Josiah Patrick Lyons- 1 Month Old!

 

 Josiah is 1 month old today already!  He is a sweet calm little guy so far! 

Since we were so busy with Josiah's birth- I wanted to give you a further background of the little guy and how we chose his name.

 

Josiah
"Josiah" is named for two different reasons. First, his name is a Hebrew "Yahwehistic" name, that is, his name includes the divine name of God (Yahweh) in the Bible. In Hebrew it is pronounced Yoshiyahu- Daddy wants to call his nickname- "Yoshi" but the kids have been calling him- Siah.  We desire all of our children to have a Yahwehistic name that reminds them they belong to Yahweh God.

The second reason is that Josiah is named after King Josiah found in 2 Kings 22-23. Josiah was the boy king (8 years old!) and was one of the few kings who led the people to repent and return to Yahweh. He brought religious reform to the land and renewed the right worship of God. 2 Kings 23:25 summarizes his reign this way, "There was no king like him before who had turned back to Yahweh with all his heart and soul and might, according to all the teaching of Moses; and after him no one like him arose." We pray Josiah will be a man who is marked by repentance and leading others to return to Yahweh, the true God.

PatrickJosiah's middle name is Patrick, named for one of our great missionary heroes of the faith, Patrick of Ireland. Patrick was born in Roman Britain in the last decades of the 4th century and died somewhere around 461 A.D. It was a time when the Roman empire was declining and soon fell apart. He was born in a wealthy family, but was kidnapped by (pre-)Irish bandits when he was 16. After being enslaved for 6-7 years, Patrick escaped and returned to Britain. At some point later he believed God wanted him to return to Ireland and evangelize the people group who had taken him captive. Despite much pressure from others to resist, Patrick went and never returned to Britain. He suffered great hardship, persecutions, and even personal betrayal--yet Patrick stayed focused on spreading the glory of God to the people of Ireland. What allowed Patrick to persevere? In his Confessions, section 34, he states, "God taught me to trust in him always without hesitation." We pray that our Josiah Patrick will spread the fame of God to the nations no matter what happens, that he too would learn to trust Yahweh God without hesitation.

 

Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me,
Christ in me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me,
Christ on my right, Christ on my left,
Christ when I lie down, Christ when I sit down,
Christ in the heart of every man who thinks of me,
Christ in the mouth of every man who speaks of me,
Christ in the eye that sees me,
Christ in the ear that hears me.

I arise today
Through a mighty strength, the invocation of the Trinity,
Through a belief in the Threeness,
Through a confession of the Oneness
Of the Creator of creation

St. Patrick (ca. 377)

 

Josiah's Hymn: 

We have chosen a hymn for each of our children to sing to them at bedtime that also becomes our prayer for them!

 

All Hail The Power Of Jesus Name

All hail the pow’r of Jesus’ Name!
Let angels prostrate fall;
Bring forth the royal diadem,
And crown Him Lord of all!

 

Ye chosen seed of Israel’s race,
Ye ransomed from the fall,
Hail Him Who saves you by His grace,
And crown Him Lord of all!

 

Let every kindred, every tribe,
On this terrestrial ball,
To Him all majesty ascribe,
And crown Him Lord of all!

 

Oh, that with yonder sacred throng
We at His feet may fall!
We’ll join the everlasting song,
And crown Him Lord of all!