Ahava Love Letter - "I Like Mike." Me too!

"I Like Mike" “Therefore God raised Him to the highest place and gave Him  the name above every name; that in honor of the name given Yeshua,  every knee will bow in heaven, on earth and under the earth,  and every tongue will acknowledge that Yeshua the Messiah  is Adonai, - to the glory of God the Father.” Phil. 2:9-11, Complete Jewish Bible

Dear family of friends,

There is a local Christian radio station that daily gives a person’s name out, and if you have a child with that name, you are to call in and share a good word or two. Seems like they never run out of names, for it has been going on for some time now.

Early one morning I awoke up with the words, “I like Mike” in my head. Usually when that happens I know it is the Lord wanting to say something to me, or share something through me. My learned heart’s response is to listen further and obey His next words. Sometimes they don’t come right away, and so I just pray (usually in tongues.)

After a brief wait upon Him, I looked up online the origin and meaning of the name Mike, or the full name Michael. In its original Hebrew the meaning of the name Mike is: “Who is like God?” and “Gift from God.” In the Bible, St. Michael was the conqueror of Satan and patron saint of soldiers.

There are many Mikes that I know. On one office staff of 22 that I worked with, there were three Michaels, and so we had to specify each time which Mike or Michael we were referring to in our conversation. Something like “Market Mike” who headed up the retail incubator business, “Michael the CEO”, and “Mike the Graphic Man.”

In further prayer in seeking His purpose for the word received, the Lord began to expand on His early awakening of me with "I like Mike." The next impression was to write about two that are extra special, and have been spiritually influential in my family's lives. They must have been even more so on the Lord's heart that morning.

Therefore, I will share words of blessing on these two Michaels that have impacted lives in a very positive way. For them I give thanks to the Lord, for His creation is always good, and He did an especially grand work with these two. They are truly a gift from God.

The first one, whom I met in Michigan after he came to East Lansing as a single man from Maine in 1980, is now also a grandfather of my fourth grandson (his delightful first.) We both went to New Covenant Christian Church, learning how to be godly men and servants to those around us. When my family moved from East Lansing, Michigan to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, where I had my first financial staff position with Derek Prince Ministries, he drove the 24’ UHaul truck. It was somewhat of a payback for the eleven times I helped move his family. Nice!

Now, not only is he also the father-in-law of our daughter Christen, and a board member of our ministry Love For His People, but along with his cake-making good wife Mary Ann, they are some of our closets and most treasured friends.

The Blade family - Mother's Day May 2013

I like Mike. I also love him dearly. Thank you Michael Blade for your shared life.

The second Mike has been a friend since the day my wife Laurie and I met him and his family in 1987 when we moved south of the Midwest. He was a member of Good News Church in Fort Lauderdale, the local Publix grocery store manager, and head of the Mahesh Chavda Ministries prayer group. Along with his good wife Leslie, they were steadfast in their walk with the Lord, faithfully laying their lives down for family, community and His purposes as they knew it. They still are.

When I left a ministerial administration position, Mike was the one who took over the baton for at least the next 12 years or more. Keeping in touch wasn’t always easy with our individual schedules, but on occasion we were able to catch up at a conference. He is an admirable man, and blessed those whom he served with honor and diligence. He is one that both young men and women can pattern their lives after. His wife Leslie is special too! (I got to hire her in the late 1990's, and she did a great job in the Contributions Department.)

Mike & Leslie Adams

I like Mike. I also love him dearly. Thank you both Mike and Leslie Adams.

Well, it looks like the Lord wanted to bless the Mikes today. I know the Lord likes, and loves, each Mike too. After all , He created them. I like that about Him. He knows each of us by name, and often lets others know when to pray, when to bless, and when to speak highly of His anointed servants.

I like that about Jesus, and I especially like HIS Hebrew name, Yeshua.

If you know a Mike, a Susan, a Mary, a Josh, or any other name under the sun, bless them today!

Ahava (love in Hebrew) to my family of friends,

Steve Martin

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Ahava Love Letter #68   “I Like Mike”  ©2013 Steve Martin 

Date: In the year of our Lord 2013 (08/17/13 Saturday at 5:05 am in Charlotte, NC)

All previous editions of Ahava Love Letter can be found on this Blog:

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Disappointed with Small Beginnings? (#67)

Rise Again (#66)

The Cities (#65)

How can You Mend A Broken Heart (#64)

Anxious (#63)

Hidden (#62)

Get Back in the Boat (#61)

Need Money? (#60)

Rejected? (#59)

In Your Building – Guard Against Distractions (#58)

Connections (#57)

Your Name (#56)

Lost, But Not Forgotten Friends (#55)