What Do You Need?

Being part of our church’s worship team for the past year has been a privilege and pleasure. I’ve been singing all my life. First, I sang in Brownies and Girl Scouts and school programs. In fifth grade I got to sing a solo. After high school, I became lead singer in a number of rock bands, and I lived that lifestyle, too. But the Lord Jesus finally drew me to Himself around my 30^th birthday, and I left the rock music scene behind. I joined a church, and soon I was singing special music and joined the choir.

Last Sunday, we on the worship team led the congregation in a song titled, “Isn’t the Name,” recorded by Jeremy Camp, a well-known Christian artist. The whole week before as I rehearsed, the song just grabbed my heart like it has every time I’ve sung it with the team.

The lyrics contain many kinds of blessings that followers of Jesus Christ receive in His name—God’s love, forgiveness for and freedom from sin, healing, salvation giving eternal life, and provision of every kind. When I come to the part where we sing, “There is freedom in the name, there is healing in the name, there is power in the name,” my heart and voice soar to the stratosphere.

I know the healing touch of Jesus. Nearly twenty years ago, I felt ill and went to my physician. Numerous tests were run, and the diagnosis was lymphoma. Surgery took place a few weeks later. As the surgeon rolled me to the recovery room afterward, he leaned down close to me with a huge smile and said, “There was nothing!” After I was out from the anesthesia fog, that surgeon confirmed that the growth in my abdomen was no longer there. He removed my appendix and stitched me back up. So many friends prayed for me, and Steve and I were praying. The Lord took away my lymphoma and freed me from what may have been years of treatment.

Since then, I am assured that God has whatever it is I need. All I need to do is pray in faith and tell Him what I need. When I sing, “Isn’t the name of Jesus wonderful, powerful, beautiful, and all you need,” I personally know that is true. He’s brought me through so much more than I can write in this blog, but praise the Lord, He healed me from lymphoma!

As “Isn’t the  Name” says, Jesus is the way, the truth, the life, and the only way to God. Isn’t the name of Jesus all we need? And I say a resounding, Yes! I encourage you to please come to Jesus for everything you need.

I hope you enjoy listening to “Isn’t the Name” by Jeremy and Adrienne Camp. Link below.