Reading: Acts 2:21
“Then everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.”
Everyone.
We are so busy categorizing each other. Putting each other in boxes,
including ourselves that we daily reject—sin—against the Lord’s absolute,
eternal, invitation. And sometimes we know that we do.
Who calls.
A choice. His gift of free will is not overridden. He calls everyone.
Not everyone responds. He alone knows whether each heart has fully answered or
is still struggling with whose name to follow. As Creator He alone knows
everyone most personally from the inside out.
On the name of the Lord.
How do we speak His name with or without words? Do others see His
truth, invitation, mercy, and desire to call on His name? Or do they see us
giving lip service while we hold tight to our personal likes and dislikes, our
self management of our own lives?
“Do you not
know? Have you not heard?
The
Everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth
Does not
become weary or tired.
His understanding
is inscrutable.”
Isaiah 40:28 NAS
Lord, please build Your house into each of us, and build us into Your
house, that our diversity and uniqueness honor Your gift of life and Your grace
that alone saves.
Psalm of Worship: Genesis 1:21
“So God created the great sea monsters and every living creature that
moves, of every kind, with which the waters swarm, and every winged bird of
every kind. And God saw that it was good.”
