February 4, 2023 … What’s In His Name …

Berry Patch Devotions in 2023 - Day 35 

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...  Please take the time to take in song and lyrics from Katy Nichole singing  … In Jesus Name … poignantly and powerfully singing about how we Christians need to bring all the frustrations or bitterness associated with our name or life to the Name of Jesus for healing and transformation. .   

Safety and Salvation in the Name of "Jesus Christ" 

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Highlight Passage…Ruth 1:20 [NLT] … 

20 “Don’t call me Naomi,” she responded. “Instead, call me Mara, for the Almighty has made life very bitter for me. 

… Naomi, calling out in others to change her hame to fit her bitterness.                                                                                              

Highlight Passage (Context): … Ruth 1:3-8, 15-21 [NLT] …  USE THIS LINK …  

…  God commands His chosen people to treat strangers like fellow Israelites.    

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Reference Passage: … Proverbs 18:10 [NLT] … 

10 The name of the LORD i a strong fortress; the godly to Him and are safe. 

… God’s wisdom, thru Solomon, promises that running to the Name of our Lord will give us safety from ourselves.   

Reference Passage: … Isaiah 9:6 [NLT] … 

6 For a child is born to us, a Son is given to us. The government will rest on His shoulders. And He will be called: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.  

… God, thru Isaiah, prophesies of the wonderful and powerful name of our Messiah, born as a babe in Bethlehem to save all mankind Who would believe on His Name               

Reference Passage: … Acts 4:12 [NLT] … 

12 There is salvation in no one else! God has given no other name under heaven by which we must be saved.”  

… When we need to be saved from ourselves, the Name of JESUS, is the only Name to call on. 

Reference Passage: … Romans 10:13 [NLT] … 

13 For “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”   

… Paul assures seekers of salvation that Jesus is the only Name to call on.    

Reference Passage: … Colossians 3:17 [NLT] … 17 And whatever you do or say, do it as a representative of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through him to God the Father.  

… Paul exhorts fellow Christians that all they (we) think, say, or do should be done to honor the Name of Jesus and glorify Gid, the Father.       

                                                                             

My Devotional Journal: Today's Our Daily Bread author, l?Mike Wittmer … AT THIS LINK …   shared a contemporary story of bitterness and anguish as well as the biblical story of Naomi (see Highlight passage) to illustrate our need as Christians to find refuge and healing when we run or return to our relationship with Jesus, … the Name above all names and the only Name Which saves those who come running to His Name in faith.  

And I’m praying that any and all who are reading here with me, KNOW, ,,, as the Scriptures above attest, … that we can - and really we MUST - take any bitterness, any frustration, or any anguish to our Lord; … for in His Name - and His Name alone - can we find safety and salvation. 

My THANKFULNESS: ... Oh, Abba Father, thank You, King Jesus, … for always being THE Name I can call on for safety and healing in my times of trouble.               

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I pray that all reading here will join me, … to run to JESUS today if we need a hiding place.          Amen

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