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Called by Name

Isaiah 43:1 / John 10 pattern

“I have called you by name, you are mine.” In a world of crowds and categories, the claim is intimate. God does not deal with us only as a mass. The shepherd calls his own sheep by name. Being known is part of being kept.

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The God who saves is the God who knows personal names.

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Isaiah 43

Isaiah 43:1

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