“Where he had first built an altar. There Abram called on the name of the Lord.”              Genesis 13:4 NIV

The name of the Lord stands for all the resources of God. When we cash a cheque we are calling on the name of the person who signed the cheque. When Abram calls on the name of the Lord he is discovering the resources of God. He discovers that God is able to meet his needs despite the famine, the trial, or the circumstances. In the closing days of Hudson Taylor’s life, the Boxer Rebellion broke out in China. Every day reports were coming to missionary headquarters of the death of national pastors, or the persecution and imprisonment of missionaries. It seemed that all that Hudson Taylor had given his life to was crumbling before his eyes. One black day, after some particularly distressing news had come, Hudson Taylor’s associates wondered if it would be too much for the old man. He spent the morning in his house, alone, and when they came to see him in the afternoon, they trembled at what they might find. But as they approached the house, they heard him singing to himself: “Jesus, I am resting, resting, In the joy of what Thou art; I am finding out the greatness, Of thy loving heart. Thou hast bade me gaze upon Thee, And thy beauty fills my soul, For by thy transforming power, Thou hast made me whole.” Are you in a time of testing and trial that makes it difficult to hang onto God? We must not think for a moment we will find what we need by running down to Egypt.

PRAYER THOUGHT

Lord, we have all we need when we call upon Your name.

PRAYER FOR TODAY

Lord, thank You that when we take time to call upon Your name, we discover that You will meet all of our needs as You have promised in Your Word. AMEN

INTERNATIONAL BIBLE READING ASSOCIATION (IBRA)

Isaiah 19:17-25

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