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Today, we're reading Psalm 54, answering the question, what is a free will offering?

Now, sometimes, when we hear certain phrases or words, they incite certain involuntary responses.

For example, if someone can't hear you and they said, could you speak up, you'd naturally speak louder.

Or if someone said stop, hopefully you would stop.

And in a similar vein, if you hear someone say your name, you're likely to turn around and wonder who's trying to get your attention.

And that one happens to me quite often, but probably not in the way you'd expect.

So pretty regularly, I'll be in the grocery store or at the mall, and I'll hear someone say my name.

I'll hear them say Emma, and often it'll sound like they're upset or calling me to come over to

them. And when I hear my name called, I'll often instinctively turn around, though I'm at the

grocery store by myself and not really expecting anyone to call my name. I'll hear my name,

and I'll naturally turn around. And what I will typically find is a parent with

their child. And this is because in 2008 and from 2014 to 2018, Emma was among the top five names

given to girls. In fact, it wasn't just among the top five names. For those years, it was the number one

most popular name for girls.

So when I'm at the grocery store, and I hear someone say, Emma, I'll instinctively turn around.

And when I turn around, I will find a parent with their daughter who is also named Emma.

And I start there today because when I hear my name in a grocery store, I cannot help but

turn around. And in today's Psalm, the psalmist holds God's name in very high regard. Just the

thought of God's name moves him to a place of gratitude, a place of worship. So when you hear God's

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