When God Whispers Your Name (The Bestseller Collection)

257 Pages·2009·2.32 MB·English

by  Max Lucado

Also by Max Lucado
INSPIRATIONAL Best of All
3:16 Coming Home
A Gentle Thunder He Chose You
A Love Worth Giving Hermie, a Common Caterpillar
And the Angels Were Silent Hermie and Friends Bible
Come Thirsty If Only I Had a Green Nose
Cure for the Common Life Jacob’s Gift
Every Day Deserves a Chance Just in Case You Ever Wonder
Facing Your Giants Just Like Jesus (for teens)
God Came Near Just the Way You Are
He Chose the Nails Milo, the Mantis Who
He Still Moves Stones Wouldn’t Pray
In the Eye of the Storm Next Door Savior (for teens)
In the Grip of Grace Punchinello and the Most
It’s Not About Me Marvelous Gift
Just Like Jesus Small Gifts in God’s Hands
Next Door Savior Stanley the Stinkbug
No Wonder They Call Him Tell Me the Secrets
the Savior Tell Me the Story
On the Anvil The Crippled Lamb
Six Hours One Friday The Oak Inside the Acorn
The Applause of Heaven The Way Home
The Great House of God With You All the Way
Traveling Light You Are Mine
When Christ Comes You Are Special
When God Whispers Your Name Your Special Gift
CHILDREN’S BOOKS GIFT BOOKS
All You Ever Need A Heart Like Jesus
Because I Love You Everyday Blessings
For These Tough Times The Greatest Moments
God’s Mirror Traveling Light for Mothers
God’s Promises for You Traveling Light Journal
God Thinks You’re Wonderful Turn
Grace for the Moment, Vol. I & II Walking with the Savior
Grace for the Moment Journal You: God’s Brand-New Idea!
In the Beginning
Just for You FICTION
Just Like Jesus Devotional An Angel’s Story
Let the Journey Begin The Christmas Candle
The Christmas Child
Max on Life Series
Mocha with Max
BIBLES (GENERAL EDITOR)
One Incredible Moment
He Did This Just for You
Safe in the Shepherd’s Arms
(New Testament)
Shaped by God
The Devotional Bible
The Cross
Grace for the Moment Daily Bible
The Gift for All People
WHEN GOD
WHISPERS
YOUR NAME
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MAX LUCADO
©1994, 1999by Max Lucado
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quotations are from:
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Inc., Publisher. Used by permission.
The Holy Bible, New International Version (niv), © 1973,1978,1984,
International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Bible
Publishers.
The Living Bible (tlb), © 1971, by Tyndale House Publishers, Wheaton, Ill.
Used by permission.
The New Testament in Modern English by J. B. Phillips (phillips), pub-
lished by The MacMillan Company, © 1958,1960,1972by J. B. Phillips.
The Good News Bible, the Bible in Today’s English Version (tev). Old
Testament, © 1976American Bible Society. New Testament, © 1966,1971,
1976, American Bible Society. Used by permission.
The Message, The New Testament in Contemporary English (the message)
published by Nav Press, © 1993by Eugene H. Peterson.
ISBN 978-0-8499-2143-8 (Special Edition)
The Library of Congress has cataloged the earlier edition as follows:
Lucado, Max
When God whispers your name / Max Lucado.
p. cm.
isbn 978-0-8499-3741-5(TP)
1. Christian life. I. Title.
bv4501.2.1822 1994 97-17302
248.4—dc20 cip
Printed in the United States of America
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Denalyn and I would like to dedicate this book to our
alma mater—Abilene Christian University. We salute
the board, administration, faculty, and staff. For all
you’ve done and all you do, we applaud you.
So my dear brothers and sisters, stand strong. Do not let
anything change you. Always give yourself fully to the work
of the Lord, because you know your work in
the Lord is never wasted.
—1Corinthians15:58
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C
ONTENTS
Acknowledgments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
PART ONE THE SONG OF THE MINSTREL
1 The Voice from the Mop Bucket. . . . . . . . 11
2 Why Jesus Went to Parties. . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
3 Hidden Heroes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
4 You Might’ve Been in the Bible. . . . . . . . . 35
5 Maxims. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
6 God’s Christmas Cards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
7 Behind the Shower Curtain. . . . . . . . . . . . 51
8 Gabriel’s Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
9 What Is Your Price? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
10 Groceries and Grace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
11 The Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
12 The Prophet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
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