Messages not showing on mac

I have my messages/imessage enabled to sync between all 3 of my devices.  All of a sudden messages from one person are not showing on my mac.  They still sync between my phone and ipad, but not the mac.  They had been there up until the middle of last month.  Other messages between other people are still showing and syncing between all 3 devices.  I know we are all using iphones and ipads, so why would they stop syncing in one spot with only one person?  Can any one help? 

HI,
The .bag one holds the Server info that the app should be contacting for the iMessages account.
The .imservice ones holds the details that you entered such as the Apple ID and the "registered" aliases such as the iPhone Number and any other linked email addresses.
Although I have not deleted my iMessages account and cleared the .plist to try and find out at which point in the "registration" process they are created I would have though the Server one would have been created first so that the details you enter are sent to the server.
However it is possible that the account details are "stored" first and then the server is contacted.
There have been other threads (well, one that I recall)  about this losing of "Names" and showing only iPhone numbers but it has not been resolved yet (or at least the person has not come back to say one way or the other)
In iChat when there have been issues with details that should be in the Address Book it has been found that the My Card (Head and Shoulder icon) has not been the card for the Mac User account (Not your details).
This has stopped the AIM side in particular from Logging in  (the AIM one tends to be loaded first so any issue shows this) as the missing details are needed to fill in the header bar of any Buddy list  (where it shows your name or "handle").
In this case I am not expecting the issue to be tied to the Contacts app but it would be worth ruling it out.
The next palce to check is the View Menu > Buddy Names when the main Messages Window is "Front"  (the interface and chat window).
This menu item offers ways to display the Names of your Buddies (normally) from AIM and Jabber lists as it is a setting that have been present for a long time in iChat.
The "Handle" option would normally be the AIM Screen Name or Jabber ID but it also effects the iMessages connections and displays the Apple IDs and numbers.
It is used in conjunction with the View Menu > Messages > Show Pictures and Names
However from your phraseology in your first post I believe you are seeing phone numbers only when you start a New Message and use the Blue icon to see the Contacts List ?
The Show Handles option does not effect the Contacts Drop down only the Buddies one.
DO you have problems with Mail in auto-completing Address when Sending ?
Or do you have problems when displaying Names from people you have in the Contacts list ?
For example my Mail shows one of my email associated with an Address Card for one of my other computers (it helps with Bonjour in iChat and Messages)
I am suggesting that the Mail app might also be displaying numbers only.
8:09 PM      Saturday; December 8, 2012
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 Couple of iPhones and an iPad
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