Which means...
This past week has been a week of reflection for our family. The death of Linda's sister, Dorothy hit us hard. During the wake, I didn't say a great deal, but just kept looking at "Dot". I thought of many things, most of which centered around who she was and what she stood for as a person.
After these thoughts, I asked myself the same question. What do I stand for as a person. This didn't take long to answer- I thought about the fish symbol and what it meant. Later that day, I thought my own name (G.D.Rose) and what it stood for at my birth- if you can imagine the G D as a curse word, then that's what it meant (according to my father, anyway).
Many years after my birth, I learned the truth about Jesus and became a Christian. Since that time my name has taken on a new significance, as this picture of a recent watch purchase indicates....
Romans, Chapter 3 (World English Bible)
21 But now apart from the law, a righteousness of God has been revealed, being testified by the law and the prophets; 22 even the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ to all and on all those who believe. For there is no distinction, 23 for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God; 24 being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus; 25 whom God sent to be an atoning sacrifice, through faith in his blood, for a demonstration of his righteousness through the passing over of prior sins, in God’s forbearance; 26 to demonstrate his righteousness at this present time; that he might himself be just, and the justifier of him who has faith in Jesus. (emp. added vss 24-26)
I don't know what your name means to you, but I hope it involves knowing God as your savior- anyway, just think about the fish, OK?
p.s. Part 1 was posted on May 15th.