Passwords and PINS and Personal Protection

I have so many passwords and PINS that I can't remember them all. Different systems at work require different passwords, and each web site on which I'm a member requires a password. Some of them cycle and some of them don't, so they're all different now.

I keep track of them in my electronic organizer in a "personal notes" section which is - you guessed it - password controlled.

Modern life has given us not only phone numbers, area codes, zip codes, social security numbers, account numbers, ID numbers, drivers' license numbers, etc., but passwords and PINS for our personal protection.

Security's a good thing, don't get me wrong. The last think I want is for someone to steal my identity (although I've had trouble enough with it as it is).

The Kingdom of God is password controlled, too. All of heaven's riches are ours with a single password; it's not a secret, and it never changes. That one word brings to us all the fullness of the Son, all the overflowing plenty of the Holy Spirit. That one word is the entrance into the life more abundant. That one word, whispered in heartfelt devotion, catches God's attention. That one word carries more weight than all the words we have spoken in idleness.

That word, of course, is "Jesus." His Name is higher than any other name and unlocks the coffers of the Kingdom. Utter that name in the depths of the valley or on the heights of the mountain and instantly you're on holy ground. Speak that name in pain or plenty and you'll never want again.

We can't come in our own name, but an abundant entrance is ours in Jesus' name. Whatever we ask in His name will be granted to us; corn, wine, oil, joy, peace, love - it all waits simply for the mention of that name.