---- YES, JESUS IS THE ONLY WAY TO HEAVEN ~~~

----'Jesus said, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me."
---[JOHN 14:4 / NASB] --

----HE KNOWS YOUR NAME~~

~~"I have summoned you by name;
you are mine." --[Isaiah 43:1]

---AFTER breaking with our longtime church, my husband and I reunited with the fellowship after three long years. Would they welcome us back? Would they forgive us for leaving? We got our answer on a sunny Sunday morning. As we walked through the big church doors, we kept hearing our names. "Pat! Dan! It's so great to see you!" As children's author Kate DiCamillo wrote in one of her popular books, "Reader, nothing is sweeter in this sad world than the sound of someone you love calling your name."

The same assurance was true for the people of Israel. We had chosen a different church for a time, but they had turned their backs on God. Yet He welcomed them back. He sent the prophet Isaiah to assure them, "Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine" (Isaiah 43:1).

In this world--where we can feel unseen, unappreciated, and even unknown--be assured that God knows each one of by name. "You are precious and honored in my sight," He promises (v.4). "When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you" (v.2) This promise isn't just for Israel.

Jesus ransomed His life for us. He did it for you and He did it for me. He knows our names. Why? In love, we are His. ~~


--"Lord Jesus, when I stray from Your arms and Your fellowship, summon me home by name. I'm so grateful to be Yours."
--ODB/PR