just His name

Therefore God exalted him to the highest place

and gave him the name that is above every name,

that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,

in heaven and on earth and under the earth,

and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord,

to the glory of God the Father.

Phillippians 2:9-11

This has always been one of my favorite passages in the Bible. It is powerful. It leaves me speachless at His majesty. It gives me chills because it calls to the full extent of the glory that Christ deserves, demands, and WILL be given by every person one day.

There is one detail of this verse that came alive to me this weekend... "at the name...." I have my kiddos for the second weekend in a row and yesterday we went to run a couple errands and were in the car driving home. The back seat was quiet for a rare couple minutes and I was lost in thought while the radio played Love 89 in the background. My middle child, well known for her rather loud voice, quietly spoke up behind me and this is the conversation that followed:

"Say 'Jesus', Kiki!"

"Say 'Jesus'?"

"Yes."

"Why?"

"Because."

"Because why?"

"Because He loves you, Kiki! So say 'Jesus'!"

Just His name is enough. Because He loves you is enough reason to praise Him, even just by calling His wonderful, powerful, mighty, indescribable name! It amazes me that sometimes pastors can preach it, theologians can teach it, songs can sing of it, but God can still use the funny, sweet, sometimes a little random :) mind of a three year old to say it simply and quietly enough to be heard.

I have to say also, that on the days when life gets in the way and we're busy with just finishing the day and wondering if anything we say is getting through, moments like these are encouraging and a reminder to keep focusing on What is really important.

Jesus. Say it!