When God
Whispers
Your Name

MAX LUCADO

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When God Whispers Your Name

Copyright © 1994, 1999 by Max Lucado. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, or any other—except for brief quotations in printed reviews, without the prior permission of the publisher.

Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture references are from the New Century Version of the Bible, copyright © 1987, 1988, 1991, Word Publishing. Other Scripture quotations are from:

The New King James Version (nkjv), copyright © 1979, 1980, 1982,
Thomas Nelson, Inc., Publisher.

The Holy Bible, New International Version (niv), copyright © 1973, 1978,
1984 International Bible Society, and are used by permission of
Zondervan Bible Publishers.

The Living Bible (tlb), copyright © 1971 by Tyndale House Publishers,
Wheaton, Ill. Used by permission.

The New Testament in Modern English by J. B. Phillips (phillips),
published by The Macmillan Company, © 1958, 1960, 1972 by J. B. Phillips.

The Good News Bible, the Bible in Today’s English Version (tev). Old Testament, © 1976 American Bible Society. New Testament © 1966, 1871, 1976, American Bible Society. used by permission.

The Message, The New Testament in Contemporary English (the message) published by Nav Press, © 1993 by Eugene H. Peterson.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Lucado, Max
When God whispers your name / Max Lucado.
p. cm.
ISBN 0-8499-3741-8 (TP)
i. Christian life. I. Title.
bv4501.2.1822 1944 97-17302

248.4—dc20 CIP

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.

—1 Corinthians 15:58

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

part one the song of the minstrel

1. The Voice from the Mop Bucket

2. Why Jesus Went to Parties

3. Hidden Heroes

4. You Might’ve Been in the Bible

5. Maxims

6. God’s Christmas Cards

7. Behind the Shower Curtain

8. Gabriel’s Questions

9. What Is Your Price?

10. Groceries and Grace

11. The Choice

12. The Prophet

part two the touch of the master

13. When Crickets make you Cranky

14. Seeing What Eyes Can’t

15. Overcoming Your Heritage

16. The Sweet Sound of the Second Fiddle

17. Your Sack of Stones

18. Of Oz and God

19. An Inside Job

20. Late-Night Good News

21. Healthy Habits

22. DFW and the Holy Spirit

23. The God Who Fights for You

part three the guest of the maestro

24. The Gift of Unhappiness

25. On Seeing God

26. Orphans at the Gate

27. View of the High Country

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