May 26, 2010 What's in a Name? 3

And God said:

Good Salvation Wednesday, my dear brothers and sisters. What a beautiful day, this last Salvation Wednesday in May. Please, please pray for the lost, including the one in the White House, who just might be lost. Pray that God uses all of us, and also this line, to seek out the lost and bring them to the feet of Jesus to be saved. Remember, salvation is personal, it is between Jesus and those seeking Him. But we are to help (see Mark 16:15). We are the workers in His fields.

What's in a name? 3: Genesis 1:3 - And God Said: "let there be light," and there was light. 4 God saw that the light was good, and He separated the light from the darkness. God called the light "day" and the darkness He called Night. (NIV)

The first name I put forth today for those names of our Lord is "speaker" and He was not just a speaker He was the very first speaker. God spoke almost all of creation into being. I asked yesterday what part of creation He did not speak into creation and NO ONE responded. So the answer is Man, for He made man in His own image and made him from dust.

Genesis 2:7 - The Lord God formed the man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life and the man became a living being. (NIV)

And now I really know why I have ring around the collar, it is the dust coming out of me. Ok, so much for my jokes... Let me get back to more names for our Lord God, and What's in a name. My next choice today is The Rock.

2 Samuel 22:47 - The Lord liveth; and blessed be my ROCK; and exalted be the God of the ROCK OF MY SALVATION. (KJV)

Notice please that for this name, I went to the King James Version of the Bible because the New International Version uses the word Savior over Salvation, and since it is Salvation Wednesday I really wanted to bring out that word. Yes, Jesus is the Rock of my Salvation, He really is and please notice that this comes from the old testament where once again we find out that God, our God who created the earth is in fact our Lord Jesus. God in three parts, The Father, The Son and The Holy Spirit... and there we have three names, although I used God yesterday I have now brought up The Son, who is Jesus and also the great comforter, The Holy Spirit.

John 1:34 - I have seen and I testify that this is the Son of God. (NIV)

This was John the Baptist testifying about our Lord Jesus. Now let's look at when Jesus was baptized.

Luke 3:21 - When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized too. And as He was praying, heaven was opened 22 and the HOLY SPIRIT descended on Him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven; "You are my SON, whom I love and with You I am well pleased." (NIV)

Three names all in those two verses... Jesus, Holy Spirit and Son. All really great names and all very, very important in our walk with Jesus and our walk for Salvation through our Lord Jesus. I think this is a very good place to stop today and go to God and talk to Him, through Jesus, about Salvation. Are you ready to come to Jesus or to renew in Him today? You know I can't do this for you... This will be an "I" prayer. Now please know that if this is your first time confessing that Jesus is Lord it is just the very beginning of your walk with Him. Your life will change, it will never be the same. What comes after confessing? You must repent! And then? Work and walk with Jesus daily! Is that it... Confess, repent, work and walk? Pretty much, but folks, it is not always easy...

Dear Father in Heaven, I confess today I am a sinner and ask if You would indeed forgive me of my sins. Lord, I do believe in Jesus and that He died on the cross for me and all others, I believe He was risen from the dead, and that He walked the earth and then went to Heaven. I have faith in God and in Heaven. I want to repent of my sins but also confess I will need a lot of help with this. And yes, Lord, I want to walk in the Light of Jesus and work for Him. In the name of Jesus I ask all this... Save me, Lord... Amen.

Now go forth working for Jesus and you can start by "Sharing your blessings" and yes, repenting of those sins. Love ya, Pastor Dan.

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