Whenever you feel distant from me, whisper My Name in loving trust. This simple prayer can restore your awareness of My Presence.
My Name is constantly being abused in the world, where people use it is as curse word. This verbal assault reaches all the way to heaven; every word is heard and recorded.
When you trustingly whisper My Name, My aching ears are soothed. The grating rancor of the world's blasphemies cannot compete with a trusting child's utterance, "Jesus."
The power of My Name to bless both you and Me is beyond your comprehension.
From Sarah Young's, Jesus Calling
A song we sing today...written by Lela Long about 1925...
Jesus is the sweetest name I know
And He's just the same
As His lovely name
And that's the reason why I love Him so
Oh, Jesus is the sweetest name I know.
A hymn from the 12th century AD....
Jesus, the very thought of Thee
With sweetness fills my breast
But sweeter far Thy face to see
And in Thy presence rest.
No voice can sing, no voice can frame
Nor can the memory find
A sweeter sound than Jesus' name
O Savior of mankind!
A hymn by John Newton, written about 1776
How sweet the name of Jesus sounds
In a believer's ear!
It soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds
And drives away his fear.
It makes the wounded spirit whole
And calms the troubled breast
'Tis manna to the hungry soul
And to the weary, rest.
Dear name -- the rock on which I build
My shield and hiding place
My never-failing treasure
Filled with boundless store of grace!
Jesus, my shepherd, brother, friend
My prophet, priest and King
My Lord, my life, my way, my end
Accept the praise I bring!
