Genesis 17:15-16(KJV)
And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be. And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall be of her.
The Scripture tells us that God changed the name of Sarai to Sarah and blessed her. After waiting for many years for a child, God appeared to Abraham and promised him a son to be born by Sarai. To fully assure Sarai, God changed her name from Sarai(quarrelsome) to Sarah, meaning princess. Notice this; before God promised, Sarah had no child to her name, yet God said He had made Sarah “a mother of many nations.” What God has promised, He can perform. What He has begun, He is able to finish. When God says it, it is as good as done. The new name God gave to Sarah did not in itself change her. Instead, it reflected the change God was performing in her. It marked the end of one chapter and the beginning of a new life that would affect the entire history of humanity. Romans 8:30 says, “Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.” While not yet glorified, God calls it a finished work because whatever He begins, he completes. When it is His undertaking, He sees it through. The time element is in His hands. He looked past Sarah’s age into her future, making her the mother of many nations.
Throughout the Scriptures, God also changed Abram’s name to Abraham(Genesis 17:5), Jacob to Israel(Genesis 32:28), and Saul to Paul(Acts 13:9). God often changes a person’s name to indicate what He is going to do through that person. When God changes a person’s name, it usually means that the past is forever changed, forgiven, and a new day has begun. It also represents a new relationship, character quality, or a new phase of life. Because of our relationship with God, He calls us something new–something that reflects His promise and our purpose. 2 Corinthians 5:17 says, “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.” We experienced a transformational shift in our lives when we surrendered to the Lordship of Jesus. Although our names might not legally change, Jesus dramatically redefined our lives when we chose to follow Him; we are not the same. Our relationship with him can be summed up by what he calls us. Everything in Christ is new, so stop dwelling on the past.
Beloved, stand on God’s promises, for they can never fail! If God had said it, He would do it. If He had spoken it, He would bring it to pass. For God is not a man that He should lie nor the son of man that He should repent. Do not allow your situation to take your eyes away from God, who has a plan of fruitfulness for you. This season, God will give you a new name that reflects what He wants to make out of your life in Jesus’ Name! Whatever God has said to you will come to pass. No matter what, it will definitely and certainly come to pass. You have God on your side, and He will not disappoint you. So stand firm in faith. You may find yourself barren, single, sick, or in some other kind of difficulty today, but learn to see beyond human reasoning in order to establish your faith. God is in the process of changing your story. He is able to do more with you than you can ever imagine. So, start bearing the name that reflects that new level from now. If the meaning of your name isn’t consistent with the revelation of who you are in Christ, respond to God’s Word and change it as an act of faith. Remember, the story-changing God is still on the Throne. It is not over until God says so.
O Lord, thank You for Your ever Presence and Faithfulness. I trust You to fulfill every promise in my life in Jesus’ Name.