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NOT PARTLY, BUT WHOLLY!
Yesterday we talked about calling upon the Lord. What does it mean? Romans 10:13 says: “For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.”
The word “saved” is a wonderful word. It means salvation from our sin and guilt. But it means even more. The word is “sozo” means “to be saved, delivered, protected, preserved, healed, and made whole! MADE WHOLE! Did you get that? That that means physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually!
This is the same word that Jesus used when He often said: “Thy faith hath made thee WHOLE.” How do we receive these blessings for our body, soul, and spirit? By calling upon the name of the Lord. God promises that when we call upon Him that He will show us “great and mighty things which thou knowest not” (Jeremiah 33:3). We can expect miracles! We can receive healing, protection, deliverance, and wholeness.
“The name of the LORD is a STRONG TOWER: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe” (Proverbs 18:10).
Why do we forget to call upon Him? When we are desperate we call our friends, we call the doctor, we tell everyone we know, but do we call upon the Lord? Do we gather as a family and cry out to God who waits to hear our cries? God promises that when we call upon Him that He will answer and deliver (Psalm 91:15).
Let’s get into the habit of calling upon His name. Let’s be known as the people who call on His name
And one more thing. Did you know that this wonderful word “sozo” is also used to describe what God wants to do for us as mothers? 1 Timothy 2:15 (Williams) says: “Women will be saved through motherhood.” The NASB translations says that women will be “preserved through the bearing of children if they continue in faith and love and sanctity with self-restraint.”
As we embrace motherhood, we can also embrace the entirety of this promise that we will be saved, healed, preserved, delivered, and MADE WHOLE. You can call upon the Lord in childbirth and in every day-to-day challenge of motherhood.
We do not have to be a victim to our distresses and bodily afflictions. As mothers we do not call upon the Lord in vain, but according to His promises.
Be blessed,
Nancy Campbell
