POWER IN HIS NAME
Memorise: Give unto the LORD the glory
due unto his name; worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness. Psalm 29:2
Read: Philippians 2:9-11, Bible in one
year: Ezekiel 16, Revelation 5:1-6:2
One of the first things that a genuinely
born-again Christian will quickly recognise about the Christian experience is
the fact that there is power in the Name of Jesus. Immediately a fellow accepts
Jesus as Lord and Saviour, the powers that used to manipulate and controls things
in the person’s life become paralysed as he or she begins to call upon the Name
of the Lord. This is simply because all power belongs to Jesus (Matthew 28:18),
and He has deposited so much of his power in His Name. Seldom do you have the
Lord making the same statement twice at one instance, but He did this with
regard to His Name in John 14:13-14, saying:
“And
whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be
glorified in the Son. If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.”
At the mention of the Name of Jesus,
irrespective of the environment or circumstance, every shall bow in heaven, on
earth and under the earth (Philippians 2:10-11). The power in the Name of Jesus
is so potent and active that there is no limitation whatsoever to what you can
achieve through the application of the Name. The dead has come alive by the
Name, sorrow has been turned to joy in many lives by the Name, and the Name has
brought salvation to billions of souls.
The Name of Jesus carries supreme
authority and unlimited power. Having understood this truth, you ought to
praise His Name at all times and deploy the power in His Name against all
challenges and circumstances you are confronted with. A certain man caught the
revelation of the power in the Name of Jesus even before His death and
resurrection, and he displayed it. He was not even one of the disciples who
were with Jesus or among those who followed Jesus at all times. Yet, he
understood the power in the Name of Jesus and he took advantage of it. Mark
9:38-39 says:
“And
John answered him, saying, Master, we say one casting out devils in thy name,
and he followeth not us: and we forbad him, because he followeth not us. But
Jesus said, forbid him not: for there is no man which shall do a miracle in my
name, that can lightly speak evil of me.”
The power in the Name of Jesus will do
you no good if you do not apply it. As you call upon the Name of Jesus today,
may the potent power in His Name work for you in Jesus’ Name.
Action Point
Praise
the power in the Name of Jesus and then hold Him to His word by asking for your
heart’s desire in His Name.
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