A Crucified Life - - Calls On The Name of The Lord

 

    Romans 10:12,13

For there is no difference between Jew and Greek: The same Lord is Lord of all, and gives richly to all who call on Him, for, “Everyone who calls on the Name of the Lord will be saved.”

*Strong's Ex. Conc. No. 1941

Calls: appeals to, invoke the name of, worship, adore

From the Greek word 'epikaleó' (pronounced ep-ee kal-eh'-o).

    The Promise 

Joel 2:32

    And everyone who calls on the Name of the LORD will be saved; for on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be deliverance, as the LORD has promised, among the remnant called by the LORD.

    Acts 2:21

And everyone who calls on the Name of the Lord will be saved.'

        The Promise Fulfilled

    The Promise of Salvation to all was fulfilled when Christ died on the cross. The Promise of Salvation to each is fulfilled when an individual acknowledges that Jesus Christ is Lord and lives a Christ-founded life. The hymnist Edward Mote wrote, On Christ The Solid Rock I Stand for a reason: he realized that only Jesus Christ could be the solid foundation for building one's life on. 

    A crucified life recognizes Jesus Christ as Lord of its life and Savior of its soul. Having come to Jesus for salvation from damnation, the crucified life must continually crucify the flesh according to the Word of God. 

    Paul wrote that he was crucified with Christ. [Galatians 2:20 I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ lives in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.] This is the crucified life. The life I now live I live by faith In Christ Alone.

        The Promise Instilled

    No longer does the crucified life concern itself with the politics and religious structures of this world; nor does the crucified life live for itself: that's sand. Having been born again into the kingdom of God, we have a King, a Shepherd, a Confidante.

    We serve our King. We follow our Shepherd. We rely on, trust, our Confidante. We are a holy nation that is not of this world. [1 Peter 2:9 and John 18:36]. 

    We are the sheep of His pasture and He leads us like a Good Shepherd should. [Psalm 100:3, Psalm 23, John 10:11,14]. We trust Him to meet our needs and give us the desires of our heart. [Psalm 37:3,5,7; Psalm 115:9-11; Proverbs 3:5; Proverbs 28:26; Isaiah 26:4; Matthew 6:25-34]. 

    The crucified life calls on the Name of the Lord for everything after calling on Him for Salvation. We rejoice in His Name, for His Name is Love, Life, Light, Strength, Peace, Hope, and many, many more Wonderful descriptive titles. 

LOVE: 1 John 4:16

LIFE: John 14:6

LIGHT: John 8:12

STRENGTH:  Psalm 118:14

PEACE:  Isaiah 9:6

HOPE:  Jeremiah 14:8       

    The Lord is My Portion. The Lord is My Provider. The Lord is mine and I am His.