THE KING’S BUSINESS 77 5 It is by the heart that the Spiritual things are comprehended. Only as Christ is master there, can we apprehend th Well that depends upon the name. Napoleon! Edison! Marconi! The Kaiser! Lincoln! Washington! What memories, pleasant and otherwise, the very mention of these names arouse within u s ! We are stirred to “What’s in a Name?” anger, admiration, praise or condemnation by their sound. How stirring and fascinating is the name. “Jesus!” How it thrills the soul, quickens the pulse, stirs the emotions, actuates the will! Have we professing Christians the faith and confidence in that Name we ought to have? What faith the Apostles had in that Name—and, mark you, Jesus had not made the name yet. There whs nothing as yet manifest in the life of Jesus to warrant such implicit and abso lute confidence. With us it is different. We have twenty centuries of mar velous history attaching itself to that “name which is above every name.” Yet do we believe in it, trust it, do exploits through it, as did those early followers of the lowly Nazarene? Sonship comes through believing in the Name (John 1 :12). Nor is there salvation in any other name (Acts 4:12). Healings were wrought “in the name of Jesus of Nazareth.” Prayers are answered in the Name (John 14:14). World evangelization is through the knowledge of that Name. I know of a land that is sunk in shame, And of hearts that sick and tire; And I know of a name, a name, a name, That will set that land on fire. Its sound is a brand, its letters a flame, I know of a name, a name, a name— The precious name of Jesus. Are we spreading that Name, using that Name, depending upon that Name as we should?
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