Called By His Name
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2 Chronicles 7:14
If my people who are called by my name 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.
God is so very, very good! I know that is said often, and it may seem pretty tired and overdone. If it is said often it’s because it is so very, very true! I’ve been sitting in my study this morning, checking emails and thinking about my past week. I have paused periodically to glance at book titles in my bookcase, wondering which one I should read or re-read to give me some pointers of being at peace in my soul. Rough week, but this too will pass. . . Silly me! There is only one book really needed!
One book. One source of peace. One God. That’s just way too simple for one who tends to be in the midst of drama, reorganizing, redoing, constant change and yes I’ll admit it, chaos, way too often! The answer to my pondering is not to read yet another book on spirituality or find a magazine article on how to make the most of your life in ten simple steps. The answer to everything is found on our
knees. Books are good – some of them are outstanding. A few magazine articles can be helpful as reminders and for picking up a pointer or two. But the Bible is chocked full of words of comfort, wisdom, guidance, promise, hope, peace and . . . well . . . God.
One of the reasons I have several subscriptions to inspirational emails is because I forget all too often that the Bible is
The Book of Life. Here is contact information for some of my subscriptions: subscriptions@bibleverses.com, and ezines@arcamax.com. You can also sign up to receive a daily devotional written by John Fisher with Purpose Driven Life ministries. I enjoy his conversational writing style and great sense of humor. He’s not preachy and very self-effacing. Those who have a little more time to read a magazine type format will enjoy newsletters@faithstreams.com, full of inspiration stories and feel-good articles and information.
Having proclaimed the Bible as the book of life, I think I’ll close for now and spend a few minutes in scripture this morning.
My prayer today is that you seek God’s face, humble yourself and pray. And that you never forget He has called you by name.
Mary
