What's in your name?

  My name was called Delmar!  His name was  called Immanuel!  My name is of Spanish decent, and it means of the sea, Mariner.  His name means, God with us.
  What does my name have to do with who I am, and how I function?  I have a mind when  a thought comes to it within seconds it has traveled around the world.  Sort of like a drunk sailor!  Yet many times it gives direction to people, like the captain of the ship.

  My mother named me Delmar because of a friend she had in high school, he was a paraplegic young man, and the witness of his life had a impact on her that she wanted to name me after him.         
With all of his handicaps he was always happy, lived a full life, and farmed the family farm.  I saw him at the state fair one year and mentioned that I was named after him, and he was pleased that my mother would do that in honor of him.

  I lived my life fast and furious, and with little control,  My life style cased many problems for me, and others.  Some of the problems I'll save for another time.
  
  The one  that  has been on my heart this morning.  My wondering eyes! In II SAMUEL 11: 1-4 is the account of King David and Bath-sheba.  Davids army was out fighting a war, and David stayed in Jerusalem.  First mistake, wrong place!  In verse 2 and from the roof he saw, second mistake. His eyes cost him more then he would have ever thought, it caused him to commit murder.  He was a man after Gods own heart!  Sin will always take you farther then you want to go.  I use the story of David because I've found myself in these situations, looking at the wrong thing at the wrong time, haven't we all. What we see is what we get, this has been true from the beginning.  Satin said to Eve if you eat of this tree, Eve added not only eat, but if we even LOOK at it, she added to Gods commandment, actually told the first lie, we know the end result. Lord help us today to be careful what we see. Amen