“The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe” Proverbs 18:10

The headline of an article in our daily newspaper read, “Aunt punches, kicks crocodile to save nephew.”
It certainly caught my attention and I read on, knowing that the jaws of a crocodile are very strong. The article told of how an Australian family was having a picnic near a creek. A nephew had shot some wild geese. As he was loading them into his small tin boat, a crocodile lunged at him, gripped his leg with its jaws, and pulled him into the water.

The aunt and uncle raced to his rescue and punched and kicked the crocodile. That was indeed very noble and selfless, but many of us would probably have done the same thing. However, the blows alone wouldn’t have been enough to loosen the reptile’s grip. Crocodiles have a jaw strength of several thousand pounds of force per square inch.

Then I read the clinching sentence. The aunt said,

“I hit his nose with my fist and I yelled out, ‘Help! In the name of Jesus!’ and the crocodile let him go.”

There is power in the name of Jesus!

When was the last time you cried for help using the name of Jesus? I need to be reminded of the power of the name of Jesus. How about you?

Father, thanks for reminding us again that Your name is powerful. Help us to remember that when we are being attacked by the enemy. Amen.

by Katherine Kehler
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“The name of the Lord is a strong fortress; the godly run to him and are safe.”  Proverbs 18:10

Even though his wife had scrounged up a fan to offset the worst heat wave in 40 years, it wasn’t the heat that bothered him the most. It was the torment in his mind after his ten-hour surgery. Hideous pictures and sounds crowded each other. His wife found some Christian music and he put in his earbuds. It soothed him a little, but he could not rest from the horror that captured his thoughts until he whispered, “Jesus.”

The Name above all names. “Jesus, Jesus.” The chaos ceased. He lay quietly. Although the heat was still oppressive, the turmoil had been arrested by the powerful name of Jesus.

When I was a child, my father led us in reading the Bible. The verse I remember most clearly from that time is Proverbs 18:10. I recalled it as I tried to sleep in a room with large windows on two sides as ruthless bandits roamed the area of the country I resided in, far from home. I recalled it during the difficult birth of our first child in another foreign country. Recently while facing multiple surgeries, it has been my “go to” place, my mustering point for a quiet heart.

The name of the Lord does not promise the absence of trouble because Jesus said that in this world we would have trouble (John 16:33). Rather, the name of the Lord is an ever-present refuge, an invisible armor, and a powerful weapon.

Jesus, you have the name that is above every other name. We know that one day every knee will bow and acknowledge that you are Lord, to the glory of God the Father. So now we call out your name again and again in awe and in thankfulness for the power through your name to deal with all that you allow in our lives. Amen

By Sue Braid

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“The name of the LORD is a strong tower; The righteous run to it and are safe.” Proverbs 18:10

Janice ran from God! She left home to get away from Him.  At her new college, she chose to ignore Him.  She was invited to a campus Bible study, but refused to go.

Her roommates were foreign exchange students.  They spoke little English and soon, she became lonely.

One day, as she was cleaning her dorm room, Janice discovered the Bible study invitation.  With nothing to lose, she decided to attend.

Janice was tremendously overwhelmed by what she saw and hear of God’s love. She invited Jesus into her life through prayer. God changed her!  When she returned to her home, He used her to begin a ministry on her college campus.

Dear one, God’s love is never far away.  Make yourself available to Him.  He will use you in ministry to others.

By Vonette Bright

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