Emanna for 02/19/2021
Properly Calling on the Name of the Lord
Bible Verses
Rom 10:13 For whoever calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. Gal 4:6 And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying, Abba, Father!
Words of Ministry
It is very significant that in
[1Thes]
1:1 Paul inserts the
title Father after God and the title Lord before Jesus Christ.
It is not sufficient to speak either of God or of Jesus Christ.
Rather, we need to say that God is our Father and that Jesus
Christ is our Lord. If Jesus Christ is not our Lord, then we
have nothing to do with Him in a practical way. But when Jesus
Christ becomes our Lord, this means that we are in Him,
organically united to Him.
When we call on the name of the Lord Jesus, we should not just
say "Jesus"; we should say, "Lord Jesus." Instead of saying,
"Jesus, I love You," it is better to say, "Lord Jesus, I love
You." How sweet it is to call on the Lord in this way!
Some Christians like to say, "Praise God!" But in the New
Testament the emphasis is on praising God the Father. We need
to realize that for us today God is our Father and Jesus is
our Lord. According to 1 Corinthians 12:3, when we say, "Lord
Jesus," we are in the Spirit. This indicates that the Spirit
honors the proper calling on the Lord Jesus. Many of us can
testify that when we call, "Lord Jesus," we sense the
anointing of the Spirit within. The same is true of saying,
"Abba, Father." If we merely call on God, Elohim, we do not
have much anointing. But when we cry, "Abba, Father," we
experience the anointing.
Bible verses are taken from the Recovery Version of the Bible and Words of Ministry, from Witness Lee, Life- study of Thessalonians, pp. 4-5. Both are published by Living Stream Ministry, Anaheim, CA. Please visit us at www.emanna.com Comments to: comment@emanna.com.