No Other Name

What is the name your heart sings? My spirit is deeply moved by the song, “Forever Reign” by Hillsong. For a few months, the bridge, “My heart will sing no other name…Jesus” has just taken up residence in my spirit and I find myself mindlessly singing it as I go about my day. Then, this Sunday, a wonderful young man with the love of God pouring from his heart, led our church in worship to this song. He said, “If it’s the song of your heart, sing it like you mean it….. ‘My heart will sing no other name… Jesus, Jesus’...” And I was moved by the voices exalting the Lord around me, sealing a promise to lift up no other name, but that of Jesus. Since that moment, I have wondered what other names the heart can sing. Generally, we think if the heart sings a name it’s a love song, a song of two mates for life. Sometimes I wonder what life would be like if my husband were a romantic poet and told me things like “My heart sings Erin”. If you know my hammer-swinging hubby, that will make you laugh. But, I am fairly certain that singing the name of our loved ones in life is not the only danger. Of course we are to love our spouses, but there is no name above the Lord God (Philippians 2:9). And since we could sing the names of our spouses above Jesus we could also sing our children, since it’s hard not to focus on them when they are so needy!! We also can sing money, when the day’s earnings are your source of safety and security and not the Lord (Luke 16:13). We can sing comfort, when we stay where we are safe rather than stepping out in faith with the Lord (2 Timothy 1:7). We sing busyness when we say yes to every activity we can be involved in but say we are too busy for the Lord, or too tired (Matthew 11:28). We sing unforgiveness when we choose to let bitterness take root in our spirit instead of pouring out the same forgiveness we receive (Hebrews 12:15). We sing anger when we choose to let it fill us and rule our decisions rather than choosing to be filled by the Healer (Ephesians 4:26). So, what name will your heart sing? It is my desire that my heart sing no other name but Jesus… Jesus. "Sing the glory of his name;  make his praise glorious." ~ Psalm 66:2