We have decided to continue on with the tradition of an Old Testament first name and a New Testament middle name with our Sweet Elijah. We put a good bit of thought into Why we chose this name for our Son and here's Why.
Elijah is a great profit in the Old Testament and as you can see in the picture above His name means "The LORD is my God." We first and foremost pray this over our Son. We look forward to the day when he will chose to follow the Lord with all his heart and like the profit speak with boldness, the Lords word. Our hope is that he will be a witness to many of the unequaled greatness of our God.
Another aspect that characterized the life of Elijah the profit is his prayer life. He was in unique communication with God and we hope this for our sweet little man as well.
Elijah's Middle name, like Ruth's, is a family name. Thomas, is his grandfather's first name. (A tradition that goes back for generations in the Reynolds family.) We hope Elijah will be like him in his strong love for family and the Lord. We also pray that like the Thomas of the Bible our Elijah will be a disciple of of Christ. Following him with everything he has until the very end of his life. As tradition tells us Thomas preached the gospel in Greece and Indian until he was eventually martyred for his faith, being killed by a spear.
We look forward to seeing Elijah grow into His name. Please pray with us for him to be a mighty man of God!
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