A long time ago before my husband, Ray died we had the privilege of going to a leader’s prayer event in the Palace of Westminster. Around sixty leaders met together to listen to what the Lord had to say about our nation. It was a brilliant experience and whilst we were there, we met some leaders we had not had contact with for many years. One of those leaders was David Pawson. During the 80’s we had come to know and love David and much of his teaching had been so helpful in our early years as leaders. We were so thrilled that we had another chance to spend a few minutes with him. He told us that at the age of 82, he is still travelling around the world teaching people about the Kingdom of God. He went on to tell us that he had been invited to speak at a very large Catholic convention in Ireland where God moved in a powerful way. He had never spoken at this convention before and so during his time there he asked the leadership how they knew about him. Their answer took him by surprise. They said, “An angel told us your name!” They went on to explain that they had never heard of him and when an angel told them to invite him, they had to look on the Internet to see if a David Pawson who was a Christian teacher even existed! They found his web site and wrote to invite him to Ireland.
Apart from the fact that having an angel as your promoter seems the best thing ever, the first thought that occurred to me when David told me that story was that Heaven knows David’s name. I thought to myself, “That’s amazing! Even the angels know David Pawson’s name. Wow!” It was only later that I remembered that this same thing happened to Peter in the book of Acts. An angel told Cornelius to send men to Joppa and bring back a man named Peter! The wonderful truth is that the Lord and the heavenly hosts know each of our names! They know yours and they know mine! Isaiah 49:1 says that the Lord calls us by name! When the Lord speaks our name, it is so intimate and encouraging. He knows us by name; his words are not for someone else, they are for us! It also tells us in Luke 10.20 that if we have given our lives to the Lord Jesus then our name is written in his book of life. Just think about this for a moment, if you have said Yes to Jesus – then right now your name is written in Heaven. Long before you get to go to Heaven, there is a book and your name is written in it. Not only that, it is also true that our names are also written on his heart. How wonderful is that? Whether you are a Christian or not, the truth is that he loves you so very much. Do you know that he knows how many hairs are on our heads? He knows the deepest and most intimate things about us. He knows the things that we have never told anyone else. He knows the good and the bad about each of us and he still loves us. He sends his angels to protect us and to guard us in all our ways! He loves us unconditionally! Now that really is a WOW!
