FAITH CAPSULE: It is not enough to know about His name but to actually understand and know His name.
Luke 18
After the calling upon the life of Moses to go and deliver the children of Israel, God said to Moses, “Thus you shall say to the children of Israel: ‘The Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you. This is My name forever, and this is My memorial to all generations.” (Exodus 3:15) Moses, by gaining understanding and knowing the name of the Lord God, Pharaoh the King of Egypt let loose the bondage of over four hundred years. At the time of the Israelites’ deliverance, Pharaoh called on Moses and Aaron by night, and said, “Rise, go out from among my people…” (Exodus 12:31) The Egyptians allowed the Israelites to depart from bondage of over four hundred years with uncommon favor. The same God is still in the business of working wonder at the calling on His name with understanding and knowledge.
God is not a partial God but a God of purpose and never fail to perform and perfect according to His word. What is your confronting challenge which seems there is no way out? With knowledge and the understanding of His name, call on Him without ceasing. Calling on Him like no one ever did will get Him to attend to you like He has never done for anyone before.
Jesus was near to Jericho when blind Bartimaeus called out on Him without ceasing. In his crying out, he was not making noise, but he was calling for Jesus’ attention like no one ever did. He cried out Jesus’ name as one who understands and knows Jesus, and Jesus answered him like He has never answered anyone before. It is written, “And he cried out, saying, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” (Luke 18:38) Hardly there was that many in the Bible that called or cry on Him in desperate situation like Bartimaeus did when he cried out “Jesus, Son of David”. Despite the attempt of the multitude to stop him for crying out, when Jesus heard His name being called with all familiarity, “…Jesus stood still and commanded him to be brought to Him…” (Luke 18:40) Interestingly, the multitude that attempted to keep Bartimaeus’ mouth shut, were commanded by Jesus to bring Bartimaeus near to Jesus. Understanding and knowing Him by His name, being at a right place at the right time is an evidence of understanding and knowing the way to receiving an undeniable miracle. Psalm 91:14, “…I will set him high, because he has known my name. He shall call on Me and I will answer him.” With understanding and the knowledge of His name Bartimaeus called on His name and he got an answer that set him high above his affliction.
Prayer for today: Ask for the grace of understanding and the knowledge of His name indeed and in truth.