The Name Game

Oh, the names he calls me
Behind my back, not face to face
He whispers loud enough to hear
“Unworthy” - “A Disgrace!”
He knows just when it hurts the most
That’s when he throws the stone
He loves to call me “Failure”
“Hopeless” and “Alone”
“Forgotten” and “Forsaken”
Echo in my ear
“Rejected” “Lost” and “Broken”
He calls me “Full of Fear”

“Defeated Foe”, “Under My Feet”
“The Father of all Lies”
“The Evil One” – “Impostor”
“Dark Angel of Disguise”
You know your days are numbered
Little time to do your deeds
So with deceitful lies you call your names
And plant your little seeds

But forget the rubble of my past!
Forget where all I’ve been!
For now I’ve met a Savior
Who loves to call me “Friend”
“Redeemed” “My Bride” and “Lovely”
He says it to my face!
I love it when He calls me
“A Sinner Saved By Grace”!
He loves to call me “Whole Again”
“The Righteousness of God”
Yes, now my name is “Chosen”
“Accepted” and “Beloved”

Who is this most treasured one
Who rescues me from death?
He is the great “Creator”
The one who gives me breath!
He’s my “Knight In Shining Armor”
The “Lover of My Soul”
The “Light of my Salvation”
And “Shepherd of the Fold”
I love to call him “Wonderful”
“Messiah” – “Great I Am”
“My Healer” – and “Provider”
“The Lion and The Lamb”
When I’m weak, I call him “Jesus”
That name most powerful
When I’m troubled he’s my “Prince of Peace”
Who calms the restless soul
When I’m dejected he’s the “Glory”
And “Lifter of My Head”
I remember he’s the “Truth” and “Way”
And look to Him instead.

So when Satan plays this name game
He comes off rather lame
I cannot loose! - The war’s been won!
“Defeated” is his name!