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.