Psalm 50:14-15  Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving, and perform your vows to the Most High, and call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify Me.

It is a little surprising that the Creator of the cosmos has a name. After all, before creation, God was alone. He had no one to talk to. Yet He does have a name - many names, in fact - I Am; Yahweh; the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; the Lord. We know these names only because He has revealed them to us. This means He is not a farr-off, uncaring God. Rather, He wants us to talk to Him. He wants us to thank Him for all He has given us, and He wants us to call on Him in times of trouble because He loves us and will take care of us.

How shameful it is, then, when we use His name to wish evil on others or lead them astray. And how ungrateful we are when we do not thank Him for His gifts or call on Him when we need help. To know His name and His goodness without talking to Him is just as sinful as using His name to curse or deceive. Let us give thanks, then, that He has revealed to us the only name under heaven by which one may be saved: the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is never too late to ask Jesus for help and forgiveness, and "everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved" (Joel 2:32). That is what faith does: it calls to the Lord for help in the day of trouble.
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