Jesus (Chris Tomlin) Devotional

“Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.” Philippians 2:9-11, NIV Names are powerful. From birth, they give us our identity. They immediately tell others who we are. Throughout the Bible, names are important to Jesus. In fact, He was notorious for changing people's names and then helping them live up to the name He gave them. Yet no name wields more power than that of Jesus Himself. Emmanuel, God with us. And through the ages, the names of the Father have become a source of strength for His children: Shepherd.Friend.Savior.Messiah.Jesus. Ask any longtime Christ follower, and they can likely tell you the name of the Lord that means the most to them and where they were when they learned the meaning and value of that particular name of God. The name of Jesus evokes a peace and a power like no other. It's through the name of Jesus that we find everlasting life. Romans 10:13 says, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” In His name we find salvation, freedom, and ultimate healing. It's His name that we call in times of despair. It's His name that we celebrate and revere in wonder and praise. There is a name I call in times of troubleThere is a song that comforts in the nightThere is a voice that calms the storm that ragesHe is Jesus, Jesus So much is wrapped up in that one name, and the longer we follow Christ, the more we discover that so much of ourselves is wrapped up in those five letters. He is the only one who can tell us who we are because we are His. Yet culture will relentlessly try to redefine us, calling us names like: Stupid.Small.Ugly.Insignificant.Not enough. But culture holds no power over anyone who belongs to Jesus. The One who stills the wind and the waves knows your rightful name, and He calls you: Precious.Beloved.Beautiful.Priceless.Mine. Based on the song Jesus by Chris Tomlin and Ed Cash. Original post available on YouVersion based on the album Never Lose Sight.

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Home (Chris Tomlin) Devotional

We feel the brokenness of this world every day, don't we? Maybe you feel it in your relationships, in a struggle you're facing, or even in your own body. Something is off here. We don't quite feel at home. We are always yearning for something more because we were made for something more. “For this world is not our permanent home,” Hebrews says, “we are looking forward to a home yet to come.” (Heb. 13:14) This world is not what it was meant to beAll this pain, all this sufferingThere's a better place waiting for meIn heaven Our real home has not yet come, but we are given a taste in scripture of what it will be like: “Look! God's dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. 'He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death' or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.” (Rev. 21:3-4) In heaven, every chain is broken, every fear is gone. The things of this world that enslave us today—our sin, our circumstance, our mortality—will have no hold over us in eternity. Whatever feels broken here will be made whole in our eternal home. In the daily grind, it's hard to remember this isn't all there is. We get lost in the shuffle and in the mess of it all. This is why we have to intentionally stop and remind ourselves of the hope we have in Jesus, the freedom that is to come, and the home that we were made for. Knowing this, we can boldly sing: Hallelujah, hallelujahI am goingI'm going home Based on the song Home by Chris Tomlin. Original post available on YouVersion based on the album Never Lose Sight.

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