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When he calls to me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will rescue him and honor him. Psalm 91:15
D.L. MOODY
If we call on God for deliverance and for victory over sin and every evil, God will not turn a deaf ear to our call. I don’t care what the past record has been, I don’t care how disobedient or how one may have backslidden and wandered, if one really wants to come back, God accepts the willing mind, God will hear prayer, and answer.
Some people say they can’t call. Perhaps you cannot make an eloquent prayer—I hope you can’t—I have heard about all the eloquent prayers I want to. But you can say, “God be merciful to me a sinner” (Luke 18:13). I have been forty years in Christian work, and I have never known God to disappoint any man or woman who was in earnest about their soul’s salvation or were seeking a more consecrated life. I know lots of people who pretend to be in earnest, but their prayers are never answered.
ERWIN LUTZER
Can humans really change? Society says only behaviorism brings change, that we are the product of our environment. But Adam and Eve had a perfect environment, yet they blew it. Society also says education can change the individual; people only do bad things because they don’t know better. This assumes people would do good if they knew what good was, but we all have not lived up to what we know to be what God expects. Only Jesus can transform us into who we should be. All of us have defenses and denial mechanisms making it impossible to see ourselves in the light of His presence. Just as vacillating Simon was transformed into Peter, Jesus can change you (Matthew 16:18). If you admit your sins to Him and ask for His help, He will begin the transformation process. Jesus knows who we are; He also knows who we can become. Figuratively speaking, He changes our name, and yes, as the Good Shepherd, He knows our names.
PRAYER
Father, change me into the image of your Son, Jesus.REFLECTION QUESTIONS
Read 1 Timothy 1:15. If Paul can be saved and forgiven then who could be excluded?Read Revelation 2:17. From the fruit of your service to Christ, what do you hope your name will mean?