To be called by God’s name means to cry out or proclaim. Called by God is to be specially chosen and ordained for His purposes. Called by God’s name is also an invitation to partake in this relationship with Him. To be called by God’s name means that we are an elect people, chosen by Him.
Deuteronomy 28:10 (AMP) So all the peoples of the earth will see that you are called by the name of the LORD, and they will be afraid of you.
2 Chronicles 7:14 (NKJV) if My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.
Psalm 147:6 (AMP) The LORD lifts up the humble; He casts the wicked down to the ground.
God honours those who humble themselves before Him. When you humble yourself, you confess your need of Him—humbling yourself before God is confessing that He is God.
Humbling yourself is submitting your life, desires, and will to Him. It is offering yourself as a living sacrifice before God. God promises to promote and exalt those who humble themselves before Him.
James 4:7-10 (MSG) So let God work his will in you. Yell a loud no to the Devil and watch him make himself scarce. Say a quiet yes to God and he’ll be there in no time. Quit dabbling in sin. Purify your inner life. Quit playing the field. Hit bottom, and cry your eyes out. The fun and games are over. Get serious, really serious. Get down on your knees before the Master; it’s the only way you’ll get on your feet.
Habakkuk 3:2a (NLT) I have heard all about you, LORD. I am filled with awe by your amazing works. In this time of our deep need, help us again . . .
Throughout history, we find that God’s work and His acts are always linked with prayer. God responds when His people call upon Him in prayer, especially when they call on Him in sincerity and truth.
“When you’ve preached as long as I have (almost seven decades!), you can start to see some things come in waves. And I can sense in my spirit – there is another wave coming. Get ready for it. It isn’t coming just because God said it’s coming. We are going to enter into the deeper realm of prayer we have been talking about and give birth to that which God wants to do.” – Kenneth Hagin Snr
“We shall never see much change for the better in our churches in general till the prayer meeting occupies a higher place in the esteem of Christians,” – Charles Spurgeon
Praying together are often the means God uses to initiate or increase revival and renewal in the church
Let us keep praying. Let us pray without ceasing. God can do more than we can even think.
Ephesians 3:20 (NKJV) Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us,
For prayer to be effective, in addition to humbling ourselves, we must: Pray in faith, believing we will receive our requests. Be specific in our requests. Agree with others when we pray.