in a small town like Pampa, Texas, everyone knows your name.  When I'm out riding my scooter, I hear people shout out, "Hi, Chris!"  It's makes you feel important when people know you by name.  Now think about this: GOD knows your name!

That was the title of a sermon I heard Sunday: "God Knows Your Name."  Pastor Lynn used the story of Zacchaeus in Luke 19:1-10 to show that God knows us by name.

If you remember the Bible story, you know Zacchaeus was a little man (a wee little man was he).  He tried to get a look at Jesus, but he was too short to see over the crowd.  So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore tree beside the road because Jesus was going to pass that way.

Luke 19:5 says, When Jesus came by, he looked up at Zacchaeus and CALLED HIM BY NAME.

How did Jesus know his name?  I had never thought about it before, but as Pastor Lynn pointed out in the sermon, no one had introduced Jesus to Zacchaeus.  No one told Jesus his name.  From all we know from the Bible, Jesus and Zacchaeus had never met.  But Jesus knew his name. 

God knows our names, too.  That should make us say, WOW! The God of the universe knows MY name!  It's amazing.  God not only knows our names, He knows everything about us, and He wants to have a close personal relationship with us.

Jesus said to Zacchaeus,  “Quick, come down! I must be a guest in your house today." 

Zacchaeus was a tax collector and known sinner.  Jesus knew this and He still wanted to go to his home.  Jesus said, “Salvation has come to this home today, for this man has shown himself to be a true son of Abraham. For the Son of Man came to seek and save those who are lost.”

He knows everything about us, too, and He wants to be our savior.  That's why He came.  He came to know us and save us.

I'm glad He knows my name!