August 13, 2021 (Friday)
I was a member of the Rockport Rotary Club for a number of years. One of the requirements of Rotary International is the “make up” visit to other clubs after you have missed a meeting of your own. Many people chose the Taft Rotary Club for “make up” visits, possibly because of the welcome they received there. A. C. Tutt, a banker and the person who recognized visitors, called every visitor by name and club represented (without notes). It was a remarkable accomplishment, especially considering the fact that there were almost always more visitors than members present.
The book, “How to Win Friends and Influence People,” by Dale Carnegie. emphasized the importance of remembering the names of people we meet. I may not be quoting it accurately, but I remember a line in the book which said, “The sweetest sound in the English language is your name” when it is remembered by someone you have met in the past.
The Christian song, “He Knows My Name,” is one of at least two songs by that name. The idea may originate in Psalm 139:13-16, which reads, ” For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be” (NIV).
Yes, the Lord knows your name, and everything else about you. And He loves you. Do you love Him?
HE KNOWS MY NAME
As sung by The Rochesters
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He counts the stars one and all
He knows how much sand is on the shores
He sees every sparrow that falls
He made the mountains and the seas
He’s in control of everything
Of all creatures great and small
And He knows my name
Every step that I take
Every move that I make
Every tear that I cry
He knows my name
When I’m overwhelmed by the pain
And can’t see the light of day
I know I’ll be just fine
‘Cause He knows my name
I don’t know what tomorrow will bring
I can’t tell you what’s in store
I don’t know a lot of things
I don’t have all the answers
To the questions of my life
But I know in Whom I have believed
And He knows my name
Every step that I take
Every move that I make
Every tear that I cry
He knows my name
When I’m overwhelmed by the pain
And can’t see the light of day
I know I’ll be just fine
‘Cause he knows my name
He knew who I was
When He carried my cross
He knew that I would fail Him
But He took the loss
And He knows my name
Every step that I take
Every move that I make
Every tear that I cry
He knows my name
When I’m overwhelmed by the pain
And can’t see the light of day
I know I’ll be just fine
‘Cause he knows my name
Every step that I take
Every move that I make
Every tear that I cry
He knows my name