This is the Year of Grace at WJTL. Listen for daily segments on WJTL which describe the meaning and impact of God's grace on our lives. If you miss our daily features on the radio, you can find them at my webpage this year, so spread the word.
One of the daily features will be the Name of the Day, where we examine the meaning of various names given to people and their spiritual significance. Used by permission of Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group, copyright 2008. All rights to this material are reserved. Materials are not to be distributed to other web locations for retrieval, published in other media, or mirrored at other sites without written permission from Baker Publishing Group.
Lavonne is today's Name.
The Inherent Meaning of Lavonne is "Spring-like".
The Spiritual Significance is "Fruitful Spirit".
If your name is Lavonne, look up Psalm 8:6 for your supporting Scripture verse.
"You made him ruler over the works of your hands; you put everything under his feet."
The idea expressed here is that God gives us opportunities to manage His resources, and to be fruitful in our labor.
That is how Jesus can touch your life by His grace.
Today's Portrait of Grace is a handshake.
The origin of the handshake has an interesting background.
In very early times most men carried weapons and wielded them in their right hands. When a man wanted to show another that he wished to be friendly, he extended an empty right hand showing that it contained no weapon. Then, the men would grasp hands, making sure the other could not suddenly reach for their weapon.
Today, handshakes have become part of our culture as a friendly greeting. We are reaching out to someone, and in some cases, expressing an openness to having a connection with them.
A handshake could be an important step to open the way for further, more meaningful dialogue. Friendly greetings could lead to meaningful relationships. The Bible instructs believers in the Lord Jesus to be intentional about greeting each other with a friendly disposition. A handshake is one way of extending the hand of friendship in the Year of Grace.
Prophetic Passage of the day, Ezekiel 36, verses 24 and 25
The word of the LORD to the house of Israel, "For I will take you out of the nations; I will gather you from all the countries and bring you back into your own land. I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your impurities and from all your idols."
