WHOEVER CALLS UPON THE NAME OF THE LORD GOD SHALL BE SAVED Romans 10:13
3 days Crusade @ Salvation Army Chapel Hagerstown MD
 19 - 21 August 2012

Men need to be saved from many things, such as Redemption  from condemnation into salvation and membership of the Kingdom of God, Affliction, torment, snares, devices, difficulties, bondage, problems.

For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.  Romans 10:13

For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.  Romans 10:12

Calling on the Lord is for all times.

The Apostle Paul made this promise long after the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ which tells us IMMEDIATELY that Calling on the Lord is very relevant today as when it was mentioned in:

i. Genesis 12:8  “And he moved from there to a mountain on the east of Bethel. And he pitched his tent with Bethel toward the sea and Hai on the east. And he built an altar there to Jehovah, and called upon the name of Jehovah.

ii. Unto the place of the altar, which he had made there at the first: and there Abram called on the name of the LORD.  Genesis 13:4

Iii. And Abraham planted a grove in Beersheba, and called there on the name of the LORD, the everlasting God.  Genesis 21:33

Calling and Praying is the same with a thin divider.

Is calling on the Lord  the same as praying to the Lord. Let us look at what  God says: “Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you,” Jeremiah 29:12, this scripture clearly differentiates the two.

Here we see that calling and praying is the same but with a thin wall dividing them under the same umbrella. So if praying is a front wheel car then calling will be the 4x4 gears that will help get through tough terrains as the Spirit of God explained to me.

Prayer as taught by our Lord Jesus follows a pattern of Adoration, supplication, Forgiveness thanksgiving and praise but then we would realize that calling on the Lord has no pattern because it is a GENUINE outburst of cry to God.

The thin dividing line is that calling has no pattern but prayer must follow the pattern Jesus taught¸ “therefore pray in this way: Our Father, who is in Heaven, Hallowed be Your name.”  Matthew 6:9

The beginnings of Calling on the Lord.

The main objective of Satan going to deceive Adam and Eve is to bring a separation between them and God so that communication will be cut off. God already told them of the consequences of disobeying Him; they would be dead, in other words cut off.

So when they  disobeyed and God came on His normal visit, they couldn't see Him, but he spoke to them, and note that they even heard Him easily then because they were still in the Garden; in His presence ( in focus and in tune).

Out of the Garden they became more of the flesh, less of a Spirit, so there came the choice of  either maintaining communication with God or doing same with flesh which Satan was controlling because of his sack from heave

The first account of calling on the name of the Lord can be found as early as Genesis 3  “And to Seth, to him also a son was born; and he called his name Enosh. Then men began to call upon the name of the Lord” (Gen. 4:26).

In Hebrew, the name “Enosh” means “frail”, “mortal”.

By the time Enosh the grandson of Adam was born,- it was clear that men could not do without God, Satan had lied to them that they could do it without God so men began to cry out and call out to God, whom they couldn't see and who they thought was far away.

Through his human life experiences , Seth came to realize man's weakness. He therefore named his son Enosh, indicating that man is weak, frail, and mortal. As for ourselves, so long as we have no serious problems in our lives we may consider ourselves quite strong and capable.

When we call on God He responds immediately because the soul is distressed either for redemption or a revelation, because He is a God of Mercy and Compassion.

Definition of Calling: To “call” both in Hebrew and Greek words means to cry, to utter a loud sound, call out, call upon, call upon someone for aid, or to invoke.” It is to call a person by saying his name aloud.

Jesus and the Prophets Called on the Lord.

Calling was the order of the day, very common with our predecessors.

Moses and Aaron were among His priests, and Samuel among those who called on His name; they called on Jehovah, and He answered them.  Psalms 99:6, Mar 1:35-36, Mark 14:36.