Notes of Faith October 5, 2024
If My People: Called by My Name
If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.
2 Chronicles 7:14
Recommended Reading: 2 Chronicles 14:2-7
The book of 2 Chronicles is the Bible’s guidebook for revival. The writer describes one spiritual awakening after another, and the theme of them all is found in the verse above—2 Chronicles 7:14. It begins with the phrase, “My people who are called by My name.”
There are two terms we often use interchangeably, but they are different: revival and awakening. An awakening describes a movement in which many numbers of lost people are awakened to their need for salvation and come to Jesus for eternal life. Awakenings are preceded by revivals, which begin in the Church. For the world to change for Christ and the nations to return to Him, the family of God needs to experience revival. It begins with us.
Are you living in a state of perpetual revival? That’s the normal status of the follower of Christ—to be devoted to Him and filled with His Spirit. When your own heart is revived, it will spread to others. And when the Church is revived, the world will be awakened. Let it begin with you!
Mercy drops round us are falling, but for the showers we plead!
Daniel Whittle
Our Father who is in heaven,
Hallowed be Thy name.
I spoke of this yesterday, that God is the ONLY One who is holy. In Him there is no darkness, no sin, only perfect love. Everything that God is…is tied to His name, and we are to have those characteristics in being those called by His name! True Christians must strive and work hard battling against our fallen human nature to live the life Jesus lived as our example and then gave His perfect life as a sacrifice to pay the debt we owe, for our rebellion against God, unbelief and sin-filled lives. Let us desire and pursue a life pleasing to God, to be more holy, to sacrifice ourselves for others, following in the footsteps of Jesus. Let us meditate today on what it means to be called by God’s name!
Pastor Dale