Monday February 15th, 2021
Memorize: Philippians 2:9 Coping Words (CW)
« Therefore, God elevated Jesus to the place of highest honor and gave him the name above all other names »
Read: Philippians 2:9-11 New King James Versions (NKJV)
9 Therefore God also has highly exalted Jesus and given Him the name which is above every name,
10 that at the mention of the name of Jesus,
every knee should bow,
of those in heaven,
and of those on earth,
and of those under the earth,
11 and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God the Father.
Message:
Oh, I love the name of Jesus.
It is the most powerful name in the entire universe.
I recall the story of a young man called Samuel who gave his life to Jesus Christ while his mother was the leader of idol worshippers in their village. Samuel was filled with zeal to win his mother and village for Christ so he decided to start off by burning all the idols and charms in their house.
His mother was furious at his actions so she invited the members of her secret society to kill her son as she would not be able to kill him by herself.
The night they decided to attack Samuel, the mother ensured the boy was alone in the house. Around midnight, Samuel knelt to pray after having shut all windows and doors. It was then a huge dog; with charms tied all over its body came in through the locked door and headed straight for him.
There was no time to pray; however, there was enough time to shout JESUS. Something like a thunderbolt came into the room through the walls and struck the dog dead on the spot.
Philippians 2:10CW says:
« That at the mention of the name of Jesus every knee will bow, everything in the Heavens, everything on earth, everything underneath the earth is subject to the name Jesus. »
The phrase things in heaven, on earth and underneath the earth already covers everything possible.
This means that nothing can withstand or resist the name of Jesus.
There is no problem, demons or situations that will not bow once they hear the name of Jesus.
This is why our mouth must always call on the name of Jesus.
We must note however, that the name of Jesus is only potent in the mouth of His children.
It says in Isaiah 59:1-2 GNT:
« 1 Don’t think that the Lord is too weak to save you or too deaf to hear your call for help! 2 It is because of your sins that he doesn’t hear you. It is your sins that separate you from God when you try to worship him. »
No matter how loud you shout the name of Jesus, if you are a sinner, He will not even hear, not to talk of answering.
If you want the name to work for you, you must accept Him into your life as your Lord and Saviour, then stay away from sin.
Reflection: If you call the name of Jesus now, would He answer? If the answer is no, then make amends immediately.
Author: Pst E. A. Adeboye.
Text edited by Naomie
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