For those that are familiar with Becoming God’s Man Ministries you may have noticed that we often use a specific verse with a lot of the things we do. It is brought up in the intro to our radio show and referenced in some of our flyers and brochures. This verse is 2 Chronicles 7:14 which states, “if my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land.” This week we will take a look at this verse and how it describes our goals at Becoming God’s Man Ministries. Today we will take a look at the first part of the verse, “if my people who are called by my name.”
Who
The first thing to realize in this promise that God made is who the promise is made to. The writer of 2 Chronicles tells us that this promise is being made to God’s people. At the time this was written God’s people was Israel. Today Christians also fall into the grouping as being God’s people and called by His name. Now one thing to remember is that not all of God’s promises to Israel apply to Christians; but this is one of the ones that does.
Are You Called By His Name
Looking at this verse it shows a good place to start in regards to what we do with Becoming God’s Man. You see before anything else the question that needs to be answered is are you part of God’s people? Are you called by His name? You see unless you have given your life to Christ none of the rest of the verse matters. With Becoming God’s Man Ministries we believe that before anything we need to be sure of our salvation; it all starts with our faith and being a Christian.
Adoption
The phrase in this verse “called by my name” in the Christian’s life refers to our status in Christ as adopted children of God. As children we are given our parents’ name, that specifically of our father; for example my last name is Gruver, if I had children they would take on the last name of Gruver. The thing is that this is regardless of whether I am their biological father or if they are adopted, either way they will be considered my children.
The Question
So the question I again ask and will leave you with today is are you called by His name? Have you at any point in time given your life to Christ? God does not care what you have done or how messed up you are. He loves you the way you are; we will see though that He loves us to much to let us stay that way. We just have to place our trust in Him, believe that He will do what He says He will do, and accept his free gift of salvation through Christ’s work on the cross to die for the sins of all mankind. Next time we will look at the next part of the verse to see what we must do as those “called by [His] name” in this conditional promise and how it applies to Becoming God’s Man.
