Acts 15:14. “Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for His name.”
PEOPLE FOR HIS NAME. What do you mean, “No difference” – They don’t even look like us. Their speech is entirely different, And because of them there is all this fuss – But – they are a people for His name!
Their habits and their customs Don’t blend with what we’ve always done, And it seems to some of us That Jewish people they must become – But – they are a people for His name!
We always will have differences, God’s people are not from one place – And it is only right to accept them, They too are saved alone by grace – And – they are a people for His name!
Put all God’s people together, And their variety is a real strength – Each one brings gifts and a heritage That will be more important as a link – Because they are a people for His name!
I, for one, am aware, and glad That God has from every nation – Brought into His church, both large and local All kinds of people with a common salvation – Because they are a people for His name!
“Eternal God, through these years You have brought so many people into the kingdom by the new birth and many into the fellowship of local churches. It is a marvel of divine wisdom and purpose that from so many diverse people over so many years a group of people are known as a people for His name – and I am one of them. I praise Thee for this in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.”