If you spend much time with me, I hope you know that I’m a Christian. If you share your problems or needs with me, I hope my reply included the name of JESUS. Yes, I forget sometimes and share my experiences or what I think you need or something I saw or heard that might help. Sadly, I may have engaged in a little complaining, blaming politicians, or may even have given you an earful about how you should know better than that. There isn’t anything wrong with those responses under the right circumstances and they may have done you some good but somewhere in my response there should have been the name of JESUS!
Why the name of JESUS? There is power in the name of JESUS! JESUS himself said, “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” (John 14:13-14 KJV). I’ve prayed in the name of JESUS over my problems and needs and I can testify it works!
If you mentioned that you were sick, I should have prayed for you in the name of JESUS, like when Peter said, “IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST of Nazareth rise up and walk” (Acts 3:6 KJV) and the lame man was healed. It may take some faith and action on your part, but when the people reached out in faith “as many as touched him were made whole” (Mark 6:56 KJV) and you can be healed too. I’ve also seen that work!
I should have told you about the additional benefits of believing in the name of JESUS. He said, “these signs shall follow them that believe; IN MY NAME shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;” (Mark 16:17 KJV). That means you can be an overcomer and receive the infilling of the HOLY SPIRIT, who JESUS called the COMFORTER. Yes, I’ve spoken the name of JESUS against spirits and seen results. I also speak in tongues because I have been filled with the HOLY SPIRIT (Acts 2:4) and the same is available to you because of JESUS!
The most important thing about the name of JESUS is salvation because, “there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved” (Acts 4:12 KJV) and you must be born again through salvation. When you confess JESUS as your LORD you glorify GOD because “God also hath highly exalted him…that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.” (Philippians 2:9-11 KJV) and “there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;” (1 Timothy 2:5 KJV) and JESUS is speaking up for you before the GOD who loves you so much!
Why would GOD do this for me? Because “God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved” (John 3:16-17 KJV). That’s why I speak JESUS and why you should too!
Wayne Lance – That’s Good News to Share!