Do You have the Password???

I was just reading in an email that we must be careful of the passwords we choose in all of our security stuff. Family names are not wise when we select that which will guard our personal information from intruders. So what is a good password. Notice the spelling of this word itself. PASS....WORD! MMMMMMM

This is the word that will let us pass through. Sometimes it will let us out. I play a little game with one of my granddaughters. When she runs up to me and I am sitting down, I lock my legs around her and won't let her out. In our little game, I told her that the pass word is "Jesus loves me." It has not only been fun but also a blessing to see this become her way of escape from her perceived bondage. She shouts "Jesus loves me" and of course each time she does, she is released from her make believe prison. Often she runs right back in to see her PASSWORD work again and again!

I wonder, what is the password for heaven??? What will be the "secret"code that will let us in? Is it love? Perhaps good works? Is it duty? Maybe even knowledge? The name of a particular church? We could go on and on! But I read this week what I believe to be the "password" of heaven, if there was to be one!

Acts 4:12...."Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved."

What is that name? It is the name of Jesus, of course! You see in this passage comes about as a result of the events found in chapter 3 where Peter and John were headed to the temple and they "run" into a man (older than 40) who was unable to walk and had been for his entire life. He was begging and asking for them to show mercy ($$$), Peter simply and powerfully calls for his attention. Then he makes the most profound statement....

"silver and gold I do not have, but what I do have I give to you: In the NAME of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk." Acts 3:6

As Peter took him by the hand, he immediately was healed and stood up for the first time ever!!!! An incredible event and awesome work of God! What was the "secret" password to see this miracle.....the Name of Jesus! You see, it is really no secret at all! It is the heaven sent Son of God.

HE is not only the pathway of healing for this man but also the pathway of salvation for us all. Even the power of prayer is unleashed by this password. How about John 14:13-14....

"And what ever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask anything in My name, I will do it."

It is really not about a "secret" password at all is it?! It is really about you and I learning that HE (Christ) is the centerpiece of heaven and earth. It is about us coming to God, His way and His way alone. There is (as Peter said in Acts) no other way, no other name.....but the name of Jesus!

Everything about our earthly existence can be and should be dramatically transformed by the power of the ONE who is the password to our release from our bondage. Not only will we and can we be set free here, but also His name unlocks the doors of heaven.

How about you today, still struggling to find the answer? Still trying to wrestle it out on your own? Why not see if the "Password" won't do a work in your world! It is really a heart issue! You must...Bow the knee, call His name, wait for His presence and power to enter your life situation.

As I prayed with a lady who called our church this morning for prayer, God reminded her (and Me also) that He is well aware of what is going on....but just wants us to look to HIM and HIM alone! Don't wait another moment. Just call HIS name and He'll be there!

Blessings
Bruce