Fw: Devotion

Psalm 8:1 "LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!"

Psalm 5:11 "But let all who take refuge in you be glad; let them ever sing for joy. Spread your protection over them, that those who love your name may rejoice in you."

The Lord's name is powerful. It is who he is. One commentary says this: The name of the Lord is the manifestation of his character. It has no separate existence apart from the Lord, but is synonymous with the Lord himself in his gracious manifestation and accessibility to his people. Hence the Jerusalem temple is the earthly residence of his name among his people and his people can pray to him by calling on his name. The name of the Lord protects, the Lord saves by his name and his saving acts testify that his name is near. Accordingly, the godly trust in his name, hope in his name, sing praise to his name and rejoice in his name.

When God addresses himself as "I AM" it is expressing his character as the dependable and faithful God who desires the full trust of his people. Yahweh is the third person form of the verb and means He is or He will be.

We can trust in his name 'Those who know your name trust in you, for you, LORD, have never forsaken those who seek you." Psalm 9:10

We can seek safety in his name Proverbs 18:10 "The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe."

His name means mercy and compassion. "I will cause all my goodness to pass in front of you and I will proclaim my name, the Lord in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion o n whom I will have compassion." Exodus 33:19.

We have life in his name "But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name" John 20:31.

And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.' Acts 2:21, Romans 10:13

The challenge for us is that we have to remember that it is the Lord's work we are doing. God has given us the privilege of being used here in SLC and we need to give thanks in all situations. : Colossians 3:17 And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

It is by our faith in the name of Jesus that we will be able to serve in Honduras. We are simply the vessels that God is choosing and we have to put all our trust in God's name.