Who are you named after?

Names identify us. Names say a lot about our heritage and who we are. If you go into a hotel and present yourself as Mr. Rockefeller or Mrs. Kennedy, you might get more attention and better service than if you're Mr. Brown or Mrs. Black.
My name is Anne Hove Sunnarvik. Anne is after one of my "foremothers", Hove is my maiden name, and Sunnarvik is after my husband. My three names tell a lot about my family and background.
But my names don't give me any privileges, they just identify me.
However, I have other names, names that give me enormous privileges in the spiritual world. I am called after my Father God, the Maker of Heaven and Earth. Surprised? Let's get it from a more reliable source than me, "... I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named" (Ephesians 3:14-15, my emphasis). I am part of God's family through Jesus Christ, and I am named after Him. When I married my husband, I entered into covenant with him, and took his name. When I became a Christian, I entered into a blood covenant with Jesus, and took His Names.
What are His Names?
They are Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace, just to name a few.
A name is more than letters on paper, more than something that we need to get a passport. A name is who we are. A name is all that belongs to us. My natural names don't give me high standing in the natural world, but my spiritual names give me right standing with God, they give me eternal life and all I need for life and death. "I can do everything through him who gives me strength" (Phil.4:13) because "Strength" is one of His names. "And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus" (Phil.l4,19) because provision is one of His names.
The list of God's names goes on and on, I have just mentioned a few here.
Next time someone asks you: "Who are you named after?", you can answer with conviction, I am named after my Father.