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Peter: A famous name but only for one can it be substituted with The Rock on which Christ will build the church (Matthew
16:18)
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Mary: Only one can be known by two other titles – The mother of Jesus and Blessed among women (Luke 1:28)
As I looked at all these and more, I began to see a connection between the name and the call. A look at Luke 1:29 was like a light
bulb as far as making the primary link between what heaven calls us at the time of calling and our response to it. According to the
amplified bible, “But when she {Mary} saw him, she was greatly troubled and disturbed and confused at what he said and kept
revolving in her mind what such a greeting might mean”.
I believe each of us has a unique name, related to our call, a call that was predetermined out of time, a call that needs to be willingly
sought, revealed to and heeded by us while remaining glued on God’s Word, a call that will be fulfilled in the dimension of time, a
call that was threatened by the fallen nature of man, a call that was redeemed by Christ dying and resurrecting. A call that is so
important, that God would risk everything He had – the trinity – Himself – to allow us the opportunity to fulfill it, this time with
no separation; just like it was in the Garden of Eden, but this time even better because the Holy Spirit and the Son are with us
constantly.
For Jonah to run away, the understanding was too heavy to absorb and more so when the circumstances around him were not
conducive. I ventured into the meaning of the name Jonah, to see if my theory of name and call were going to be substantiated. In
Hebrew, the name Jonah refers to a dove. Interestingly, all through the Bible and history, one of the uses of the doves was
messengerial. According to Heather K. Adams1 when explaining the Dove Personality Traits, she says, “The dove is the symbol for
peace. Therefore, a person with a dove personality is typically easy-going and friendly. A dove is a people-pleaser and a team-player.
A dove is loyal and hard-working, but tends to avoid conflict and confrontation. A dove likes to