What name or names do you strive to wear? What name do you give everything up for to wear in the presence of others? We all work in one way or another, and present ourselves to the public or our friends in one way or another. Many work hard to earn good money, buy nice clothes, cars, and
a residence in a certain area. Have you ever stopped to think about what name you are striving more and paying to wear, represent or be associated with? Do you put on a certain name that makes you feel good, important or worthy? These days it’s pretty easy to find any name to wear at a reasonable price: Channel, Michael Kors, Coach, Kenneth Cole, etc. You can find the ultra expensive names in consignment shops and outlet stores. When you buy something with a designer name and put it on, does it make you feel like you can walk a little taller, strut a little more, or smile a little brighter? Many people will clothe themselves in high profile names, feeling like it helps make them somebody. They show this off in public, on Facebook, Instagram, and other places. We purchase a high end car with a certain name so we can take on that persona, or live in a specific area to appear to belong to a certain group or class of people.
Or do you sacrifice to wear the name above all names, even designer names? The only name that will bring you all you long for? The only name that satisfies your every need, want and desire? The name of the One who placed all 
that only He can answer upon your heart? The name of Jesus. The only name that glorifies us, makes us righteous, and gives us the true reason to hold your head high, walk taller and smile brighter! The name of the One who clothes us in righteousness with a robe we don’t have to pay for, He paid for it. A robe of righteousness that we only need to adorn through faith.
Now don’t take me wrong, there is nothing wrong with wearing nice clothes, taking care of yourself, and presenting an acceptable appearance to others. As sons and daughters of the one true God, we represent Him in our words, actions and appearance. As every good gift comes from above, fancy clothes, cars and residences can and are given by the Lord. He doesn’t call His people to poverty, nakedness (physical), or to live in ruins. Like everything in our lives, we do need to consider our motives and actions for things even like dress. Are we dressing to impress or dressing to represent? The Lord is concerned with the motives of your heart – and that is what He will bless or judge. There is nothing wrong with being blessed with a high end luxury car – many believers have been! Or living in a high end community – many believers do! It is what you do with these gifts that the Lord will look upon. Do you use them for His glory? Use the places they bring you to and the people you meet to spread the good news of Jesus? There are just as many people in high places that need to meet Jesus as there are in third world countries. There are plenty of CXOs that need to know the love of our Father in Heaven, and what Jesus sacrificed so that they do not need to strive, and starve their souls for eternity. That all they need to strive for is to know the Father, through Jesus Christ, and live and breathe in the Kingdom of God, knowing that as they do this all those things they need will be given to them.
So what name or names are you working on representing today? Every day we all make choices, whether we realize it or not. Make the choice to strive towards wearing on your soul and body the name above all names, and the robe of righteousness that He purchased for you. Others may see the name brand, or no-name clothing that you are wearing in the natural, but the invisible robe is the one that will make you truly walk a little taller, strut a little more, or smile a little brighter.
