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He Knows Your Name Bible in a Year: Ezra 3–5 John 20 I have summoned you by name; you are mine. Isaiah 43:1 Today's Scripture & Insight: Isaiah 43:1–7 After breaking with our longtime church, my husband and I reunited with the fellowship after long years. But how would people treat us? Would they welcome us back? Love us? Forgive us for leaving? We got our answer on a sunny Sunday morning. As we walked through the big church doors, we kept hearing our names. “Pat! Dan! It’s so great see you!” As ’s author Kate DiCamillo wrote in one of her popular books, “Reader, nothing is sweeter in this sad world than the sound of someone you love calling your name.” The same assurance was true for the people of Israel. We had chosen a different church for a time, but they had turned their backs on God. Yet He welcomed them back. He sent the prophet Isaiah assure them, “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine” (Isaiah 43:1). In this world—where we can feel unseen, unappreciated, and even unknown—be assured that God knows each of us by name. “You are precious and honored in my sight,” He promises (v. 4). “When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you” (v. 2). This promise isn’t just for Israel. Jesus ransomed His life for us. He knows our names. Why? In love, we are His. Reflect & Pray Why does God welcome His people back Him? How has He shown that He knows you by name? Jesus, when I stray from Your arms and Your fellowship, summon me home by name. I’m so grateful be Yours. 
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There are some things I cannot share here because there are those who would read it and use it as a weapon. But yes, I truly do know how it feels to have the Lord welcome me back with love. It is very humbling. Be a prism, spreading God's light and love, not a mirror reflecting the world's hatred.
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