Act 2:21 And it shall be that everyone who shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved."
Interpretation:
Whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved? what does this mean exactly? Well whoever means whoever that is pretty simple. But call upon the name of the Lord is a little more tricky. We have lost the meaning of these words over time. Because what we see is that all I have to do is call on the name of the Lord? Do you mean just say His name? Shout His name? or just to Ask Him things?
To "call upon".... the Greek word is epikaleomai (have fun trying to say that :) the definition is "to entitle; by implication to invoke (for aid, worship, testimony, decision, etc.)" so you see that it is in essence to worship Him. Calling out to Jesus not just with your mouth but with your life. And it is not a one time thing... it is a continual thing. A lot of people say the pray and that is it... no more God in their life until they get hurt or lose something, isn't that sad? It is not only sad it is scary! Because that is not a relationship, and that is what Jesus came and died for is a relationship. Do you have a relationship? or just a conscience appeasing prayer that you said at one time, or many times? Jesus is real and we need to act like it.
Application:
I pray that everyday I would get more real with Jesus. And more real for Jesus. I want to practically be intentional about having the qualities of Jesus in every way. Jesus please give me the wisdom to do this.
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