Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved

“And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the LORD hath said, and in the remnant whom the LORD shall call.” - Joel 2v32

Since time immemorial man has cried out in his own way, “What must I do to be saved?” Admittedly there are some who are so messed up that they don’t even realise that they need “saved” or delivered, but for the most part man ahs always tried to get back to God.

Man has tried everything from peace offerings to human sacrifice, and from abstinence to self-mutilation in order to make God happy.

God makes it a lot simpler – “whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.” Praise God for that marvellous news! Not one of us would have any hope if we had to depend on ourselves. Here God is specifically talking about Israel’s deliverance, but Paul applied this to salvation.

I am so grateful that 30 some years ago I was able to call upon His name and be saved!