The Name Above All Names

How do you recognize God's unique call upon your life if you answer to multiple names? I asked Karen with my own nickname for her, "Ba", which is short for "Baby", "What name does God use when he speaks to you?" She didn't have an answer except to say she couldn't remember being called by name.

I know God calls her and in a way that is unique to her God calls her by her 'nature' which is what a name represents. God would have to call Karen that way; otherwise there are too many names from which to choose.

My wife's name is Karen Elizabeth Ramsey, formerly Karen Elizabeth Nash. Most people call her Karen with the exception of one church member at one church who called and probably still calls her Sharon. her nickname is Karo. her license plate calls her KROBETH.

At the last church we served she was Miss KK because that's what the two boys we kept called her. So what does God call her when God calls her by name? God speaks the "name that is above all names" into her soul and every place that name finds resonance, her soul responds to the voice of God.

I wish I was that open to the Lord. God has to call me "Naum" to get my attention. With Karen, just the breath of God moving over her life brings her to attention. Do not despair if you've never heard God call you by name. Perhaps your "nature" is open enough. Just move as the Spirit breezes over your life. Just be ready to move at the mention of "the name above all other names"!