He Knows My Name Part 2

2. He calls us by NAME for Fellowship and help:  The Lord calls us personally AFTER salvation, and STILL knows us by name after getting saved, because we are now HIS CHILD! A parent can't forget a child's name!! He knows who we are and what are needs are. "..before they call, I WILL ANSWER; AND WHILE THEY ARE YET SPEAKING, I WILL HEAR." Ish. 65:24 He knows that we need to communicate with Him daily! We need to talk to our Heavenly Father and CALL UPON HIS NAME!! Moses found himself in this area of need. In Exodus 33:12-19 tells the account of the Lord giving direction to Moses on how to the lead the children of Israel and where. Moses KNEW he could NOT do this on his own! He called upon the NAME OF THE LORD for help! Moses called out to God, claiming the PROMISE He had made him, and that God KNEW HIM PERSONALLY. ".. Yet thou hast said, I KNOW THEE BY NAME, and thou hast also found grace in my sight." Ex. 33:12c. Moses remembered the promise God had given him when He called him the first time to lead Israel out of Egypt. When we have a need, we need to REMEMBER THE PROMISES GOD has given to us! He will ALWAYS give us a promise before He gives a job to do for HIM! Since we He knows us as His child, we need to come to Him with EVERY trouble, trial, and need! Moses needed strength and reminding from the Lord that he could do the task at hand. "..shew me now THY WAY, that I may know thee, that I may find grace in thy  sight: and consider that this nation is thy people." Ex. 33:13. The Lord answered him .."My presence SHALL GO with thee, and I WILL GIVE THEE REST." He gave Moses the reminder and the BLESSED ASSURANCE that HE would give Moses rest from this burden he was carrying. " ..for thou has found grace in my sight, and I KNOW THEE BY NAME." Moses also asked to see the glory of the Lord. (vs 18-23) His prayer was answered. The Lord told Moses, " THERE IS A PLACE BY ME, and thou shalt stand upon a rock. And it shall come to pass, while my glory passeth by, that I will put thee in a clift of the rock, and will cover thee with my hand while I pass by." (vs 21&22). Notice the Lord said THERE IS A PLACE BY ME. THIS IS WHERE HE WANTS US TO STAY-in the safety and shadow of Him! The Lord will ALWAYS hear the cries of fellowship and help from His children, because we ARE HIS. We have a new name now-HIS!!  He has promised to NEVER LEAVE US NOR FORSAKE US!! Heb. 13:5 Thank God that HE KNOWS US BY NAME & that we KNOW HIM BY HIS! It is HIS WILL for us to get to know HIM closer by fellowship in calling HIS NAME!

He Knows My Name Part #1

Ever had trouble remembering someone's name, but knew their face? Or have you ever thought that people don't remember you as they should? The good news is that if both of those are true, and if you are a child of God, you DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THAT WITH HIM!! He knows ALL of HIS CHILDREN, and calls us by name!!!! He is the ONLY ONE that matters! He does so in many areas of our lives, but these are four that the LORD has shown me in the last few days.

1. He CALLS US BY NAME for Salvation! " ....I have redeemed thee, I HAVE CALLED THEE BY NAME; THOU ART MINE." Ish. 43:1c. When the Lord deals with our heart for repentance, or turning from our sin to Him, HE IS THE ONE CALLING US TO HIM! IT IS A PERSONAL MATTER! We don't find God, HE FINDS US! He knows EXACTLY where we are, and EXACTLY what our need is. Salvation is our greatest need! When we hear Him speaking to us, He is calling us by NAME. That VOICE of the sweet HOLY SPIRIT is that one talking to us. If you have NEVER received Jesus, or trusted Him as your Saviour today, LISTEN TO THAT STILL SMALL VOICE calling you by name! He loves you, died and took OUR punishment on the cross paying for OUR SIN, and ROSE FROM THE DEAD, JUST FOR YOU!! Salvation is PERSONAL!! Answer HIS PERSONAL CALL to be saved and become His child!!  HIS VOICE IS CALLING YOUR NAME to be SAVED!!! Don't you hear it now?? I PLEAD WITH YOU TO BE SAVED TODAY TOO!! YOU WILL NEVER REGRET IT! The LORD will write YOUR NAME DOWN in the LAMB'S BOOK OF LIFE, and your name will be added to the family of God! CALL ON HIS NAME TODAY!!!

 "... and in the day of salvation have I succoured (called or beckoned) thee: behold, NOW  is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation." 2 Corinthians 6:2. 

Through the Fire #5

After the PURGING comes the PROGNOSIS!
#5: PROGNOSIS: The Lord has a reason for our fiery trial. We may not know what it is, but HE DOES! He promised us in Romans 8:28 that ALL THINGS work together for our good. He doesn't want the end result to be HURT for us, but HELP! ".....when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee."  Ish. 43:2b. How can we not be burned in the fire? The Lord keeps us, but there is one thing we can do to help us withstand the heat: stay wet!!! We can do so by keeping ourselves saturated with THE WORD! The Word is Water!  "That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water, by THE WORD." Eph. 5:26. When the heat gets too hot for us, and we feel we can't take it anymore, we need to run to the LORD, rest in HIS SHADE, and surround ourselves with the WET SHIELD OF FAITH. Warriors in ancient times would shoot fiery arrows at the enemy. The soldiers would soak their shields in water to quench the fire on those arrows and protect themselves. We need to do the same spiritually. "ABOVE ALL, TAKING THE SHIELD OF FAITH, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked." Eph. 6:16. We need to defend ourselves against the fiery darts of Satan with the Word! Is this not what the Lord Jesus did in the wilderness when Satan came tempting HIM???   If we keep our hearts and minds wet with the Water of God's Word, we are less likely to get harmed by not keeping close to the Lord. "Great peace have they which love thy law and nothing shall offend (or hurt) them." Psalm 119:165. The Potter has HIS PLAN from start to finish, and He knows what the end result, or prognosis will be. He knows what vessel we will be when our time in the fire is over with. I Peter 1:7 & 8 say, "...though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and hour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ. Whom having not seen ye love, in whom though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory.." The Lord is working in the lives of His children to reveal HIS GLORY AND HONOUR IN US, as trophies of His Grace!! He knows what we DON'T!!!! All of our problems are being used by Him as a testimony to us AND the World that He is the Almighty! He WILL NOT leave us in the fire! There is an END! "MANY are the afflictions of the righteous, BUT THE LORD DELIVERETH HIM OUT OF THEM ALL!' Psalm 34:19. This is my favorite Bible Verse.  Just as Ish. 43:2 says, we will WALK out of the fire. Not sit down, but WALK OUT!!!

Remember today that before the fire starts, the Lord gives us a PROMISE. Then comes the PROBLEM. The POTTER shows up in the fire WITH US! Then the Lord starts PURGING us. He knows the PROGNOSIS from the start. These are five things to remember while in the fire. Five is the number of GRACE in the Bible. Remember that we are surrounded by that Grace while it's hot!!
The Potter knows the Clay! May we let the Potter make us into His Design! The end result: " Being confident of this very thing, that He that hath begun a good work in you WILL PERFORM IT, until the day of Jesus Christ.:"